Have you had any reliability issues with them, as they state they use 223 Wylde chambers that are on the TIGHT side. I would like to try this one. http://www.shop.superiorbarrels.com/...&categoryId=11
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Have you had any reliability issues with them, as they state they use 223 Wylde chambers that are on the TIGHT side. I would like to try this one. http://www.shop.superiorbarrels.com/...&categoryId=11
Last edited by Biggy; 12-01-13 at 00:08.
Based on what I can see from their website, I have the same barrel in a stainless finish, although I bought mine direct from CLE. It's been a little picky about ammo, namely, reloads that cycle fine in my PSA 5.56 chamber failing to go all the way into battery and sticking. But some other reloads, and factory new ammo, work great, and it shoots much better than I can. I did some accuracy testing with it the other day and I'm sure if I was better at shooting groups, it could have put all 10 rounds of MK262 in a .5" hole
To answer any questions about Criterion's reliability issues... there aren't any. I've been using their barrels for my builds for over 2 yrs and have never had a single issue that wasn't ammo related.
In fact I liked their barrels so much I became a stocking dealer for them. The ONLY problem I've had with Criterion barrels is that I run out of them so fast
Criterion button rifled barrels have basically replaced every stainless barrel I've ever mounted. This includes my customers.
Why go to that kind of trouble and expense right? Stainless barrels don't last as long ( round count wise) as a CMCL barrel does. I have a 16" middy upper that I built that has about 11k rounds through it and it's still 1/2MOA. (using quality match ammo)
And yes I still have a few in stock.. pm if you're insterested.
Last edited by The_Hammer_Man; 12-01-13 at 00:34.
Try it with the same bolt that is in your PSA chambered upper.
This is only partially true. Criterion was once a division of, but has been spun off on its own. Different company, different people, good lineage. Criterion also caters to the OEM market.Criterion are buttoned barrels made by Krieger.
Gotcha. I just didn't understand what it had to do with Criterion. I guess nothing?
And yeah, I thought they were heavy on OEM stuff, including BCM barrels of certain flavors. I just didn't know how the chrome-lined Criterion barrels themselves were made since they may not build their own barrels to the same spec as the ones they build for BCM.
Last edited by DreadPirateMoyer; 12-01-13 at 01:16.
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Just asking: is the fact Criterion uses 4140 steel a significant factor since mil spec calls for 4150, which is considered a superior carbon steel? I realized most carbon steel barrels made in the US are 4140.
NOT knocking Criterion, as that would have been my purchase had I not found the Ranier Select which had the lighter profile I was after.
Mark
The devil is in the details. I read somewhere that 4150 CMV dissipates heat a little faster than 4140 CM. In real world applications, it will take many rounds fired to wear out a modern barrel, whether it's stainless steel, 4150, 4140 or even 4130 steel. Criterion makes a good barrel with very good consistency for one with a chromed bore
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