Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post
All 3 are great companies, and make quality gear. Only you could answer whether the extra cash and time for a Noveske barrel would be worth it to you, but given this is your first AR, I'd suspect that you'd do very well with either of the other two. You are not "cheaping out" getting a DD or BCM as neither is a budget/low-end option.
This.

I've been assembling and enjoying AR type rifles since 1992 and still haven't brought myself to spend the money on a Noveske barrel. The hammer forged barrels you can get from BCM or DD are probably higher quality than the barrels out military uses on their rifles and should last a very long time.