Thread: AR barrel configurations what do you run?

Depends what you want it for I guess?

I ordered a Match rifle (AR-15 Ultra-Match Super Target . 223 Remington AR15 Conversions Complete Rifle Packages Match Grade Rifle Conversion Stainless Tactical ) and wanted it for hunting/culling use...and it was terible! So I had it cut down by Gunworks and the weight turned out of the barrel and that made it practicle for hunting use, all be it less accurate. I guess only you can can answer that question, then fit the rifle to that use.

As for twist, I went 1:8 so I could shoot ''longer higer BC bullets'' in the delusion that a .223 could make a great longrange rifle. Truth is that no .223 is a good choice for a longrange shooting as the BC's are so low, even with the heaviest bullets they will never come close to what a bigger calibre will do. So in that regard I wish that I just got a 1:12 so I could shoot 55gr bullets as this is 99% of what I use these days. I find the 1:8 twist too fast for 55gr bullets and I get really average accuracy at best from them, I can load up 69gr SMK's and get them sub 0.5MOA...but I'd rather buy 55gr factory ammo and use that as it works out cheaper than hand loading the SMK's plus a big saving in time.

kj