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ArmaLite just contacted me via Facebook yesterday, they JUST got the 18" Target Match barrels back in-stock, ordered the 18" rifle length in Black Cerakote! ?

I sent them 3 emails and posted on their Facebook as I mentioned, someone from ArmaLite FINALLY reached out to me via Facebook messenger! The guy was super nice, they just got 25 raw stainless and 25 stainless black Cerakoted 18" target match barrels in-stock. I ordered the 18" black barrel. He gave me a code for 10% off and free shipping too. The barrel was $225 shipped. They are also sending me a rifle length gas tube and a roll pin for my ArmaLite railed gas block (lost the pin) so I can complete the install.

Question! I had a few 25rd Armalite Gen2 magazines I really didn't want. I don't like how long they are. Posted them to trade for some 20 round Gen2's and the person trading with me sent me a couple Gen2's and a Gen1. I expected all Gen2's as that was what I was trading. Is there any reason I wouldn't want the Gen1? I'm trying to decide if I just say "whateva" and take the Gen1 also or if I should politely return the Gen1.

Thanks guys! I never did say where I was from did I?! Michigan born and raised!

Thanks, brother! ?

I'd be interested in seeing the tech notes, how do I get a copy?

Old age! OK maybe not THAT old, I'm in my 40's but when I was younger I shot 2 and 3-gun matches and as the years wear on I find myself doing that less and doing more and more long-range slow shooting. Since that requires less money for ammo, I bought an AR-10 in 308 and a Ruger Precision in 6.5 Creedmoor. Stupid reason but here I am!

Ideally speaking I would like one of the Armalite AR-10 18" Match Grade Target barrels in Black Cerakote but I would take raw stainless model also. I may be open to a 20" option but really I want 18". I'm having issues finding ANY Armalite barrels and they do not reply to emails. I even tried sending them a Facebook message, they read it and didn't reply! ? Anyway, if anyone has one or knows where I might GET one, please shoot me a PM. I was about to buy a BA Stainless but it appears DPMS and Armalite barrel extensions are different.

I know this thread is OLD but I contacted Joe at Daniel Defense on another forum and he pointed me to a dealer he knew that still had some. To date I know 2 others that also bought them from the same source.

Hey guys! I'm new here, obviously! Hello! This is my second attempt at an AR-308 build! First try was a used AR-308 that my friend built and then traded me for a GLOCK 19 Gen5. Was a kit build from Ground Zero Precision and I had NOTHING but problems with it. Was an Areo M5 upper/lower but with Ground Zero's LPK, barrel, BCG group etc. The thing failed to fire more times than I can count. I ended up trying my G SSA-E in the thing and it did not help. When it did go bang, I had a ton of casings get stuck in the chamber. Ended up trading it for something else. I wasn't even going to bother with AR-308's again but I lucked into a Daniel Defense AR-10 Lite Rail 12.0", which is a rail I've wanted for YEARS. It has been discontinued and one day I just kinda found one used with a DPMS barrel nut for $150.00 dollars shipped. Well, I got my second AR-308 and this time it's an actual ArmaLite AR-10 "B" Pattern. I specifically wanted a "B" pattern because I wanted to clone the COLT AR-10 that Armalite made some years ago as a proof of concept for a Military contract. Joe from DD managed to find me a couple DD AR-10 barrel nuts which he sent over for free and here I am! I think I still want to do something based on the COLT AR-10 Proof of Concept build but I want to keep the SOPMOD stock. I may go 18" barrel though if I can FIND one! Trying to find an actual Armalite AR-10 18" Match Grade Target barrel, so far no luck and Armalite doesn't respond to emails! Other than that I want to keep everything else the same. Anyway here is a picture of what I have no as well as the COLT AR-10. I like the way the rifle length barrel looks with that gas block. I have one of those gas blocks sitting here already but it doesn't work on the 16" barrel my AR-10 Tactical came with. Then this is the COLT AR-10 that Armalite made for some joint Military contract that never happened. It uses the DD AR-10 Lite Rail 12.0 rail.