24" Varmint Uppers with Blued Barrels?

[Nate74]

Does anybody make an 24" varmint type upper assembly with a blued barrel?

I was looking at the Stag and RRA but most vendors show a SS barrel. Will I need to step up the price scale to get a blued barrel (seems counter intuitive)?

Am I going to be looking at assembling my own upper (would be a first)?

Thanks all.

[badfish71]

I know Bushmaster used to have a 24" varmint upper. i had a FF handguard and a fluted barrel. you might want 2 check their website.

[Nate74]

Cool thanks.

Yep, $785. Time to sell some blood I guess. I found the Stag for $585, so I'm wondering if I could replace the barrel on the stack for $200? Or is the Bushmaster just better all around...

[rumblebee]

what badfish said (P10/20 mag installed)

[ar15barrels]

I know Bushmaster used to have a 24" varmint upper.

That's a heavy barrel, not a bull barrel.

[badfish71]

your right. im sorry. BM, i believe refers to this as their "varmint" upper. FWIW.. i shot this upper many many years ago. and from what i remember it was really nice. either way, to the OP hope you find what your looking for.

[cal3gunner]

Most AR barrels aren't blued. You are probably looking at a stainless steel barrel that has some other sort of coating on it and thats why it costs more than just regular stainless steel.

[randy]

I think Oaktree Gun Club has the 24" Bushmaster on the shelf. Fluted, free floated blued or parked or whatever finish they call it.

[ar15barrels]

The only chromoly (easy to blacken via parkerize or black oxide) bull barrels I know of are Model 1.

[Nate74]

Good info guys. Thanks. I hadn't even thought about having a SS barrel parkerized...

[ar15barrels]

Good info guys. Thanks. I hadn't even thought about having a SS barrel parkerized...

Good.
Don't even think about it.
It won't work.
There's no iron to convert.

You CAN blacken stainless with black oxide though.
I recommend glass bead blasting before black oxide as a very nice matte black finish option for stainless steel.

[Nate74]

Good.
Don't even think about it.
It won't work.
There's no iron to convert.

I thought that's what I remembered but there's only so much RAM in my aging brain these days.