Barrel Assembly, Best Bang for the Buck

[salazar44]

would you say that the best quality for the money is the barrel assembly by bushmaster?

Im currently looking at this guy for 225
16" Bushmaster Heavy Carbine Barrel Assembly

http://www.bushmaster.com/products.asp?cat=7

Not sure if this is the best value for the dollar at the moment. Any thoughts?

[CSACANNONEER]

The "best" for what purpose?

[salazar44]

all arounder. paper hole maker. accuracy. durability. longevity. Just in general. By the price Im looking at you can see Im not trying to win any competitions. Just want a barrel assembly that wont break the bank and still operate as one might expect.

[FMJBT]

For an "all around" rifle, the 18" SPR is hard to beat. It does everything reasonably well, although they do end up a little on the heavy side depending on what components/optics are used. For SPR barrels, the DPMS Mark 12 barrel is the cheapest I have found, but still an excellent shooter. Currently out of stock at Midway, but they get shipments of these in pretty often:

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=431749