How good are these barrels? Specifically the 18" SPR barrel.

These can be had for pretty cheap with the summer promo. I am looking for a good 18" barrel to do an MRP conversion on.

If these are gtg I may fo, also looking at the Rainier and Mega barrels.

In for more info.  They had a 10.5 300blk barrel for $85 last week

 
Not a lot of info on the barrels from Ares.  I've read a couple places that some may be from Aero Precision/Ballistic Advantage.  Based on photos and specs, I suspect that the .300blk barrel is from KAK Industries, but I could be wrong.


I do have the .300blk barrel, got it as part of their .300blk upper special a few months ago ($235) for the upper.  I'll probably write a review after I have more rounds downrange.  I got it really as a cheap test to see if I actually want a .300blk.


Barrel seems nice.  Very sharp rifling, and a very nice mirror finish in the bore.  


I don't have a lot of rounds downrange.  Unfortunately, the first box of ammo I bought was Fiocchi, and I had popped primers.  Only made it about 15-16 rounds before it got locked up.  Fiocchi has admitted that it was a bad lot of ammo.  


With Barnes 110gr Vor-tx, I'm geetting 3/4" 3-shot groups @ 50 yards right after cleaning all the copper out of the barrel.  Group sizes were very consistent.  After shooting some other conventional rounds, I shot a couple 5-shot groups, which opened up to avout 1.5" at 50.  That's with an Aimpoint, shooting prone.  


The other rounds I tried were Nosler Varmageddon.  Accuracy was poor at best, not too surprisingly considering the fact that the C.O.L. Being so short.  I did have function issues with those rounds in my magazines as well because they were so short.  Nosler thinks that the barrel is over gassed with a carbine buffer, and that is what's causing the function issue.  Not sure about that, but I will try a H2 buffer next time out.

i wouldn't order anything from them..... google is your friend

 
Yeah, after what they pulled recently, I wouldn't buy from them again.  But my upper was purchased prior to the blow up.

Yup, love their nitride BCGs, but they are now on my no-go list with Troy...hope they go under.

I'm assuming it's because the company got bought out and the new CEO fired Dimitri for the crime of being Dimitri.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1765788_Ares_Armor_fires_founder_Dimitri_Karras.html

I wouldn't give a cent to dimitri either...

Dimitri Doesnt have any affiliation with them any more so...?