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12/17/2013 7:56:26 AM EDT
White Oak Armament or Wilson Combat?  Going into an Aero Precision Build Lower, and COP Mid length upper.

White Oak Arms

Heavier barrel, but it has a Wylde chamber which I like better than the 5.56.

Wilson Combat

I'm a fan of the White Oak for the chamber, but its a lot heavier than the Wilson Combat barrel.  Both were recently in stock, and I expect that the Wilson will be back in stock again soon.  Or are there other suggestions?  I'm looking for a Stainless match grade barrel in 416 Stainless.  These seem to be the hip choices on the market today/

Give me your vote?

12/17/2013 8:05:45 AM EDT
[#1]
Both are reputable companies, but other things equal I'd go with White Oak for an AR barrel.

What is your budget?
12/17/2013 8:08:17 AM EDT
[#2]
They both use wilson (different company than Wilson Combat) blanks. The only difference is the chamber and contour. That should be your own preference.
12/17/2013 8:15:47 AM EDT
[#3]
Looking to stay under $300
12/17/2013 9:11:21 AM EDT
[#4]
I have a WOA 18" SPR barrel and love it.  It is more accurate than I am and hasn't given me any trouble at all.  It has gobbled up everything from Hornady match to Wolf blaster ammo.  So I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.  I got mine from ADCO and had them bead blast it before shipping it as it comes with a brush finish.  I wanted the dull bead blasted finish.

The Wilson Combat barrel doesn't look bad either.  It comes flutted and bead blasted, which makes is a better value.  Wilson Combat has a pretty good reputation, so I wouldn't hesitate to try it either.  That barrel was not around when I got mine, I might have look at it instead because of the finish & flutting.

You may also take a look at the Rainier Match 18".  It has the .223 Wylde Chamber and a 90 day money back guarantee (so you can return if you don't like it).  It also comes bead blasted, which is a nice touch.  I think it falls right in line with what you are looking for.

In the end, I think they are all pretty good choices and you can't really make a bad pick.  Get the one you like and run with it.
12/27/2013 2:07:34 PM EDT
[#5]
I went with the White Oak Barrel, in the Mid-Length.  It will be here in a week, and I cant wait to install it.  To cap it, for now I'm going to install the Wilson Combat Accu-Tac Flash hider.  I found it on sale for $39 at Wilson Combat. I read a bunch of great reviews on this. I had debated some sort of a brake, or commentator but honestly I understand that those make a Rifle really loud, and its not like the 5.56 has a lot of kick to it anyway.  I'm not going to be installing a suppressor on this, so for now this is probably going to work.  

The build is coming along nicely. I'm sure I'll post photos once I get closer to completion.  Next item up for consideration is going to be Optics.. but that is another can of worms for another thread.
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