ULUL 223 Wylde and 6x45 portless barrel thread

[hereinaz]

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I'm ready to order a 6x45 as well as a 6 ARC. Maybe even a Grendel for that matter. Any updates?

Faxon is 100 barrels minimum order quantities, working on price for 16" .223 wylde for a possible "premium"' option.

I have reached out to two other companies that I think may be more flexible on MOQ and calibers.

How about a portless 22arc and 6arc pencil barrel for those running the bear creek bolt action upper? 12 inch and 16 inch options.

The BCA bolt action really opens up the market for portless barrels. I saw them at SHOT, they aren't that bad actually as an upper. They just run a bushing over the gas port, so there is something to be gained from a portless.

I am going to add 22 ARC and 6 ARC to my inquiry.

 

[hereinaz]

For fun, I reached out to BCA about becoming a dealer to get the bolt action uppers. We are talking about getting our FFL anyway to start LS Armory for our little "ultralight hunting" niche.

 

[hereinaz]

If you all haven't seen, check out the reloading forum for a group buy on an annealer we are going to carry. Details are in the thread along with a link.

 

[Taudisio]

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Faxon is 100 barrels minimum order quantities, working on price for 16" .223 wylde for a possible "premium"' option.

I have reached out to two other companies that I think may be more flexible on MOQ and calibers.


The BCA bolt action really opens up the market for portless barrels. I saw them at SHOT, they aren't that bad actually as an upper. They just run a bushing over the gas port, so there is something to be gained from a portless.

I am going to add 22 ARC and 6 ARC to my inquiry.

I’d be curious if you reached out to x-caliber for a group buy of barrels for a discounted rate. They may not be as light as other options, but I am extremely satisfied with mine. If the group rate is around $200/shipped barrel, that would be awesome. I have no interest in a 5.56 barrel over a 6x45. 5.56/223 barrels are already plentiful and gas blocks are a dime a dozen.

Also, I don’t know why you would need an FFL to sell uppers, if you are going to work with TN arms for the lower, that would make sense.

 

[hereinaz]

I’d be curious if you reached out to x-caliber for a group buy of barrels for a discounted rate. They may not be as light as other options, but I am extremely satisfied with mine. If the group rate is around $200/shipped barrel, that would be awesome. I have no interest in a 5.56 barrel over a 6x45. 5.56/223 barrels are already plentiful and gas blocks are a dime a dozen.

Also, I don’t know why you would need an FFL to sell uppers, if you are going to work with TN arms for the lower, that would make sense.

I will reach out to x-Caliber. Do they have a portless? I know blocks are dime a dozen, but having it as light as possible and portless is the niche I am trying to fill.

You are right, no FFL needed for uppers.

The FFL was just a side comment that we are going to get our FFL and seriously considering how to collect the niche options for the ultralight hunters. We make our gear of course, but I think we could build a nice niche as a company that caters to finding the most ultralightest.

We are on the same track that you pointed to... with the FFL we could stock TN lowers, BCA uppers, and maybe even build ULUL ready to go.

This is all in the idea stage right now. Getting a barrel into the shop and gauging demand is the first step.

 

[Taudisio]

I will reach out to x-Caliber. Do they have a portless? I know blocks are dime a dozen, but having it as light as possible and portless is the niche I am trying to fill.

You are right, no FFL needed for uppers.

The FFL was just a side comment that we are going to get our FFL and seriously considering how to collect the niche options for the ultralight hunters. We make our gear of course, but I think we could build a nice niche as a company that caters to finding the most ultralightest.

We are on the same track that you pointed to... with the FFL we could stock TN lowers, BCA uppers, and maybe even build ULUL ready to go.

This is all in the idea stage right now. Getting a barrel into the shop and gauging demand is the first step.

X-caliber has blanks, but they are already contoured and have a gas journal, you can omit the gas port which is what I did. I did not order mine threaded, and had it done later with a smith, my mistake. The only issue I had was the barrel extension was not stainless and had some rust spots after hunting in the rain then not inspecting the rifle for a few weeks.

 

[hereinaz]

X-caliber has blanks, but they are already contoured and have a gas journal, you can omit the gas port which is what I did. I did not order mine threaded, and had it done later with a smith, my mistake. The only issue I had was the barrel extension was not stainless and had some rust spots after hunting in the rain then not inspecting the rifle for a few weeks.

Thanks for the info. Gives me something to go on.

I have a contact at Preferred Barrels, so I reached out to them too. If anyone else has any other suggestions, lemme know.

I am moving this forward. I may create a link to a form to gather more easily digestible information to crunch all the numbers. That all depends on the responses from the companies.

 

[hereinaz]

Weird, Xcaliber website is down.

 

[Taudisio]

Weird, Xcaliber website is down.

It sure is. Don’t know what that’s about.

 

[HNTR918]

6mm ARC would be my choice, given its legality in several states for large game.

 

[hereinaz]

It sure is. Don’t know what that’s about.

Site is back up and email sent.