I want a 14.5 hammer forged chrome lined barrel, and I’ve always read Colt is a top brand like BCM. I can get a rail I want and an MRO for well within my budget, but is this going to be the go to rifle I want? I can’t seem to find much info but I would imagine these are chrome lined and hammer forged and that they should be a top quality piece. Any info would help and I appreciate it! I work nights so won’t be able to check my phone much after but I’ll be checking as much as possible. Thanks for the help!
What handguard are you looking at? Are you sure BCM doesn’t sell a complete upper with the one you want installed? Is pinning/welding the MD of the colt in your budget? Why do you think you need a hammer forged barrel?
Ok sure. OP, I really prefer BCM but that upper will very likely work well for you. There have been threads on here of Colt barrels having better groups than BCM and Noveske IIRC.
Wow you got me pegged! I’m just some slack jawed yokel n00b who buys everything with the word tactical in it…
Get off your gear elitism and your high horse. You don’t know me I don’t know you, so show some respect.
Agreed. I always recommend the Colt Socom barrel but no one has asked OP what his intended purpose is. We don’t know anything about him or why he needs chf. He might have auto sear, might plan on attending fifty classes this year, whatever but let’s get him the info he wants.
Dude, if you thought I was being elitist, you seriously mis-read my post. It was not meant as a poke at you or Spikes Tactical…just seemed a bit odd for them to be included with BCM and DD. I guess I should have added a emoticon thingy that the younsters use these days to show that they’re not being serious.
I am a fan of FN’s CHF barrels, and have been running one for a few years now. I ordered another one last night.
Glad we are in agreement. I have three FN produced chf barrels as we speak. The FN lightweight mid and spikes “optimum” profile are the same damn as I could tell and both shoot lights out for me.
Also I did recommend he just got a standard chrome lined barrel as none of us can afford to shoot out a regular barrel in our lifetime and if you can afford that you can afford a new barrel.
Also yes I have a Noveske Infidel upper and it’s damn accurate but my Colt socom upper is just as accurate and half the price.
Another great option would be to buy the upper half of a CCU off GB. I love my CCU rifle my only complaint it is very distinct step down along the rail on the top where the centurion arms handguard is compared to the flat top upper.
I’m just a dude who wants the best I can get for my dollah. I AM currently in the process of (hopefully) becoming a LEO, but I don’t think that really has any bearing on my rifle at the moment. This will primarily be my main shooter, and will attend some classes. I’m not big on keymod or m-lok (gasp! The horror and shame of me not liking it!) so I was looking at adding a quad (as long as the picture was accurate and has a standard barrel nut). I know I won’t ever see a difference, probably, but when getting the best is so easily attainable why would a person not want the best barrel they can get. That being said, I’ve not studied up enough chf vs button broached.
I’ll add that if you want to choose BCM, then you’re making a great decision. I have three of their uppers, with one of them being a BFH government profile 16" with KMR-A. This has been my primary 5.56 rifle for a few years now, and it’s been outstanding so far.
They’re not widely available yet, but BCM’s new picatinny rail should be a solid option. I don’t blame you for choosing picatinny. I’m still running two of them, and have no plans to swap them out.
OP, BCM, FN and DD have good hammer forged barrels. I have a DD S2W 18" barrel that’s a real shooter, it’s on SPR (MK12ish type setup). I don’t beat on it so it’ll probably last a few lifetimes. As mentioned Colt barrels are good to go too. I’m a lot harder on my Colt barrel. So far so good.
Wasn’t Spikes Tactical one of the extreme elitism price gougers during the last few scares? That alone should render them unmentionable here IMHO.
A BCM upper with their QRF may be a solid investment then, because if you ever change your mind on the quad rail you can switch to a keymod or MLOK without changing the barrel nut.
Colt uppers are a good choice. If you want one, they are much less on Gunbroker, around $475 with BCG and charging handle, no furniture. Although Colt barrels are not CHF, they are giving good service in M4s used by the military
CHF barrels do have the potential to be more durable. Whether they ARE and whether they are any more or less ACCURATE is dependent on how well they’re made. Colt has been making barrels for a LONG time and they know how to make one. I’ll take a Colt barrel over a CHF barrel any day of the week, unless it’s a Diemaco barrel, which is both Colt and CHF.
As suggested, either the Colt or the BCM would be solid options. A member here had made some posts showing the accuracy of a factory Colt barrel. I think some were surprised that the Colt OEM barrel is plenty accurate and are know to have a good lifespan.
Wake27 mentioned the ability to swap rails without swapping the barrel but in the BCM…that could be a plus if you do ever decide to change over to an MLOK or KM.
In no way should the company turning out these turds:
be recommended in the same breath as BCM/DD/Colt, CHF or not.
There are plenty of companies turning out CHF barrels (if thats a requirement for the OP) that don’t propagate the fudd-culture. It’s like a “don’t feed the bears” policy.
