There is nothing wrong with your barrel, it will probably see you through thousands of rounds. What you have to ask yourself is what you want the rifle to do. For those of us that consider our rifles fighting weapons in a life or death situation, the close adherence to mil standards make some products much more desirable.
As far as what makes one barrel better than another, you have to consider material, manufacturing process, and inspection. This thread describes why proper materials and inspection are important:
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=55930
There are very specific compositions of material that are acceptable by mil standards. This importance of having the correct material is compounded when the barrel is inspected (this is explained in detail in the thread above) Because if the proper material isn't used the barrel absolutely will not meet the acceptance criteria for HPT and MP inspection.
Stainless barrels are typically more accurate because of the precision of the bore. Granted, standard barrels are made with the same precision, the difference is the addition of the chrome lining witch is very difficult to apply in a uniform coating. I'm not an accuracy nut and I don't ever see myself getting a stainless barrel, again it comes down to what you want the rifle to do.
Several people will tell you that you're better off training with what you have rather than spending time, money and mental anguish on a particular brand of rifle. The first AR i bought was a BM. It was nice and never gave me any trouble but after perusing these forums a bit, I wouldn't trust my life to it. Also with the very real possibility of further firearm legislation, I want to be set with what I have and be ready for anything. I'm 20 years old so who knows what kind of socialistic hell I could see in my lifetime. For these reasons, BCM/Noveske/Daniel Defense are my go-to companies.
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