300 aac barrel help

[mww460]

Hello everyone, I am new to the site. I have been reloading and shoooting 223 for sometime. I have been reading and researching the 300 aac for a couple weeks now and looking to build my first 300 upper. My build is for more hunting/target shooting and will shoot 99% supersonic ammo.

I am looking for a medium to heavy profile 16-18 inch barrel form my build. So far I have found

-Wilson Combat has a Match Grade 16 and 18 inch with "Recon Tactical" profile for 249.

-Ar Stoner has a 16 inch medium profile stainless for 219.

Is there any other medium-heavy barrels in that price range im missing that I sould be looking at?

Thanks for any help Michael

[romack991]

I ordered the 16" Wilson from Midway this last weekend. Its still in the mail so I can give you any feedback. However the below coupon codes may save you a few bucks if ordering from Midway. I think they expire 11-30.

AR151125 will save you 25 off 200
AR151135 will save you 35 off 300

[rjacobs]

I would go with the Wilson over the AR Stoner as I have read of a lot of issues with the AR stoner barrels.

[Texan]

I built mine with an AR stoner ultra lite contour. 1:8 16". Only issue I had was the gas port area of the barrel was .78 or so. I sanded it down by hand until my gas block slid on. Disappointing, but not a game ender.

AS far as feed and function, all sub sonic, no suppresor. No issues. I only have about 100 rounds thru it.

[mww460]

Thanks everyone. Right now im leaning towards the 18" Wilson combat. The only thing is its on backorder so no telling how long it will take to get in.

[mww460]

anyone have the gpi 16" barrel?

[bamachem]

I have the Med Contour AR Stoner and its a shooter. Sub MOA on first trip to the range without working up a load yet... There are pics of it and the results in my "not so black" build thread

[mww460]

I have the Med Contour AR Stoner and its a shooter. Sub MOA on first trip to the range without working up a load yet... There are pics of it and the results in my "not so black" build thread

Awesome build thread, just what I was looking for. My main purpose of this build almost matches your exactly. I have several bolt guns in 7mm08, 7mm rem mag, and 300 win mag, but want something different. I have always wanted an AR platform for deer hunting but never could bring myself to spend the money on a ar-10 or something similar. I almost had my mind set on the wilson barrel but after reading your thread its definitely still up in the air between the two.

[318lll1927]

I have built over ten ar's with ar stoner lite contour and medium. All shoot subs and supers sub moa. If it means I can save 200 bucks and spend 20 minutes for sometimes having to enlarge gas port or do a little sanding to make it run perfect, then maybe I have too much time on my hands...

Ar stoner barrels are gtg. Proceed with confidence