Looking For LightWeight 300 BlackOut Barrel Suggestions
Right now, the BCM 300BK in 9 inch enhanced fluted is 15oz for $269 as my top contender
Would like to know if there are any other suggestions out there for a sub 1lb 8.5 to 10 inch Barrel with 1/7 or faster rifling
Faxon has a 9" “match grade” with 5R rifling. It is what I am considering…
Those are 1/8 twist, they are about the same weight and around $100 less than the bcm though
I wouldn’t consider the BCM lightweight. Then again, at only 9", lightweight isn’t really necessary, imo.
What do you consider as lightweight?
I’ve never shopped for a lightweight 9" barrel, so I don’t know what would be considered lightweight. But I have that barrel and when I look at it the first thought that comes to mind is how beefy it is compared to my other rifles (a 16" BCM ELW barrel and an 11.5" BCM lightweight barrel). BCM also doesn’t call that barrel lightweight. Like I said, I’ve never shopped for a lightweight 9" barrel, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there aren’t that many since a barrel that short is already going to be very lightweight.
I’ve been looking and I have not found a barrel with 1/7 twist that is lighter than the 9 inch BCM 300 BLK at 15 oz (confirmed by a member on here)
Ordered a 9 inch BCM Enhanced Fluted 1/7 from G and R Tactical !
(since no alternatives surfaced that were lighter at that length and with that twist rate)
I’ll updated with pics and data
You won’t regret it. It’s NOT a pencil barrel. It looks like one of their ELW fluted barrels, but 9" instead of 14.5 or 16. So basically the stoutness of the ELW fluted barrel in front of the chamber but with the structural integrity of a 9" barrel.
Just received the BCM 9 inch 300BLKOUT barrel.
G and R shipped fast! Good service there!
Fluting looks nice, it’s finish is not pretty - almost looks used LOL. Compared to the Spikes/FN and the TriArc barrels which were basically spotless this BCM arrived with plenty of scuffs, snail trails etc. Tiny ding on the crown. A couple scratches and a cut/ding across a flute edge.
The barrel is dimpled for a set screw. The dimple appears huge, a bit too large and has cold bluing around it. Gas port also looks similarly large. The inside of the gas port looks quite rough too. Almost seemed threaded at first LOL.
Weight is 14.9 oz / 424g on my scale
Measurements and pics soon
BCM 300 Black Out 9 inch Enhanced Light Weight Fluted Barrel Pics
Did you happen to measure the gas port? I have one of these and it seems super overgassed with supers. I did something kind of dumb and got a non-adjustable gas block pinned. Now, I want to take it off and put an adjustable gb on.
I’m curious as to what buffer, spring, and ammunition was used? Was a can involved in any way?
I started off with an H2 and Sprinco blue using Magtech 124s. Went up to H3 and red and it’s still quite rough cycling. No can yet but I have a Trash Panda on the way, so I want to get this thing smoother out. I’ve seen others say these barrels are smooth shooting with H2s and that just hasn’t been the case with mine. I’ve shot other 300 blackouts that were much smoother, so I’m thinking it’s got to be an overgassing issue. BCM won’t reveal the gas port size either, I asked. I almost wish I had a barrel ported for just supers.