Colt SOCOM 14.5" barrels are forged with faerie dust.
Do a little looking for the Molon accuracy test with them. For a 4150CMV chrome lined barrel, they are pretty unreal.
Colt SOCOM 14.5" barrels are forged with faerie dust.
Do a little looking for the Molon accuracy test with them. For a 4150CMV chrome lined barrel, they are pretty unreal.
Out of the barrels OP listed only Ballistic Advantage provides 1 MOA guarantee as far as I know. If you're looking for more of a long term durability rather than accuracy I'd suggest to look at Cold Hammer Forged barrel. From what I've seen and heard regardless of a manufacturer all current CHF barrels on the market are typically good.
I had a 14.5" BCM EMW and would recommend it over the others. I have 3 BA barrels (13.7, 14.0, and 18), but the BCM still gets my vote. It comes dimpled for a low pro gas block, has a better profile (my opinion),and is chrome-lined.
I had been searching for the exact barrel you are describing for years, and had originally settled on a Centurion Arms 14.5" midlength or carbine, but they no longer sell them. I bought a BCM ELW instead, and I have been very happy with it. If BCM made a mid weight barrel, I would get one of those as well for a suppressor host.
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As far as I can tell, it is; I haven't seen anyone selling them without them. However, since I'm adding the SLR gas block, which will need to be pinned I assume, would there be any benefits to getting a barrel that hasn't ever had a gas block pinned on before? I don't have enough experience with gas systems to know for certain, but I would assume that having a dimple for a normal sized gas block pin instead of drilling out the old pin and needing to use a new, oversized pin would be preferable.
You don’t have to drill out the existing pin, you just knock it out. However since you are using an SLR GB, I’m guessing their Sentry 7, pinning is moot since their GB’s use set screws from the bottom or clamped is screws on the side. IMO if longevity is key, you really can’t beat a pinned gas block. The pin that is used is normally hardened steel and can take punching out and punching in more than a few times. I have a test barrel that has a chopped FSP and I’ve hammered those pins out and in so many times I can’t remember but they are still tight , really tight. So are you going clamped or with the set screws? I bought a jig from SLR and I tap my own dimples for when I want to run an adjustable gas block.
However I’m considering a change of SOP in using adjustable gas blocks, but that’s not your topic. But they do present an additional failure point that doesn’t exist with mil spec GB’s. Anyway...
So even though I have to dimple my BA barrels for the GB, I still prefer those over the other barrels I’ve used including BCM, and DD, because in my builds, they have had an edge in accuracy. I think it’s been noted that they are the only one of the group (at least my group) who offer a sub MOA guarantee. That said I’ve done builds where longevity/endurance were a higher criteria than sub MOA accuracy and I went with a DD because I like their CHF barrels. They’ve been making those for a good while and they’ve been proven in combat theaters.
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The gas block used with the Hodge Wedge Lock is the SLR GB-7. It actually has one set screw and is dimpled for a pin as well. I was planning to have the gas block pinned in place during the pin and weld of the Warcomp.
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