I'm looking to purchase a 20 inch, 1:12, fluted heavy barrel for my first AR.  Who has the best combination of quality/price for me to buy from?

Oly SUM barrel.

why do you need a barrel, or a rife for that matter... don't you know that firearms cause crime?

Quoted: why do you need a barrel, or a rife for that matter... don't you know that firearms cause crime?

I'm gonna eat your kids! </mike tyson>

So Oly is the ONLY company that provides affordable custom barrels?

Quoted: ...affordable custom ...?

Those sir, are generally construed as being mutually exclusive terms.  I just spent $300 on a BLANK (no chamber = rifled tube) from Lilja

IO1

Ok, who makes an affordable nonstandard barrel?  Somebody has got to stock more than 1:9.

OK, so I am an asshole.  I did some looking for ya to keep the faith:

Go to:  www.fultonarmory.com

Under the FAR-15 side of the main page you eill see this:

All Post-Ban AR-15 Barrels, with "The Look"
10% off!
Click Here
For New Pricing and to Order

Click the link, and scroll a little down.  There will be some 20" barrels that you can specify twist rate for.

Sorry again, I took out my e-mail problems on you.  [Homer Simpson] Goddamn stupid hotel wireless BS thingy-a-ma-bob piece of $h!t. [Homer]

IO1