Hey Don.....

[Nuclearcricket]

Sounds like I made a good choice then and also that I got lucky in that they had one on the shelf. They seem to be a good company to do business with. I have seen that they recently have changed ownership and with them being a prime supplier of barrels for several manufacturers they may be working on what the manufacturers want and making barrels for stock may be on the back burner.
It also sounds like Don has given me good advice in that I should purchase a barrel now for a future project if that barrel is available now instead of waiting till I am ready for the project to start. I will probably order the barrel this week as it is on their web site as being available.
Now I did just take a look at the web site and they do list .44 barrels in sharps #1 heavy and Winchester #3 and #5 profiles. I just don't know how accurate their website is as far as inventory goes.
Sam