New barrel on Ar15

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New barrel on Ar15

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Whats a fair price for this I have recently heard of someone being charged £950.00 to rebarrel an AR15. Not sure of the cost of a profilled blank from sassen engineering but that seems an awful lot of money. Anyone had one done recently at a better price
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Rburro2 wrote:Whats a fair price for this I have recently heard of someone being charged £950.00 to rebarrel an AR15. Not sure of the cost of a profilled blank from sassen engineering but that seems an awful lot of money. Anyone had one done recently at a better price
Mark Bradley just rebarreled mine.

17" Walther barrel and it was a LOT less than that !
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was it a proof research carbon fibre? because that sounds about right for one of those
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Rburro2 wrote:Whats a fair price for this I have recently heard of someone being charged £950.00 to rebarrel an AR15. Not sure of the cost of a profilled blank from sassen engineering but that seems an awful lot of money. Anyone had one done recently at a better price
Check out Fox Firearms - they do ready chambered drop in barrels for the AR in various lengths and profiles.
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I have spoke to a reputable AR builder in the UK and the price for a sassen engineering barrel. Chambered,screw cut, cerekoted black, brake timed and sent to be proofed. Should be no more than £600.00 including VAT. So there we have it If your being charged £950.00 for exactly what I've put above your being robbed.
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Everyone has there own labour rates ,after all a bloke down the road will service your car for £50 labour but a main dealer will be considerably more wont it ?
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I agree with that but £350 more I'm sorry thats robbery. In sunnary have your AR15 rebarelled at BRADLEY ARMS his is the most competitive price I can find for the same service. He's like ronseal does exactly what it says in the Tin.
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Mark Bradley has just re-barreled mine with a Walther barrel and it's doing a fine job. Accuracy is beyond what I could reasonably expect with a 18" barrel and GGG 62gr.

He was MUCH less than the OP quote and was very helpful and quick.
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Walther barrels are the new 'Black.'
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Airbrush wrote:Walther barrels are the new 'Black.'
Mine is in Patriot Brown. Black is very last year.

Looking forward to giving it its first outing at CSR.
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