Trending 6 ARC barrel manufacturers??

[black5.3]

Gathering parts for a 6 ARC build and looking to go ahead and get on the list for a barrel since some options are showing long lead times. I do want to spend decent money on a good blank and skip the ballistic advantage or faxon options. Im sure I could have decent luck with those but im looking to go a tier above those. So far Centurion, Craddock, and maybe Proof have caught my attention. Looking to be at least 18” but I would like a 20”-22” to take advantage of velocity. This upper will mainly be a thermal gun, I will handload ammo and run it suppressed 100% of the time. What say the Hide?? I have been eyeing the Craddock RTR series barrels the most since they are on the shelf.

 

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

I keep buying ER shaw barrels with the change I find in my couch, and they keep giving me groups that are the limits of my shooting ability. I have .25 moa AR barrels from shaw that bought on sale for less than $200, chambered and threaded. You can spend as much as you want, but it probably won't shoot any better.

 

[BravoSector1]

You've brought up all good alternatives. I tried to source a Proof recently and couldn't find on in stock. Have many of them and they are a great option. Talked to a manufactured and they are backordered with proof for over 3 months.

Noveske makes an SPR 18" stainless barrel with pinned low profile gas block, rifle length gas tube and pin. I've bought several over the years. Not on the low cost side of things but less than others and all have hammered. I don't think you'll have much problem dialing in a rifle length gas system, even with a non-adjustable gas block. Watch buffer weight use if using a standard spring set up. 2-3 more OZ on the buffer can help dial in these intermediate rounds.

Rainier arms carries a series of "match, and ultramatch", barrels that might be considered as well.