Wilson Combat barrels
- Thread starter BurtG
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Just say no to Wilson Combat ARs, especially Large frames. It would take a while but Craddock would do a barrel. Paul at CLE I think is taking work and could do one. I love WC pistols, but have never liked their ARs
My experience has been decent with them on small frame builds. All been 5.56 though, no 350. Large frame rifle length gas is another story. They all shoot decent enough, just quite the headache with the gas system length on large frames.
I own two 6.5 Grendel, and one .308 WC barrel.
They all shoot sub-minute with handloads, not occasionally, but regularly for five shot groups.
None of them will amaze you if you look at it with a borescope (but that doesn't matter if it shoots).
If I wanted another $300 barrel for general hunting, I'd have no problem going back to WC. If I wanted a barrel more for target work...well, I went with Proof for my last 6.5CM build.
They all shoot sub-minute with handloads, not occasionally, but regularly for five shot groups.
None of them will amaze you if you look at it with a borescope (but that doesn't matter if it shoots).
If I wanted another $300 barrel for general hunting, I'd have no problem going back to WC. If I wanted a barrel more for target work...well, I went with Proof for my last 6.5CM build.
My WC 224 valkyrie barrel shoots pretty good. Fired brass comes out with some weird marks on it. Must be some scratches or something in the chamber. Muzzle threads look good. Scope zeros close to center. Wouldn't think you would need much for 350 legend. A 4 moa gun is in a deer for a couple hundred yards. It would be a tough sell to me that I needed a Craddock built cut rifled barrel for one anyway. 
I found a rainier match in stock.My WC 224 valkyrie barrel shoots pretty good. Fired brass comes out with some weird marks on it. Must be some scratches or something in the chamber. Muzzle threads look good. Scope zeros close to center. Wouldn't think you would need much for 350 legend. A 4 moa gun is in a deer for a couple hundred yards. It would be a tough sell to me that I needed a Craddock built cut rifled barrel for one anyway.
I’m going to be pushing the limits of yardage. More accuracy the better
Another forum says craddock cuts the barrels for rainier. Odd given his premium and geographic location versus rainier
Hopefully Rainer has their barrel extention sorted out. I proabaly won't ever mess with them again. None of barrels they ever sent me shot very well and all had the bolt lugs imprinting on the barrel extention.
It always seemed to me like if pushing past 150y or so, the grendel or 6 arc are better options. They're plenty deadly up close too.
It always seemed to me like if pushing past 150y or so, the grendel or 6 arc are better options. They're plenty deadly up close too.
556 works fine but Twig Pigs want you to use anemic cartridges.
Hope you’re wrong about the rainier / they fixed the issues.
I’ve had some good shooting Shaw barrels before.
Greenpants out here have gotten plum out hand. I had freind ranting about them the other day. They judt keep closing and ruining access to public lands.
I am not wrong about my barrels. But hopefully they fixed the issue. Other people reporting the same issue all had ultra match barrels as well with the coated extentions. I don't know if the match and UM barrel extentions are the same minus the coating.
