SPR 2020; which barrel??

[Fatorangecat]

I have an 18" WOA and it will shoot anything I feed it very well.

[vicious_cb]

The SPR concept is pretty dated, esp in 2020. I would steer you more towards a 16" barrel if you want a more practical package.

[turnburglar]

The SPR concept is pretty dated, esp in 2020. I would steer you more towards a 16" barrel if you want a more practical package.

Yea I don't mind an 18" because I already own a 16" gun, and this upper might be used to shoot a precision match near me that has targets in the 625 - 700 yards. Some guys are using 224 valk; but I'm trying to keep it standard 556. I figure I want the extra little oomph that a longer barrel will give me.

[dpb1776]

I shoot local matches out to 550 yards plus I belong to a range that goes out to 1250. So I do a lot at 600 and 700 yards. 16 inch will get out there but really falls off at 600. 20 inch gets out further a little easier


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[BillyJack2012]

I'm in the process of building an 18" SPR and after researching barrels for a few weeks, decided on Ballistic Advantage. Everything mentioned so far have great reviews and BA did as well. Almost a coin toss after it came down to the top 4. Like the OP, I have a few 16" ARs that could do the job but wanted to change it up.

[calicojack]

I'd like to throw out two other options

Radical firearms 223 wylde (been getting hella good reviews on YouTube). The one primary arms has for $460ish says it has a match grade barrel. This is the same one getting moa groups on youtube

Strike industries has a fluted barrel that I've been looking at. It runs $260ish

[Renegade04]

Quite frankly, since you are looking to do match shooting, I would seriously consider upping your budget for a really good quality barrel designed for such a purpose. For a real SPR barrel, I would recommend looking at the Criterion SS 17.9″ SPR/MK-12 barrels from Compass lake Engineering.

https://compasslake.com/?product=spr...gth-gas-system

[thatsugit]

I have an spr with 18" WOA, love it.

[G.B.]

While not an spr setup I have a ballistic advantage Hanson barrel that will do sub moa all day long if I do my part.

[SeriousStudent]

I have a bunch of Centurion parts ratholed, and decided to go with this:

https://compasslake.com/?product=rec...in-ss-4-groove

It's just a couple of inches shorter than the SPR. But they do offer an SPR length with a Bartlein option as well.