Wilson Combat AR Barrel Press Release

[WilsonCombatRep]

Wilson Combat® is pleased to announce:


Wilson Combat Develops Comprehensive Line of Match-Grade
Custom AR-15 Barrels.


Wilson Combat, a leader in AR-15 parts, rifles and accessories since 1999
announces a line-up of custom, match-grade AR-15 barrels in numerous,
popular calibers and multiple profile configurations geared towards the
amateur or professional AR-builder alike.


Wilson Combat is quickly becoming the recognized leader in high quality
custom AR barrels and now we have over 40 different variations of barrels
that span 6 popular calibers that are sure to meet the needs of your AR
project.





Whether you are punching holes in paper, hunting or building rifles for
tactical applications, we have a match-quality barrel that can take your AR
accuracy and reliability to a new level of performance.


Wilson Combat Match Grade AR-15 barrels are precisely crafted of the
finest American-made 416R rifle rated steel on computer-controlled
equipment to our exacting list of technical specifications. These proven
barrels feature a hand-polished bore and feedramps and then complete
a rigorous final inspection process that ensures your new barrel will meet
your most demanding expectations.


All barrels feature crisp CNC markings, precision target grade muzzle
crown and a chamber and gas port optimized for long-term reliability.
Barrels are available conventionally or polygonal rifled in several
configurations.

















Starting at $249.95, All Wilson Combat AR barrels are available in a matte
bead-blasted stainless finish or your color choice of our famed Armor-
Tuff® finish. Barrels are available in .204 Ruger, .223 Wylde, 5.56 NATO,
6.8 SPC-II, .300 Blackout and 7.62X40 Wilson Tactical calibers.







Learn more about our array of AR-15 barrels and our complete line of custom
handgun and long gun parts and accessories at www.wilsoncombat.com.

[mjfast82]

When ordering a barrel online how do you specify what color you would want. I don't see any options when you add a product to the cart. Also, what does the color coating cost?

[elkbow]

I believe you will have to call them to get the price and specify the color. I've ordered a couple online and also emailed them on options with good response time.

[WilsonCombatRep]

mj,
Elkbow is correct, with as many options as get thrown around on barrels, you will need to call that order in.....cost depends on a couple of factors, but usually $40-50 for ArmorTuff. Thanks for the interest!

[MadDawgJ]

WCRep,What do you recommend for a breaking procedure for your barrels? I just finished an upper with the 16" Recon Tactical and can't wait to get it broken in and run through the paces.

[WilsonCombatRep]

MadDawgJ,
There are sooo many different views on barrel break in, it can make your head hurt trying to sort them out! One thing is for certain, all barrels are different, and most of the time, most people will feel better with their personal variation of "break in procedure". Here is what Bill Wilson thinks of barrel break in.....from another post here on the forum....
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Here's what I do with my own barrels..............

Thorough clean
Shoot 10-20rds
Thorough clean using carbon remover first, then our bore polish *
Shoot 20rds and clean as above after every 20rds until I have 100rds down range (I'm doing load development this whole time so is not wasting time/ammo)
At this point I consider it broken in and usually clean every 50 - 60rds or so if I'm trying to maintain maximum accuracy, my blasters may go 300+

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Patch with carbon remover, repeat
10 passes with a Montana Extreme nylon brush
Patch with carbon remover, repeat
Patch with bore polish 5 passes, one way only
Fresh patch and repeat above as needed to remove all traces of carbon/copper, usually 10-20 passes total does the job
Clean out excess bore polish with Gun Scrubber
Patch with clean patch, repeat
Light oil patch

Bill Wilson
www.wilsoncombat.com
www.circlewcranch.com
www.idpa.com
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When I have a new barrel, I let the barrel tell me what my procedure will be.....the goal is to get the first rounds through the gun without excessive copper fouling. I clean the barrel first, then after the first round, I check the bore and make sure there is no obvious excessive fouling from a damaged bore( I have only experienced this once, it was a "name brand" production bolt rifle, and the problem in the bore wasn't visible until after I fired that first shot). I will go ahead and will go ahead and clean the bore at this point because I have stopped shooting, using our carbon cleaner, then bore polish. After that, I just check the bore after every couple of shots until I start to see faint copper streaks( easy way to check is taking a white Q-tip and inserting it down the bore at the muzzle. The light reflected off the white Qtip with allow you to see the coppery colored streaks in the lands of the bore). I'll clean the copper out for the first couple of times it develops. How smooth you bore is has a direct impact on this....smoother, polished bores of higher quality barrels pick up very little fouling. Rough barrels strip it like crazy.
After I get 20-30 rounds through the gun( I just do this during my first range session as I zero the sights and start to check loads that the rifle likes), I just begin to shoot as normal, and see how long the bore can go without "excessive" copper build up....your barrel needs some copper in it, just not such a heavy build up that it effects accuracy.
During this I use primarily WC http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Ultima-L...uctinfo/603-4/ to first remove the carbon in the bore( I worry about carbon build up just ahead of the chamber as much or more than copper), then I use http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Ultima-L...uctinfo/604-4/ to remove trace amounts of copper and further polish the bore. If there is serious, thick/chunky build up, I'll pull out the bad boy of copper removers,
http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Ultima-Lube-II-Bore- Cleaner-4-oz-Bottle/productinfo/602-4/ . I only use this for really serious copper fouling, as it will remove ALL the copper from the bore. You shouldn't need this very often....I use this most when somebody else asks me to check their hunting rifle that suddenly " don't group anymore".....many times this is from years of neglect and copper build up.

So, in summary, there is no "set procedure for break in" from WC. We polish our rifle barrels before we ship them, so generally speaking, they don't give the user much trouble with fouling when you start shooting your new blaster. Clean your bore before you start, shoot a shot, check the bore and clean, then just start watching for copper build up. I would clean a few times with carbon cleaner and bore polish during the first 20-30 rounds, and if things are progressing nicely, I would then just start shooting, keeping an eye on the bore and group size, and clean when you see excessive fouling( not just copper smears/streaks) or your groups with loads that are known to shoot well, start to open up.

Go have fun, and shoot the crap out of your new 6.8!

[MadDawgJ]

Wow, thanks for the very detailed reply. I was surprised that you didn't have a procedure listed on the site, you have so much other info there. I have seen some manufacturers recommend a certain procedure for their barrels so I wanted to check since my experience is breaking in military barrels, which are not of this quality, and I want all of the accuracy that this barrel has. They are no longer calling for snow tomorrow here so hopefully tomorrow can be a range day. Thanks again for your help.

[elkbow]

i do similar to WCRep, I clean the bore thoroughly before even firing the first shot. I know i've run some patches down a new factory Remington 700 bore and could barely push them through, on those I did some handlapping first. With the tighter tolerances in manufacturing nowadays I haven't seen that in awhile.

I don't think you will see many people list break-in procedures anymore, and certain companies give some specifics on 'what not to do'...but this is so controversial, that most don't list it. What I like to do like WCRep is shoot and see what is happening, how much copper fouling, what the accuracy is, then keep going until the bore smooths out some and then clean every so many rounds after.