ar-15 Citadel barrels?

[GrumpyBear]

Does anyone have any experience with these barrels?Good,bad or otherwise.looking to build 5.45x39 upper.Thanks GB

[Asmodeus6]

Link of any kind?

[GrumpyBear]

Sorry new to this type discussion,Site is www.ar15hardware.com/alphashootingsports. GB

[Asmodeus6]

I'm going to fix your link for those that come after to add input.

http://www.shop.ar15hardware.com/545x39-Barrels_c8.htm

I didn't know these existed personally. But now that I do, you have my undivided f'n attention!

My first thoughts are that I always want a chromoly barrel. And none of these are chrome lined. Which means I would probably take a stainless one and have it duracoated black or something. Otherwise you are going to have issues with corrosive ammo unless you are a neat freak.

There almost has to be a catch too though because these are super cheap! I might buy one just to set aside for a build somewhere down the line since I have an extra upper receiver laying around.

Don't know how excited I am about corrosive ammo in a D/I gun, though the M&P's seem to be doing well in spite of that fact.

[GrumpyBear]

Looking at threads on some of the other sites and talking to friends at work who shoot this (Corrosive ammo),it seems like its not that big a deal as long as you clean your guns after shooting.I am just wandering about barrel quality,the 1-9 twist rate versus the 1-8 in the M&P15R(I am told that that's the twist rate in AK-74 variants the 1-8 that is).I am also wanting to build an upper for 5.45x39,just hate to build one that won't shoot well. GB

[GrumpyBear]

Got a reply back to an e-mail to alpha sports. It says: They are manufactured here in CA. Citadel makes barrels for companies like Century, Numerich etc. They are production grade.
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