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Are the Ares barrels you're running stainless steel?

I'm still looking at barrels for a build and wanted to know if anyone has experience with this barrel as far as accuracy goes, or one similar: https://www.kakindustry.com/lr-308-parts/kak-762-stainless-18-inch-rifle-stainless-barrel Its an 18" stainless with rifle gas. I like the price but I'm not sure how it will perform for that price. There are some reviews on the sight that say it is accurate but not enough to convince me that its a regular occurrence with this barrel. Any experience?

Just recently jumped into the 308 game. I'm currently in the process of my first build. Excited to learn more!

Thanks for the link! I might go with a Mega Arms barrel, I've heard good things about them.

I'm interested to know how it does. Thanks, good to know.

How does the 18" hybrid shoot when it gets a little hot? Is it still accurate? I plan on saving ounces every where else on the build, even it I don't go with the heavy barrel. I can imagine though that the gun could get heavy real quick.

Thank you, will do!

I mostly plan on shooting steel targets at longer ranges, but in the future I will do a little hunting with it. I want it to be a multipurpose gun. I'm kind of leaning towards the heavy profile barrel just because it will be more accurate when the barrel starts to heat up, at least in theory. However, I don't have experience shooting a heavy barrel or hybrid contour barrel in 308 so I don't know how well the hybrid barrel will do once it heats up. I think I might be over thinking this, but if I do go with the heavy barrel I'm not sure it it will feel too heavy.

I'm going to start my first AR 308 build in a couple of weeks and I'm trying to decide on which American Defense barrel (made by Criterion) to go with. I've narrowed it down to a 16" stainless steel barrel nitride finish with rifle length gas. The only thing I'm debating is whether to go with the heavy profile or hybrid contour. The heavy weighs 3 lbs 1 oz and the hybrid weighs 2 lbs 6 oz. Would the heavy barrel be too damn heavy? Or would it be fine? I'm leaning heavy, but I don't have experience shooting an AR 308 with that type of barrel. I know the SR25 EMC has a heavy profile barrel but it has dimples to lighten it up. Link to ADM https://www.americandefensemanufacturing.com/view/product/1232/