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AA Barrels - Mad Charlie - 10-02-2017
To those of you that are using the Alexander Arms barrels, how do you like them?
I am thinking of ordering one.
AA Barrels - Bigs28 - 10-02-2017
I have the 16" and love it.
AA Barrels - Kilco - 10-02-2017
My old man has an 18" lite AA barrel and I've been very impressed. It shoots every bullet and load we have tried 1 moa from a bench.
The best loads are easily sub moa, and the worst are hovering just over 1 moa.
I'm an open Odin fanboy. But even my Odin Barrels will favor certain bullets/loads alot more than his AA. Mine will shoot it's favorite combos sub moa, wile the ones it doesnt like can go anywhere from 1.5-2 moa.
AA gets my puny insignificant stamp of aproval.
AA Barrels - Redomen - 10-02-2017
Built my wife one using the 16" fluted and I like it better than the two I built for myself. Very accurate.
AA Barrels - worthen86ford - 10-02-2017
I have three 16" AA barrels and all shoot well. Only negative i have found is hornady black jamming the lands on at least 2 out of the three. Third one is undetermined since i quit the black. Not sure if it's AAs fault or hornady but just an observation. Sst and wolf shoot great.
AA Barrels - 1075 tech - 10-02-2017
My 16" fluted will consistently shoot .75 or less with the Hornady SST factory ammo. I haven't tried the black yet. Wolf steel case runs flawlessly with ~2" groups.
It's plenty accurate and light enough as my hunting rifle.
AA Barrels - Mad Charlie - 10-02-2017
These are the kind of things that I am wanting to find out, especially things like factory ammo jamming the lands...
Thank you gentlemen, I want to get all the information I can.
AA Barrels - just_john - 10-02-2017
I have 2 of 'em and have built 2 others with AA's and can't say enoughgood about 'em. Would recommend 'em without hesitation.
AA Barrels - Mad Charlie - 10-02-2017
They have too long a lead time for the stainless fluted that I wanted, so I bought the melonited 16" upper kit. Hundred bucks more but comes with gas tube and block and assembled upper and charge handle, bet I don't get any sweetness tonight, too bad.
AA Barrels - Kilco - 10-02-2017
worthen86ford Wrote:I have three 16" AA barrels and all shoot well. Only negative i have found is hornady black jamming the lands on at least 2 out of the three. Third one is undetermined since i quit the black. Not sure if it's AAs fault or hornady but just an observation. Sst and wolf shoot great.
They had a run that had short chambers. If you call AA and tell them about this they will make it right.
AA Barrels - jurassic - 10-02-2017
Kilco Wrote:They had a run that had short chambers. If you call AA and tell them about this they will make it right.
Seems like that happens a lot lately.
AA Barrels - pajasonc - 10-05-2017
Kilco Wrote:They had a run that had short chambers. If you call AA and tell them about this they will make it right.
My 18" fluted AA had a short chamber, AA fixed it and it shoots really well now.
AA Barrels - murfvol - 10-05-2017
My 18" fluted stays well below 1" with A-Max, and is solid with Wolf. Don't think I've ever measured a group with it, as I use it to plink steel.
AA Barrels - just_john - 10-05-2017
Have built 3 of 'em so far and can't say enough good things about 'em.
AA Barrels - sneaky one - 10-06-2017
I own 2 AA tubes- 1 is actually for sale- 16". Pm me if interested. They shoot just fine.
16" is set up for short range hunts.
AA Barrels - Et2ss - 10-14-2017
Mad Charlie Wrote:They have too long a lead time for the stainless fluted that I wanted, so I bought the melonited 16" upper kit. Hundred bucks more but comes with gas tube and block and assembled upper and charge handle, bet I don't get any sweetness tonight, too bad.
You got the 16" Extreme LW kit? I am thinking about picking that up and selling off the upper receiver to recoup some of the $. How does it shoot?
I have a fluted 16" light weight that shoots even the cheap Wolf rather well. Here is a pic of a box of Wolf on a 12" x 16" target at 420 yrd.
![[Image: 420%20grendel.JPG]](http://newphillysports.com/milsurp/0~bucket/420%20grendel.JPG)
I just tried out a 24" Bear creek, it doesn't play well with the wolf, Still need to test it with factory Hornady