As the title says, I am looking for a barrel with the following specs:
The only one I have seen is Daniel Defense, but I don’t see them in stock anywhere. Anybody know of any other makers?
Noveske makes one in 12.5"
http://www.shopnoveske.com/collections/barrels/products/chf-chrome-lined-lo-pro-5-56
Centurion arms also makes one.
Centurion’s LW is close to a Govt. profile as far as I can tell. IIRC, Monty referred to it as a “stretched govt. profile” in the old CA barrel thread. Noveske is it, if profile is a huge consideration. Can’t go wrong with either, IMHO. I have both.
Roger that. Thanks.
While it’s not a pencil-weight, the CA barrel profile does thin down in front of the gas block seat. Per pictures of both the Noveske and CA barrels, they actually appear to have a very similar profile.
Noveske barrel (12.5" shown in additional pictures on the page)
I went with the CA barrel due to the slight taper that Monty had mentioned was added into the bore. I looked into this practice and it seems to have a positive effect on both accuracy and velocity. Not sure if Noveske has a similar internal construction.