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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    My 10.5 FSB will be here tomorrow. We'll get to sling a few rounds this weekend.
    Keep us posted. I'm very interested in the 10.5 barrel.
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    No doubt about it. I'm pretty sure it's gassed close to my FN 10.5 based on internet searching. But we'll run some buffers in it and maybe shoot some groups and stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aero Precision View Post
    Yes. Our barrel extensions are installed but not torqued during QPQ. After QPQ, the barrel extensions are torqued to spec and the gas ports are drilled.
    I think I remember reading somewhere that salt residue from the slat bath can deposit between the threads of the barrel extension when treatment occurs with the barrel extension attached, later leading in corrosion. Is this a concern you have addressed or a non-issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCrum87hc View Post
    Are the barrels dimpled? Thinking about ordering one of their 300 blk complete uppers, but I can't find any word on how the gas block is secured.
    I purchased a barrel gas block and gas tube from them. My barrel wasn't dimpled and the gas block was a set screw type made of steel. I can't speak to how a complete upper would come dine I didn't buy one but they made go the extra step and dimple it......
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    Got the barrel today. It looks pretty good. A few initial observations are:

    1. The port is about .078"... Too rich for me, but I hope a heavy buffer can rein it in.

    2. The port is obviously reamed post QPQ, but Aero already posted that fact, and

    3. The taper pins are reamed a little deep into the barrel. In the pic, you can see that the pin holes are so deep into the meat of the barrel that they are enclosed. Not necessarily the end of the world, but not quite the ideal 50% of the pin diameter that would be ideal. On a 10.5 blaster, this shouldn't be a big deal. The pins come partially driven so that you can easily remove them to install your barrel nut.

    Last edited by markm; 01-20-15 at 21:41.
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    thats interesting Mark. Thanks for sharing.

    I'm surprised they are so deep, but for the price and the gas port size (.007" isn't far off) I might grab one of the FSB models
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    I put this thing in one of those $49 Bushmaster Flat tops from Brownells. Those are pretty nice uppers.

    I used the delta ring and handguard cap, and it'll have a carry handle on it to get started.
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    I have been vary happy with my barrel. It is a 10.5". Didn't check the gas port with a micrometer but it runs just fine with an H2 buffer and carbine spring. I don't run the A5 stuff. Most notably, I am impressed with the accuracy and consistency.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    I put this thing in one of those $49 Bushmaster Flat tops from Brownells. Those are pretty nice uppers.

    I used the delta ring and handguard cap, and it'll have a carry handle on it to get started.
    Yep. That's why I think these barrels are a good deal, it's hard to find quality, decent priced uppers pinned for an FSB anywhere especially SBR length.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    I put this thing in one of those $49 Bushmaster Flat tops from Brownells. Those are pretty nice uppers.

    I used the delta ring and handguard cap, and it'll have a carry handle on it to get started.
    Did everything assemble correctly? FSB in alignment? I hope to be ordering this setup soon.
    John

    If you spend much time around the guys who really, really know their craft, and who truly live this stuff, you tend to find that they are very soft-spoken and modest -- almost to the extreme. To my mind, that is a model worthy of emulation

    AC

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