I have had my LMT308MWS for a couple of years now and have had not only the 16in CL barrel which came with the rifle but also a 20in CL barrel which I ordered shortly after I purchased the rifle and have been swapping barrels since with not one malfunction.
I have always checked the alignment and fit of the 20in barrel and everything lines up perfectly just like the 16in that came with my MWS.
Just to note, I have had little to no play in my barrels - meaning no wiggling / twisting when inserting the barrels before torquing it down. I have seen some videos of people and their MWS's where the barrel has some play and they had to make sure the barrel / gas tube was properly lined up and centered before torquing.
I don't see any problem with swapping LMT308MWS barrels just as long as the barrel is high quality like the ones LMT make for the MWS but if you were to find a barrel for the MWS that is custom you may have to double check fit and finish and maybe measure head spacing...etc. I to believe the MWS and barrels where designed to be a quick barrel change system without swapping bolts.
Also I have been looking for a spare LMT308MWS BCG or even just another bolt but LMT doesn't sell them for some reason. I have talked with LMT in the past about this but that was probably close to 2 years ago and I understood it at the time with the MWS being in production as a military rifle system and they told me they were just catching up with Mil production and once they did they would start offering spare BCG's for the MWS to the civilian market. Like I said this was about 2 years ago when they told me this and I still don't see anything out there for spare MWS bolts or whole BCG's.
I would be interested to hear if anyone has ever had a problem swapping 308 MWS barrels and if so was it a bolt issue or fit of the barrel...etc.
Thanks and sorry if this was a dead subject (kinda been away from the forums for a while) but this kinda caught my eye while searching for where to find more barrel options for the LMT MWS. Which I'm still searching for.
Thanks again
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Daniel Defense DDM4 V4 (RS MOD).
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LMT308MWS
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