Northern Competition is a national distributor of Badger Barrels from Bristol, WI. We have moved in with Badger Barrels so we can provide you the fastest and highest quality barrels and parts we make in house with the shortest lead time possible. Ernie Stallman opened the doors of Badger Barrels in 1989 and set a new standard for barrel design. These barrels are all broach cut. Broach cutting gives the rifle grooves a uniformity of 0.0002 tolerance. This ensures that every barrel will be produced to exact specifications. Badger Barrel’s unique manufacturing techniques translate into a much more accurate rifle barrel, giving you closer shot groups and better consistency. Our high grade of chrome-moly provides a stronger and more uniformed barrel. The high-grade chrome-moly barrel gives you a longer barrel life, and less throat erosion than stainless steel because of the hardness of the steel. Because our barrels are hand lapped after every procedure and cryogenically treated to reduce fouling, Badger Barrels leaves virtually no tool marks in the barrel. This translates into better bullet accuracy and less fouling of the barrel, both very important benefits, when you’re talking competition. All barrels are personally hand inspected before they leave our shop to ensure that only the highest quality barrels are released to you. That’s what "Northern Competition" and Badger Barrels bring to the competitive shooter, giving you the leading edge in shooting accuracy