Criterion Barrels Hybrid .223 Wylde AR-15 Barrel - Mid-Length - Hybrid - 16"

The Criterion Hybrid barrel is designed for extreme accuracy without the added weight of a typical HBAR contour. This 16" barrel is chambered in .223 Wylde with a button-rifled 1:8 twist rate to extract every bit of accuracy possible.

Features:

• 16" barrel, Hybrid contour
• .223 Wylde chamber (fires 5.56 NATO and .223 Rem)
• Stainless steel construction
• Nitride QPQ finish, inside and out (no chrome lining)
• Button-rifled, 1:8 twist
• Mid-length gas system, .750" diameter
• Dimpled beneath the gas port for set-screw gas blocks
• 1.95 lbs weight

Machined from stainless steel and finished inside and out with a Nitride QPQ process, this barrel's bore is harder than chrome, extremely wear resistant, and slick and easy to clean. An optimized gas port size ensures reliable function with both 5.56 and .223 ammunition, and the dimple beneath the gas port ensures a securely mounted gas block that won't shift while firing.

Criterion Barrels builds high-quality, precision AR-15 and AR-10 barrels, as well as barrels for legacy platforms like the M1 Garand, M14, and Lee Enfield. Their barrels are used by the US Army Marksmanship Unit Action Shooting Team and the US Marine Corps Combat Shooting Team, proven to win matches time and time again.