20 Practical Barrel Question

[Mark M.]

Who offers a drop in cut rifle match grade AR barrel in a 20 Practical with matching bolt

 

[JB10]

You can try and look at criterion

 

[spaniel]

Matching spec is a good question...I've built a few ARs with McGowen or Kreiger barrels and not experienced any headspace issues. I have a 6.5 Grendel and 20 Practical with McGowen barrels, Rock River upper/bolt, no problems.

 

[RegionRat]

https://www.whiteoakarmament.com/barrels-20-practical.html

Ring them if you want the bolt along with the barrel and they will fix you up.

ETA: the Out of Stock is typical, but don't let that put you off. Give John a ring.

 

[searcher]

Not many options out there.... For what it is worth, I think a lot of the manufacturers don't concern themselves with matching bolts in this caliber as you will be sizing brass before the first time it is fired in your chamber - allowing you to set your brass to the bolt, so to speak.

 

[RegionRat]

Not many options out there.... For what it is worth, I think a lot of the manufacturers don't concern themselves with matching bolts in this caliber as you will be sizing brass before the first time it is fired in your chamber - allowing you to set your brass to the bolt, so to speak.

The original M16/AR15 design was standardized into Mil-Specs. That is both good and bad, but for now lets take the good view, like being able to swap any good quality bolt and stay within headspace specs.

 

[searcher]

The original M16/AR15 design was standardized into Mil-Specs. That is both good and bad, but for now lets take the good view, like being able to swap any good quality bolt and stay within headspace specs.

Yes - I've swapped out bolts on mine. I just measure from the bolt face to the outer locking lug rim and, as long as the new bolt measures the same or less, I continue to run ammo already loaded if the bolt change couldn't wait. I haven't run into a bolt that was more than .003" +/- longer than what I'm replacing. I buy several bolts at a time and try to get a few closely "matched" for this purpose.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I have uppers in 17rem(Shilen barrel/bolt combo) 20p, 223 Wyde, and a factory Bushmaster 556. Only thing I can't swap is the bcg from the Bushy into the 17 rem- rds will not go into battery. So I have dedicated a bcg to each.

 

[Woollybugger]

Who offers a drop in cut rifle match grade AR barrel in a 20 Practical with matching bolt

I have an X-caliber 20prac barrel and they recommended an RCA bolt and carrier.