Finally got in a range day in for my latest build.

It's a BCA 24" Fluted stainless 1:8, BCA side charger with a BCA bolt and 15" free float, topped with a PA 4-14 x 44 R-Grid. Definitely a budget build

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Wolf doesn't agree with this barrel as well as with my 16" AA lite barrel.  That being said, it wasn't completely horrible.

We set up on a rise that gave me a 160 yd shot on our targets. Once I got it sighted in we repainted targets and these were the results.

The target on the left is 12", the one on the right 8".   So I figure the Wolf gives about 4-5" at 160yd out of this barrel.  (didn't have a measuring device with us)


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If it hadn't started raining, I would have tried out the Hornady 123 A-max factory.    Maybe next time

I would say that would be what you could expect at 160 yards using Wolf ammo.

I have one customer who shot pretty well with a 20" Bear Creek upper he bought from me. It was a 5 shot group at 100 that was right around 1.5" and I think that is a best case scenario for these inexpensive barrels shooting inexpensive ammo.

Well my 16" AA plays a lot nicer with the Wolf. Here's a box of it on a 12" X 16" target at approx 420 yds

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The true test will be when I try the Hornady 123 A-Max factory through it.  Would have done that if it hadn't starterd
pouring on me

Make sure everything it's torqued to specs.  That doesn't sound right at all. 4.5 moa. I have a JSE surplus upper and I'm getting 1-1.25 moa at 100.

How do you like that aa lite? How’s the weight? 

Have a 20” Shilen. Thinking about something lighter to shoot some steel. 

Eta: nice looking rig there. Makes me wish I went longer and side charging. 

Torques are in spec. Technically it would be 2.38 - 2.98 MOA at that distance. And looking back at 12" target, those were all me. It looks like more vertical deviation than anything. The
smaller target was a few shots of mine, the rest my brother who wanted to give it a go, might explain the more horizontal deviation on it (I shoot lefty, he shoots right handed)


Thought about lapping the receiver face, but I don't have the tool, and would need to borrow my brother's reaction rod to pull the barrel again.
The extension was pretty snug going into the receiver, not sure how much wiggle it would have. I just checked the mlok mount and the screws are missing the gas block.

It could be funky barrel harmonics, it is pretty long. Or the fact that it seems it's doing better than some have reported with the Wolf in the BCA barrels.
Next day I get a chance to shoot, I'll run the Hornady 123's through it to see how she does. I think not being in the rain, and able to get a nice prone position will
help a lot.


I love the AA Lite. I put it together on a BCA upper as well (no lapping or anything) used a 15" Aero handguard on it, so not the lightest set up.

Just did a quick weigh in. With the bipod, SWFA 16X + SSALT mount, it's weighing in at 9lbs 3 oz. Not the lightest

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Tried to weigh the long one, put my postal scale only goes to 10 lbs

Update on this.

I put a box of factory 123 Amax through this barrel, this time at 100 yds. put down my shooting mat, and was shooting prone.
I wanted this to shoot spot on, and did everything I could for accuracy.

Unfortunately I was getting the same results as I did with the wolf. about 2.5 + MOA groups

I spoke with a rep at BCA. Even after I explained that I had taken their factory assembled upper and swapped the received upper out for the sidecharger,
he said that my results were unacceptable, and he issued me an RMA label immediately for the barrel.

The plan is, we are swapping the barrel out for a 20" 5-R. I borrowed my brothers reaction rod for the initial assembly, He's out of town, so I ordered
a BEV block that should be here Monday, so I can pull the barrel for shipment. I'll post results when the new barrel gets in and assembled.

What I can say at this point is that their customer service is fantastic.