18.6" Barrels for AR15

MuffinMerc said:
So it means you have unrealistic expectations for what you’re getting for a $100-$200 barrel
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I'm willing to pay more for a better product. You actually pay less when you consider that an untreated barrel for $200 will last maybe 5k rounds, whereas chrome lining will extend the barrel life out to ~20 000, potentially more. So to get the same barrel life, you're actually paying $800 to get to 20 000 rounds with non-treated barrels.
 
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Id purchase an 18.6 for the new SLR lower being launched. Nothing under 450 currently anywhere online that ive been able to find. Gotta keep it NR so the 11.5 wont carry over.
 
Why do so many want heavy barrels in a 18.6" gun? Thats crazy heavy. Esspecially in 7.62x39?
Its a lower pressure round that causes less friction.

Almost no x39 service guns have heavy barrels. Its not needed. This is a chance to make an actual carry friendly rifle, not doomed to cause gym memberships to be a necessity.

Just my .02
 
Seems that need for 18.6 barrel will be with carbine gas port, afaik nobody really makes the long barrel with carbine port location... With number of wk180 pouring out, could be a decent chance to have early start compared to others.
 
taeish said:
Seems that need for 18.6 barrel will be with carbine gas port, afaik nobody really makes the long barrel with carbine port location... With number of wk180 pouring out, could be a decent chance to have early start compared to others.
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+1 to this. If you could make a pencil-profile barrel that fits the WK-180C, it would be perfect. Effectively, I would like to have:

- a pencil profile to make it as light as possible (30 oz or less would be amazing)
- .750 gas block journal to fit the WK-180's piston assembly
- 18.6"
- carbine-length gas port.
- threaded for 1/2 x 28.

With the dry weight of the WK-180 being something like 8 pounds, I'm sure many people (at least me) are going to try to make it as light as possible by changing out the barrel, handguard, and other potential components. Those are the biggest weighty pieces anyway that we CAN change.
 
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