Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
While I have had my share of cheaper barrels and they are perfectly serviceable pieces, I can definitely tell a difference in accuracy with the better barrels. I have been very pleased with barrels from Daniel Defense and Bravo Company. The ones I had from those companies were of the hammer forged variety. If resale in the future is of any consideration in your thought process you will have a much easier time selling a "name brand" barrel versus an "off brand" one.
who would you say is an "Off brand" besides a blatent import? my dpms rocked until i went SBR then it was bushy 10.5 to a 14.5 then a 14.5 DTI, now a BCM 10.5
When J&T Dist. was first offering their Ar15 kits (less lower) for $375.00 the bbl was not marked but advertised as a "wilson" mfg. they were semi-flamed for "quality". Unless they are stating a specific MOA from their bbls again IMHO you will find minimal variation in accuracy. Granted there are some lemons out there.
I know Stag Arms had bbls that people i shoot with first hand had , to them, accuracy issues. Stag informed them their expectation was .75 moa across the board using X ammo.
A member here had issues with his DPMS 16" bbl. DPMS told him they had no accuracy issues using Sierra Match King 69gr. As a hand loader sure high end bbls are the
way to maximize it's potential. Shooters running off the shelf ammo again, YMMV.

How about this, what are your expectations regarding overall performance?
You shooting off the bench wanting one ragged hole, or able to engage your target any style and score "hits" ?