Hey, Inq, in regards to your Ion barrel question I just really can't say enough good things about Stiffi, or Site Inc., whichever is less embarrassing to say. You can look in the last PGi for an explanation of all their strong points, the only thing is, you might not be looking to spend that much on a barrel.
Nowadays, all the big companies are pretty much on par with each other as far as quality (there’s only so much you can do with aluminum or stainless steel… or if you want to reach back a bit, brass), so it nearly comes down to finding whichever one you think looks best on the end of your gun.
And yeah, wow, blast from the past here – I thought we’d cleared half of this stuff away a long time ago!