I know I can get a Douglas, or Lothar Walther barrel quickly, as in under a week. I know they are plenty accurate for most of my uses. That said, I am partial to cut rifled barrels. Kriegers take a ridiculously long time (11 months), as of late. Depending on the caliber, Bartleins take 4-6 months. Now when I have a project in mind, I order exactly what I want, and make a payment every month.

I am partial to McMillan stocks as well. Those take 6 months for a custom order. Once again, I order exactly what I want (I'm partial to recessed sling attachments, as well as Ching sling set-ups), pay a down stroke, get a statement, and pay $150.00/month.

At the two month mark, I send the action off for blueprinting, firing pin bushing (if needed), shimming, etc. I start sending in monthly payments to the gunsmith as well.

When the barrel comes in, I inspect it and then send it on to my smith. Same for the stock.

Then I don't have to freak out when the job is done by scrambling for the $$ to pay for the skilled machine and hand work. It is nice staying ahead of the curve.

This is how factory air comes on Swedish models.

Well In my humble opinion, you have excellent taste

in barrels and stocks