I don't think the thread was started as what looks best. Ea. person has what they think is the best. Technically the handgaurd has nothing to do with a barrel performance, so that point is invalid. The same amount of air is released with ea. shot. The difference in velocity comes down to how much is disrupted by the FVA. Of course as Monitor mentioned that all changes with a RVA.

Let's just stick with the topic of best barrel and post why you think it's the best.

I think any barrel that gets the task at hand done is the best barrel.

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