Who makes a good 6.8 SPC barrel and BCG?

**Glock9mm1990** · 06-21-21, 13:42

So my father recently passed away 4 months ago due to cancer and I inherited my father’s AR that he originally built as a hunting gun. The problem is it’s a PSA upper and I remember it having constant failure to feeds every time we used to take it out, even with different mags and ammo.

So I was looking to possibly rebuild it in hopes to get it running reliably to honor him. Any ideas?

**jwfuhrman** · 06-21-21, 14:14

I built a 6.8 SPC II for whitetail and coyote hunting here in NE Indiana. Daniel Defense's S2W 6.8 barrels were highly recommended at that time(8 years ago) and I have zero complaints. I went 16in to keep gun as handy as possibly.

I'd probably go with Wilson Combat's barrels now a days as I don't know if DD still makes those barrels.

**1168** · 06-21-21, 14:29

Originally Posted by Glock9mm1990

So my father recently passed away 4 months ago due to cancer and I inherited my father’s AR that he originally built as a hunting gun. The problem is it’s a PSA upper and I remember it having constant failure to feeds every time we used to take it out, even with different mags and ammo.

So I was looking to possibly rebuild it in hopes to get it running reliably to honor him. Any ideas?

I’m sorry to hear that about your father. I hope you’re doing OK. I know it doesn’t quite answer your question, but when I see persistent failures to feed on inexpensive uppers, there’s usually burrs on the barrel extension, and a few careful minutes with a small file fixes them.

**Abull** · 06-22-21, 13:26

ARP, none better that I know of. I have three in 6.8 and one in 5.56. All shoot great.

**IndustrialHalo** · 06-22-21, 15:47

I second AR Performance. Constructor knows what he's doing and sells bolts as well as great barrels. He has them made in batches, so I don't know what's in stock, but a 16" (or shorter) will do fine.