Rock River "Wylde" barrels.....

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Guys:

I'm looking at a Rock River complete upper and am considering a 20 inch Wylde barrel. I know what a Wylde barrel is and the philosophy behind it. What I'm looking for are your opinions as to the pros and cons of a Wylde barrel. My AR will be used primarily for target and hunting use, but I need it ready for self-defense.

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I have two of them and see no down side. My 18", SS, wylde chambered RRA is the most accurate semi I have. 5 shots under .66" every time out with good ammo.
 
The wylde is a mix between a 5.56 NATO and a .223. The Wylde can shoot both ammo. I have a 24" Rock River and love it.

Here is an insert from Wiki about it:
A few AR-15 manufacturers incorporate the use of a hybrid chamber specification known as the Wylde chamber. Designed by and named after Bill Wylde of Greenup, IL, this chambering was designed to accurately shoot the military ball ammo of the day while still feeding reliably. Coincidentally, it shoots the longer 80 gr bullets commonly used in the sport of Highpower Rifle Competition very well and is one of the preferred chambers for that use. While the Wylde chamber allows for optimal seating depth of 80 grain bullets over .223 Remington and 5.56 NATO, it is capable of accepting both ammunition types. The Wylde chamber is used by a few manufacturers who sell "National Match" configuration AR-15 rifle, barrels, and upper receivers.
 
I have owned at least 6 RRAs with the Wylde chamber. All easily met their accuracy guarantee and were or are trouble free.
 
I think the Wylde chamber makes sense for most civilian AR purposes - really anything other than bullet hose or ultra-precision benchrest gun. So I would view it as a positive.
 
I have a mid-length 1/8 RR stainless.........great shooter. Singular downside is that it does not quite adapt to my old Bro Cal. .22 sub caliber device. It'l work with the thing mostly, but the chamber in the RR is substantially different in that it will not permit the chamber insert to fully seat. It does in my AR15A2.....function with the A/2 is flawless, full or semi, with the RR which is semi only, its problematic with random failures to eject or feed.

Beyond that, the RR is easily the equal of that 1/7 Colt.........and certainly as accurate.
 
I agree carbine85, I love mine, it is just a heavy sucker.....lol. Mine was guaranteed to shoot 3/4 MOA but honestly shoots loser to 1/2 with my handloads. They really impress me for the $ spent. When I got mine it had the EOP upper, I ended up swapping it out for the flattop.
 
Maybe I should go with a 16 or 18 inch barrel, although the weight of the 20 inch may not matter. Why, you ask? Because (and don't start ribbing me), it will be paired with complete polymer lower! Trigger assembly and all!!:eek:
 
Since when are ARs heavy? Or am I missing something. My rifle has a 20" barrel, float tube and is topped off with an ACOG. Not what I'd call a heavy weight. Are we talking 10 or 12 pounds here? Heck my 375H&H tips the scale at 10lbs with scope and I do not consider it all that heavy, and certainly not too heavy to hunt with. But that is just me, and I am out of shape a bit over weight and have asthma...

Sorry not meaning to sound like a crank, but I have just never thought of the AR as being all that heavy. But I imagine it would be possible. Or maybe I just have a warped sense of what heavy is...
 
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Hey Robert, I'll have to let you carry a couple of mine around for a while. .920 Krieger 24" barrels. Good for shooting P-dogs out of the pickup window but carrying all day? Not! lol
 
I have the predator pursuit in 20 inch barre. Its a laser just go for it.
 
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Maybe I should go with a 16 or 18 inch barrel, although the weight of the 20 inch may not matter. Why, you ask? Because (and don't start ribbing me), it will be paired with complete polymer lower! Trigger assembly and all!!:eek:
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I have a 24" bull SS wylde on a New Frontier Poly lower:what:......I like it for bench and bi-pod shooting, but not much else!
 
I have a 24" bull SS wylde on a New Frontier Poly lower......I like it for bench and bi-pod shooting, but not much else!
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Newbuckeye, what are your thoughts on the NF lower? And how come you won't use it for anything else? I haven't picked mine up from the FFL yet, but I'm hoping to build it into a reliable platform.
 
My first AR build utilized an 18" bull RRA barrel with Wylde chamber. If I'd known how accurate the Predator Pursuit barrel was, I'd have used it instead, as it's a lot lighter.
 
"Since when are ARs heavy? Or am I missing something. My rifle has a 20" barrel, float tube and is topped off with an ACOG. Not what I'd call a heavy weight. Are we talking 10 or 12 pounds here? Heck my 375H&H tips the scale at 10lbs with scope and I do not consider it all that heavy, and certainly not too heavy to hunt with. But that is just me, and I am out of shape a bit over weight and have asthma...

Sorry not meaning to sound like a crank, but I have just never thought of the AR as being all that heavy. But I imagine it would be possible. Or maybe I just have a warped sense of what heavy is..." ROBERT

The AR that I don't like to carry about weighs in at 11.2 pounds with out a magazine. And carries much less comfortably than my M1 Garand (smoother, less biting). Notice how I didn't mention me getting old(er).:eek:
 
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Newbuckeye, what are your thoughts on the NF lower? And how come you won't use it for anything else? I haven't picked mine up from the FFL yet, but I'm hoping to build it into a reliable platform.
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It's not the lower that I won't use for anything else.....that 24" bull SS bbl is heavy enough that I don't wanna be totin it around very far. With what little stress I have managed to inflict on the NFA lower, it seems pretty solid. I know a few people that have them and have been pretty happy with them. The only weak spot I am really watching is the actual hammer. It's poly also, so that's the ONLY reason i'm leery of it.
 
Ugh....polymer hammer? Can you change that out to a steel hammer? May wish to order an extra one, just in case.
 
Since when are ARs heavy? Or am I missing something. My rifle has a 20" barrel, float tube and is topped off with an ACOG. Not what I'd call a heavy weight. Are we talking 10 or 12 pounds here? Heck my 375H&H tips the scale at 10lbs with scope and I do not consider it all that heavy, and certainly not too heavy to hunt with. But that is just me, and I am out of shape a bit over weight and have asthma...

Sorry not meaning to sound like a crank, but I have just never thought of the AR as being all that heavy. But I imagine it would be possible. Or maybe I just have a warped sense of what heavy is...
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The new series with the lighter float tube weighs around 10 lbs. Add in the mag, ammo, and a scope it comes in over 12lbs.
It's a bench rifle or set up in a blind with a bi-pod.
 
Just joining the parade. I have a Rock River with a 20" free floated barrel. It's their "Coyote" rifle... very nice indeed and I don't see a downside to the Wylde chamber either.

I put a Leupold Mark AR 3-9 scope on mine and on my first range trip is was printing under an inch at 100 yards, with my standard AR hand load. Another nicety is what they call their national match trigger. It is every bit as good as the Geissele SSA triggers I have in 3 other ARs. No need to upgrade the trigger group.

I think the Wylde chamber is pretty much the best of both worlds.
 
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