AR15 Barrels contact?

[carcass]

Does anyone have a good contact method for AR15Barrels.com? The e-mail address he posted on the website (randall@ar15barrels.com) does not work. I'm trying to see about getting a short 300 whisper barrel.

[interceptor]

You'll have much better luck buying a barrel from one of several forum members here. Randall is notorious for his (lack of) customer service.

[Flewis]

Originally Posted by interceptor

You'll have much better luck buying a barrel from one of several forum members here. Randall is notorious for his (lack of) customer service.

I haven't done any business with AR15barrels.com, but I've heard (from several people) the same thing Interceptor said above.

[cav_scout_tj]

The story goes that Randall got in over his head, took on too much work. He does great work-- when he does it.

Not sure if he took money and ran, but he has had a lot of peoples money for a long time, delivery times way behind. There are many threads on such on AR15.com.

[carcass]

Thanks for the info! Since I have a lathe of my own, I decided to buy a chamber reamer and a blank and give it a try myself. Reamer's in the mail now. Wish me luck!

[carcass]

Just wanted to report success in making my first 300 Whisper barrel. I picked up a .30 cal blank from Midway and called up PTG and purchased a chamber reamer and a set of headspace gauges. I turned a 7.5" barrel for my M16. My goal was to get a heavy-hitting subgun-class round with a low cyclic rate in the '16. Well, 200 grain Sierra MatchKings in the 300 Whisper platform certainly fits the bill, with a muzzle velocity of 1040 fps and an IPSC power factor of 208.

I used a JP adjustable gas block for this first one but it turns out I got the gas port dimension just right, so I don't think I'll need an adjustable block anymore unless I decide to go supersonic with this upper.

So far (about 100 rounds) the package is very reliable in both semi and FA modes.