Any known issues with NEA barrels

[84wh1]

I'm currently building an AR. I was gonna do a 10.5" in x39 however I'm now leaning towards doing it in 556 (unless you guys have reasons to convince me otherwise)....anyways, the plan was for a budget build, not some super high end balls to the wall gold plated sum#####.

Anyways, I was thinking of using an NEA 10.5" barrel. Are there any known issues with NEA barrels? I know that generally NEA has had some issues with bolts and such but I can't recall anything about barrels. I don't care if they are not the most accurate as I'm building a CQB rifle.

Input?

 

[doc25]

As I understand it if you're doing an x39 nea bolt is proprietary to barrel extension. This means you must use the nea bolt. Never owned one but from what I've heard their barrels are good.

 

[smelly pete]

I have a 14.5" in .223, no complaints about the accuracy, fit, or gas port, the finish is a little blotchy, but meh.

 

[84wh1]

As I understand it if you're doing an x39 nea bolt is proprietary to barrel extension. This means you must use the nea bolt. Never owned one but from what I've heard their barrels are good.

Just clarify, if I do decide to go x39, it will not be NEA......I am only looking into NEA 556 barrels.

 

[Vigilant]

You may have to measure the gas block and compare it to the barrel. I have a Adam Arms Piston kit and it would not fit on the NEA barrel I got because the shoulder length was too short.

 

[enefgee]

The blanks they use are very high quality virtually match grade, final machining is done at NEA.

 

[Geoff B]

The blanks they use are very high quality virtually match grade, final machining is done at NEA.

Care to expand on that?

 

[Hitzy]

You may have to measure the gas block and compare it to the barrel. I have a Adam Arms Piston kit and it would not fit on the NEA barrel I got because the shoulder length was too short.

This....gas block shoulder is too short, finish is garbage, I never found the "match grade barrels" claim to hold true, I have a DPMS, Rem-master, S&J, and a PSA barrel that all shot better then the 3 NEA barrels I tried builds with. Sold the NEA barrels, still have the others.

 

[enefgee]

Care to expand on that?

Ask Misanthropist. They may have switched suppliers recently, but they were excellent tubes for a long time.

 

[84wh1]

This....gas block shoulder is too short, finish is garbage, I never found the "match grade barrels" claim to hold true, I have a DPMS, Rem-master, S&J, and a PSA barrel that all shot better then the 3 NEA barrels I tried builds with. Sold the NEA barrels, still have the others.

thanks for the input. Still haven't decided if I'm gonna build x39 or 556 though. Gonna run a faxon barrel if I go x39.

 

[Vigilant]

thanks for the input. Still haven't decided if I'm gonna build x39 or 556 though. Gonna run a faxon barrel if I go x39.

I went with a Daniel Defense barrel in 556 from Wolverine Supplies.

 

[84wh1]

I went with a Daniel Defense barrel in 556 from Wolverine Supplies.

Good barrels yes, but that wouldnt exactly tie in with my budget build. haha