Several years back, I had a spare stripped lower on hand. I'm not a big 5.56/.223 fan, so was shopping around for a barrel/caliber combo that "tweaked my interest".
Sooo......
A shoppin' I did go!
Wandering around a favored parts site, I found a BCA, heavy, spiral fluted .223 Wylde barrel for $58! 😳!
The sale ended at midnight Saturday. Monday morning, I called and asked if I could still get the "sale deal"?
"SURE!"
From there, I built my first heavy barrel AR. It's crazy accurate!
My upper and lower are just plain Jane old "Anderson Rifle Works" in Hebron, KY.
If you don't mind spending a little extra to insure success, I'd drop a bit more on glass and trigger.
My little rifle is really nice, but with that heavy barrel, it IS a bit hefty!
.....but DAMN, does it ever shoot!
