Hey gents, I'm building up a rifle in .308. It's being built on a POF upper/lower/rail. I had previously ordered a .260 Rem barrel from Black Hole Weaponry, but after multiple times calling them, and usually without anyone answering - I got nervous. I finally got a hold of someone, and canceled my order - it was still 6 weeks out. Now I've decided to just stick with .308, and I'm trying to decide who to buy my barrel from. The intent is for target shooting, and the budget is $325 or less. I have narrowed it down to:
-Criterion (sold by Fulton Armory) - $280
-Rainier Select - $280
-Red X Arms stainless Fluted - $225
-AR15Depot stainless fluted - $265
Does anyone know anything about the Red X or AR15 Depot barrels? I contacted both companies. Both do in house chambering, crowning and fluting. The Red X barrels are made from Mossberg blanks, which initially turned me off until I found out that Delton uses Mossberg blanks as well. The AR15 Depot barrels use Bulldog blanks - I've never heard of them.
Obviously, my budget is tight, so the less expensive barrels are appealing. However, I don't want to make a mistake.
Any advice/opinions would be appreciated. ESPECIALLY if you have experience with either the Red X or AR15 Depot barrels. If you have, what kind of groups did you get?
-Criterion (sold by Fulton Armory) - $280
-Rainier Select - $280
-Red X Arms stainless Fluted - $225
-AR15Depot stainless fluted - $265
Does anyone know anything about the Red X or AR15 Depot barrels? I contacted both companies. Both do in house chambering, crowning and fluting. The Red X barrels are made from Mossberg blanks, which initially turned me off until I found out that Delton uses Mossberg blanks as well. The AR15 Depot barrels use Bulldog blanks - I've never heard of them.
Obviously, my budget is tight, so the less expensive barrels are appealing. However, I don't want to make a mistake.
Any advice/opinions would be appreciated. ESPECIALLY if you have experience with either the Red X or AR15 Depot barrels. If you have, what kind of groups did you get?