ACR barrel NR.
- Thread starter Gundoggy
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onetwentyish
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- East Central AB (AKA Northern Texas)
I would only go with the integral flash hider if you prefer it to be 1.5" shorter then the ability to switch muzzle devices.
I prefer stainless for accuracy and chromoly if you plan to do beowulf mag dumps and generally abuse it more.
I would go medium contour, I had a Herron NR pencil profile barrel and could never find any ammo including handloads that would shoot better than 1.5-2 moa. My stainless medium contour Questar barrel is shooting better than the other one did but I haven't tried any handloads yet, I think this one will break into sub moa with handloads like my 300 blackout conversion I built does.
I've shot one with a Herron barrel with integrated flash hider, honestly I couldn't tell the difference to shooting mine with a threaded muzzle and a flash hider and the difference in length wasn't noticeable at all. I prefer a threaded muzzle because even though the ACR is a very smooth rifle to shoot I can feel a difference if I put a brake on it and like to be able to swap back and forth. I run a linear comp most of the time but have just swapped to a griffin flash comp. It's nice to have the options.
I would go medium contour, I had a Herron NR pencil profile barrel and could never find any ammo including handloads that would shoot better than 1.5-2 moa. My stainless medium contour Questar barrel is shooting better than the other one did but I haven't tried any handloads yet, I think this one will break into sub moa with handloads like my 300 blackout conversion I built does.
I've shot one with a Herron barrel with integrated flash hider, honestly I couldn't tell the difference to shooting mine with a threaded muzzle and a flash hider and the difference in length wasn't noticeable at all. I prefer a threaded muzzle because even though the ACR is a very smooth rifle to shoot I can feel a difference if I put a brake on it and like to be able to swap back and forth. I run a linear comp most of the time but have just swapped to a griffin flash comp. It's nice to have the options.
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I went with chromoly on my 450. shoots well and it is actually lighter than a NR 223 ACR from weights posted on the forum
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1122959-The-Bushmaster?highlight=the+bushmaster
I had Herron Arms install a stainless Bartlein barrel on my ACR. It now shoots sub-MOA with handloads (55grn Sierra Blitzkings). I had them re-install the original flash hider. All in all......I am totally satisfied. Its a pleasure to shoot this rifle. Very accurate, low recoil.....very fun. The only downside to the ACR and an 18.5" barrel.....its a front heavy rifle. I shoot with a bipod.....
Graveman
Graveman
Ya, all the modern piston driven rifles are front heavy, nothing unmanageable but way more than a light barrel DI AR. The Swiss Arms might be a little lighter in the muzzle actually due to the light profile barrel. I think the reason the SA is so muzzle heavy is that beefy gas piston, that rifle seems way overbuilt to me.
The only piston driven NR rifle that isn't muzzle heavy is the AR180-B. Mine is a real pleasure to shoot freehand compared to my NR ACR.
It's all what you're used to though, if you run an AR then grab the NR ACR it's going to feel heavy but I've had my ACR on a sling all day walking the bush and it's not a problem.
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- Location
- Southern ontario
Rebarrelling a rifle ruins it
Do you ever make a post that isn't just trying to pick a fight by saying something dumb?
I can't remember the last post I've seen from you that made any sense at all.
why? In this case it makes a useless to me restricted rifle non restricted so I can hunt with it.
The whole point of the ACR is the quick change barrel system so that you can re barrel the rifle with ease.
