Originally Posted by
grizzman
If you are unable to come up with a good handload for the existing barrel, then replacing the barrel CAN allow you to achieve less than 1 MOA results. Naturally, this depends on your skill, both in
shooting and loading the ammo.
Besides being accurately machined, what other properties should the barrel posses?
Barrel profile (lightweight profiles aren't really compatible with MOA performance in long strings of fire, but they sure are nice to carry)
Gas System (shouldn't matter, but some users have strong preferences)
Material (as stated stainless will likely yield the best results, but at the expense of lifespan)
Coating/Treatment (bare steel or Nitride should give better performance over Chrome lining. Having said that, Criterion's Chrome lined barrels are supposed to ignore that rule.)
Budget
Many manufacturers offer a 1 MOA guarantee, so that's something to consider.
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