Current Production Lightweight 11.5 or 12.5 Barrels?

[xanderzuk]

Besides BCM, is there anyone currently producing lightweight 11.5 or 12.5 barrels? I’m having trouble finding anything.

[MistWolf]

Black River Tactical- https://blackrivertactical.com/WP/Barrels-c1852006

[xanderzuk]

Black River Tactical- https://blackrivertactical.com/WP/Barrels-c1852006

I like their stuff, but at 23.1 oz I don’t know that I would consider their 11.5 “lightweight.”

[crusader377]

Ballistic Advantage 11.3 Hanson with .625" gas block may meet your needs. Weighs 20 oz.

[justin_247]

Besides BCM, is there anyone currently producing lightweight 11.5 or 12.5 barrels? I’m having trouble finding anything.

If you can find one of the older Colt 6933 uppers or barrels, that'd be your best bet. All the new 6933s have a .750" gas block journal, unlike the older versions which had a .625" journal.

Spikes markets an FN 11.5" LW barrel like the one linked below. If you look around, you can find them for less than $250. Not a bad piece.
https://www.spikestactical.com/colle...htweight-11-5/
https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/sb51106-lw

Brownells has two 11.5" LW barrels, including one made by Faxon (first link). I don't know who makes the other one I link to.
https://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...rod122046.aspx
https://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...rod114047.aspx

[xanderzuk]

If you can find one of the older Colt 6933 uppers or barrels, that'd be your best bet. All the new 6933s have a .750" gas block journal, unlike the older versions which had a .625" journal.

Spikes markets an FN 11.5" LW barrel like the one linked below. If you look around, you can find them for less than $250. Not a bad piece.
https://www.spikestactical.com/colle...htweight-11-5/
https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/sb51106-lw

Brownells has two 11.5" LW barrels, including one made by Faxon (first link). I don't know who makes the other one I link to.
https://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...rod122046.aspx
https://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...rod114047.aspx

Thanks for the info. What’s the consensus on Faxon around these parts?

[Wake27]

Spikes is gross and Faxon is reportedly overgassed.


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[JediGuy]

BCM is probably the easiest choice, particularly if you get an assembled upper.

Faxon, legend has it, is over gassed, but the 11.5” Gunner is 18.24 oz.
https://faxonfirearms.com/11-5-gunne...ngth-4150-qpq/

Ballistic Advantage is not overgassed and is 20 oz. It was extra, but I think the upper I had with this barrel may be one I regret selling.
https://www.ballisticadvantage.com/1...ce-barrel.html

Pricing for these can be found for much less at different vendors.

I think I found a pencil barrel at one point, like a 6933, but can’t fine now.

[AndyLate]

I used a BA Hanson 11.3" barrel on my pistol build and have no complaints. Mine was $160 shipped.

I picked a Hanson for the price, reputation for being reasonably gassed, and the constant taper profile. They have a "1 MOA" guarantee, for what it's worth.

My pistol has been very reliable with a wide range of factory and handloaded ammunition. I'm running a carbine length RE and standard action spring with an H2 buffer.

Andy

EDIT - I forgot to add that they come with a pinned low profile gas block.

[opngrnd]

I know a guy with the Ballistic Advantage .625 11.3 barrel. It seems properly gassed and it shoots well. BRT may or may not be releasing a lighter 11.5" barrel with their polygonal rifling, which would be worth the wait, IMHO. Beyond that, I generally stick to Sionics since they gas their barrels approximately, but they are not LW.