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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Ballistic advantage GTG? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/6/2018 11:08:09 AM EDT
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Barrel in question
I’m looking into doing a 10.3 in pistol build, as with all my rifles this needs to be stone cold reliable, I’m thinking about building this for a personal defense option for my home. |
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I would go with this one, I have the 16" "Hanson" w/low pro and have been very impressed so far.
BA "Hanson" .750 |
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If running suppressed, I'd look into the gas port diameter. Androcorp has 10.3s that are gtg also. Eta: Nothing wrong with BA quality overall. I had an 8" BA that was out. BA did replace it without any issue. |
| I own over 30 rifles with BA barrels on them, from 7.5" to 16" in various profiles and they are all good shooters and I have never had a problem with any of them, I know they have released a few into the public that have had a problem, but it is the exception and not the norm. |
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Got a link? Tried a google search and it was a no go. Kinda wanted a hanson barrel. Quoted:
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there are some pictures floating around here somewhere of the nitride finish in the chamber and bore of some BA barrels and it aint pretty. Pics of bad nitride finish are gone from thread but it does show some issues with a SS barrel. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-Which-barrel-for-SPR-/118-722195/?page=1 Pics of bad nitride finish are gone from thread but it does show some issues with a SS barrel. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-Which-barrel-for-SPR-/118-722195/?page=1 Pics of bad nitride finish are gone from thread but it does show some issues with a SS barrel. |
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And here is the bore on my BA SPR barrel. https://s19.postimg.cc/v0g0nug2r/15_AB4_D7_F-31_A0-40_D4-_AFD6-0_A06_DCDB7051.png |
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Not about the chatter marks in the bore because I really didn’t notice them initially.
This is what had my attention after I got a chance to shoot it. They offered to polish the chamber, but I was more than capable of doing it myself, so I opted not to send it back. Needless to say that after my third bad barrel in a row, they took good care of me. 
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Not about the chatter marks in the bore because I really didn’t notice them initially. This is what had my attention after I got a chance to shoot it. They offered to polish the chamber, but I was more than capable of doing it myself, so I opted not to send it back. Needless to say that after my third bad barrel in a row, they took good care of me. https://s19.postimg.cc/obl716qib/IMG_7087.jpg The inner coating looks terrible on that barrel. There is another thread that was started about a BA barrel having a bad chamber that caused a casing to break/ split in a circular separation. That is 2 or 3 barrels in the past 2-2.5 years that have been bad now. Maybe they aren’t the quality barrel manufacture many of us thought they were. |
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Quoted: Why did you remove your pics from the previous thread? The inner coating looks terrible on that barrel. There is another thread that was started about a BA barrel having a bad chamber that caused a casing to break/ split in a circular separation. That is 2 or 3 barrels in the past 2-2.5 years that have been bad now. Maybe they aren’t the quality barrel manufacture many of us thought they were. |
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This is my third BA barrel and the first I’ve had problems with. Attached File Attached File |
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Why did you remove your pics from the previous thread? |
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Between the issues they're having with properly cutting threads, gas port sizing issues that I've personally had, and them sending replies to customer service emails from un-monitored email addresses.... I'd pass. |
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Here's another active thread discussing issues some are having, myself included, with Ballistic Advantage barrels. Mine shoots fine now but issues with muzzle threads and the gas port were an eye opener. I'm going to give Faxon a go the next time I need a tube.
https://www.ar15.com/forums/ar-15/Ballistic-advantage-barrels-and-muzzle-devices/12-727058/ |
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Green Mountain, all day every day...
http://www.gmriflebarrel.com/gm-m26-10-5-5-56mm-nato-1-7/ |
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I ordered the barrel a few days ago when I only saw good things being said, I will be back here to post pictures of the barrel’s chamber, rifling, and muzzle |
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What would you recommend? I have a pistol I wanted to finish and I’m down to only needing a barrel. I wanted to try out a hanson in either 11.3 or 10.3. |
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What would you recommend? I have a pistol I wanted to finish and I’m down to only needing a barrel. I wanted to try out a hanson in either 11.3 or 10.3. How about their http://faxonfirearms.com/10-5-govt-socom-5-56-nato-carbine-length-4150-qpq/ $149 |
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Still haven’t heard back from BA.
I ordered an ADM (made by Criterion) 16” lightweight barrel today. https://www.americandefensemanufacturing.com/view/product/1225/ |
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Got my BA barrel in today. I think it looks great. Coatings good, threads good. Chamber looks good best I can tell. Ran several patches through it, the bore was pretty dirty. But that's expected. |
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