Custom made AR MATCH barrels
- Thread starter alberta tactical rifle
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- calgary alberta
Colt M4 upper, either RRA or DPMS bolts, all 1st clas parts.
We are happy to use a bolt you supply as well as long as it is in good condition.
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- calgary alberta
NO flutes!! Flutes are for kids who know no better. These barrels are for those who want the best accuracy possible.
More Canadian manufacturing =
How is it Canadian? All the pieces are imported from down south? Still nice to see it assembled here though.
You do know what a barrel blank is, right?
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- calgary alberta
True we do HAVE to bring in the blanks from the US as there are not many barrel manufacturers in Canada. This can be said for most industries. We had to purchase our lathes and mills from other ####ries as well as here is virtually nothing available in a finished form in Canada.
The ADVATAGE of what we are doing is that we can provide a finished barrel in lengths and configurations the US will not allow Canadaians to have exported from the US where the majority of AR parts are made.
Our lowers are 100% machined in Canada, but the aluminum plate they are machined out of also is made in the US as it seems Canada lacks the manufacturer of 7075T7 aluminum plate.
Unless you are comfortable with a barrels and gun parts made of wood, bovine byproduct, produce byproduct, petroleum byproduct, or recycled politicians, we are damn light in options for the basic materials.
We do intend to manufacture our own upper recievers n the not too distant future, but were able to obtain some Colt made uppers to offer to the Canadian gun culture in the mean time.
I am not sure if you have noticed but there is a REAL shortage of AR stuff in general since Uncle Bam took power down south. We are simly rying to help ease that shrtage and give Canadian AR lovers some of the things they can not import.
Hopefully that clarifys what we are doing and why.
Could you please clarify here. What exactly is the profile of this 14.5" barrel? What is the profile under the handguards? I don't see how you can have a 14.5" SPR and M4 profile
Are these heavy profiled barrels? Again I'm confused here because you've also mentioned "M4" and I don't understand how you can have a M4 profile on a 10.5" or 11.5" barrel.
Could we please see some pics of these barrel profiles?
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Hokus Grey
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My thoughts exactly. Why B*tch and whine about US export laws when there are plenty of capable Canadians who could be doing the work and providing the service. I'm all for keeping my $$$ in country and supporting our freedom to do what we do HERE!!
Who's #####ing or whining? Someone said Canadian MANUFACTURE. I corrected him by saying parts made in USA, assembled in Canada. Thats all, not slagging ATRS, he provides a service to Canada customers, plus he doesn't have to justify to me, I'm nobody. Some moron said use google, well Mike Rock and Dan Lilja live in the States. Yes I know what a blank is. Had a Lilja on my Oly two years back. Excellent product. And yes to the moron again, I have a Mike Rock barrel on my .308. Funny how people get their #### in a knot
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Would like to see what these look like under the handguards, SPR and M4 do not compute.
Why even offer the M4 cutouts on the barrel? Apparently they wreak havoc on the harmonics. I suppose because people think that they're tacticool and need them.
Profiles are detailed on the websites for each barrel manufacturer.
I don't think ATRS has to turn every single combination just so someone can see what each looks like...
..that would mean the customer would pick one that looks 'Neat' or 'Cool'.
I don't understand why you need to 'see' the profile?
I don't think ATRS has to turn every single combination just so someone can see what each looks like...
..that would mean the customer would pick one that looks 'Neat' or 'Cool'.
I don't understand why you need to 'see' the profile?
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- calgary alberta
Any length as long as it is UNDER 30" as that is the longest blank we have.
I will try to get photos up shortly of the barrels we have so those who are unclear on the profiles can visualize better.
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- Vernon, BC
After several months of development, and ordering in of very high quality barrel blanks we now can offer stainless steel match barrels. These are made from blanks from either Rock Creek or Lilja and currently we have blanks in 7 or 8 twist in both button rifled as well as 5R from Rock creek.
This 1 is a 14.5" with an SPR profile
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Gentlemen:
If I may jump in here and offer my comments, let be begin by saying that I have actually seen and handled the above unit, and I belive there has simply been a typo. (obviously too many late nights on the machines my friend.........
)The above unit is what I would consider ATR's interpritaion of the Colt Commando style barrel. What one has above is an Hbar profile under the handguards (0.839ish similar to the 18-20" SPR barrel profile) , adding to the rigidity of this short one, with the M203 cut outs and the potential ability to attach a launcher. With a 1-7 twist, match grade stainless barrel, good rigidity, and hevy match grade bulltes, this should be a very accurate carbine, with very quick recovery time.
I'm very much looking forward to seeing actual results from further testing from these and longer barrels (hint hint
),Rick, please feel free to correct me if I have missed the mark here.
regards and all the best
AbH
First off, he's turning these from blanks, which means that any profiles the manufacter may offer are irrelevant.
Second, if I'm going to plunk down my hard earned cash I want to know what I'm getting for my money. It has nothing to do with what looks cool. Ever pick up an HBAR? Nothing cool about it and it defeats the point on carbine barrels.
Rick clearly says that if its a profile that's already programmed than the price is set but if it isn't programmed than it will cost extra, so guess what genius I want to know what he has programmed. It has nothing to do with what's cool, I personally won't buy a 14.5" thats too heavy under the handguards or has M4 cutouts.
I also find it somewhat ironic that a man that refuses to flute a barrel because he deams it to be potentially harmful to performance will put in M4 cutouts on an HBAR which will mess with the barrel harmonics for sure. I'm sure he has some sort of reason but it isn't making sense to me.
An HBAR profile may make sense to some guys who want the most accurate barrel possible in a 20" or 24" platform but not so much for the shorter lengths. The HBARs came about mostly because of the US competition guys. Look around on arfcom or M4carbine forums and you won't see too many HBARs, you'll see mostly medium (.750 ish) and government contours.
Rick, what about midlength gas systems?
