Expo Arms 5.56 NATO Chrome Lined AR-15 Barrel - SOCOM Profile - Carbine Length - 11.5"

Awesome barrel for the money In my opinion! Made a pistol build for home defense and used this barrel! Ran some federal 556 55gr, PPU 223 75gr match bthp, and frontier 556 75gr match bthp with no problems! Limited range at the time 17yds! Barrel took about 15 rounds to break in and seemed to like the frontier the best but the brands were good with no malfunctions! First time using the bear creek arsenal bcg too seemed to work fine! Need to get out to 25-50 yds!

Honestly one of the best barrels i've ever had. Took 20 or so rounds to break this bad boy in but after that it was smooth as butter. After a 36 yard zero i rang steel out to 200 yards no issue.

So I have two of these. One has been running on a pistol build for a couple months now. Works great with quite literally zero issues. I just recently ordered a second for my father in law. Assembled it, took it out and zeroed it. We were using a direct thread suppressor. About a mag in we couldn’t even hit paper. Then we found out why... F**** baffle strikes. Now I do not think it is the barrel as I used the same suppressor on my AR with the same barrel but I am not sure. I’ve check and rechecked the concentricity of the threads and it’s within .004 which is superb in my opinion. So I don’t know what is going on. Without a suppressor it is a tack driver.

Very accurate and quality made barrel. Machining is nice and phosphate coating is thick and even.

Great looking barrel, shoots even better. 5 round groups at 100 typically 1.5" ,sometimes under, with Hornady Frontier 55 grain hpbt match and 1-8 scope. With break in, and the right ammo, possibly sub moa capable.

Got this barrel as a hold over until I could find a higher end barrel i was looking for. Took this barrel out and was extremely surprised at the accuracy. Zeroed at 50. Was playing around out too 100 and was holding just under 2 moa with m855. Couldn't have been more pleased!!!

The quality of this barrel is outstanding. Chamber finish looks great and measures out perfect and gas port size is ideal. Accurate with 75, 62 and 55 grain hand loads but cycles steel case just fine also. I also recently purchased a colt 11.5 and its a nice unit but this expo is just better. Im not sure who actually manufactures this barrel but i wish i had of bought 2 of them while i had the chance.

I have been very pleased with this barrel. I was doing an HRT clone build and was thrilled when I found this barrel that had all the specs I was looking for. SOCOM profile, chrome lined, 11.5" and only $100! It was a no brainer. Had some cycling issues at first but discovered eventually that the Expo Arms gas tube(s) that I bought with this barrel were out of spec so I do NOT recommend those. But once I got a proper gas tube installed, the barrel runs great! I'm happy with the accuracy I'm getting which is usually around 2 moa or under. And I'm very pleased to report that this barrel is not horribly overgassed like many other barrel in this price range. I'm using a standard carbine spring and a heavy buffer and it cycles steel and brass, suppressed or unsuppressed. So I have really enjoyed this barrel and especially at this price point. I have zero complaints or issues with it. 👍👍

Pleasantly surprised with this barrel. I used it on a SBR that I had been slowly building while waiting on the stamp. Very consistent under fire, and the chrome lining helps with accuracy and barrel life. I added a 12” MWI rail and Breek Arms blast cap and it looks amazing as part of it he upper. Don’t hesitate, this barrel is good to go. Be safe and God bless. Semper Fi.

Well first of all, let me say this is from a very particular point of view. An FN barrel was previously my “cheapest” barrel. I have way too many years of service to build anything short of bullet proof. Saw this was chrome lined, 1-7 and pre-dimpled so I figured I’d give it an honest try. Assembled easy replacing the 16” FN barrel. Chrome was not as thick as my FN, DD, Colt or Criterion barrels but that is to be expected for the price. Initial cleaning felt like the first 3 inches had some tight spots. No biggy. Took it out to the range and it ran like a champ. Zero feeding issues, kept cool, accurate for an 11.5 and supported the suppressor extremely well. Groups hovered near the same as the previous FN Barrel. Very pleased!