I noticed that your forthcoming 10.5" barrel has made it on to GunStruction.  Any chance we can expect to see it for sale anytime soon?

Thanks,
Dave

 
Dave,


We should have it within a month.  We are currently fine tuning the barrel profiles.  It is more difficult for us to add a new barrel profile due to the complex 3D logo engraving (circular logo wrapped around a cylinder) programming that had to be changed each time when we change a profile and diameter.  It is not a simple contouring and basic text engraving.

Will there be a 11.5" barrel or just 10.5"?

10.5" for now.  We can do other lengths by request.  Simply too many variations to make them all at once.

 

Any plans for a 7.5-8" barrel?

I am curious why you decided to go with a pistol length gas system instead of the standard carbine length found on other 10.3/10.5" barrels?

it doesn't look like pistol length gas system to me.

from the BAD website:

Battle Arms Development. - 10.5" Ultramatch LIGHTRIGID™ 416R Stainless Steel .223 Wylde Fluted Lightweight Barrel

   416R STAINLESS STEEL BARREL
   LIGHTRIGID™ PROPRIETARY BARREL CONTOUR & FLUTING
   1:8 TWIST
   .625" GAS BLOCK DIA.
   DIMPLED FOR GAS BLOCK SET SCREW
   1/2-28 MUZZLE THREAD
   PISTOL LENGTH GAS SYSTEM
   HONED CHAMBER
   POLISHED M4 FEED RAMPS
   PROPRIETARY IN-HOUSE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
   CRYOGENICALLY TREATED
   DOUBLE HEAT TREAT STRESS RELIEVED
   NOT MADE FROM 3RD PARTY BARREL BLANKS
   MULTI-POINT QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTION
   BATTLE ARMS DEV. LOGOS PRECISION CNC MACHINED
   .223 WYLDE CHAMBER (COMPATIBLE WITH BOTH .223 AND 5.56 NATO AMMUNITION)
   GUN DRILLED FROM 416R SS CERTIFIED BARREL QUALITY STEEL, MPI INSPECTED
   6-GROVE, ULTRA-PRECISION BUTTON RIFLING FOR ULTIMATE ACCURACY
   WEIGHT: 17.88 oz
   MADE IN U.S.A.
   ALL NFA RULES APPLY

I know what the description says. and I say again:

it doesn't look like pistol length gas system to me.