Best bang for the buck 12.5" nitride barrel?

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Since Grendel doesn't operate at high chamber pressure and isn't over-bored looking at bore-to--case diameter, throat and barrel life exceed that of the .308 Winchester, which is the gold standard in barrel life among people that track barrel life closely.

I used 2 different Faxon Group Buy nitrided barrels from the forum, and recently got a 10.5" Criterion from Precision Firearms for another short build.




I've used 2A Balios Lite and standard forged receivers for these (AA upper with PF lower on mine), and would also consider a LaRue Stealth 2.0 receiver set for the next one.

My LaRue Stealth 2.0 18" is the most solid-feeling, one-piece-like AR15 I own if you're into that. You get billet plus good value retention with the LaRue option.