Faxon Firearms 18" Pencil .308 WIN Rifle-Length Salt Bath Nitride 4150 Series Barrel

Faxon Firearms 18" Pencil .308 WIN Rifle-Length Salt Bath Nitride 4150 Series BarrelFaxon's pencil barrels are renowned for their lightweight performance. Fully stress-relieved, we carefully designed the barrel's taper to reduce weight while maintaining performance. The result is the lightest barrel in the industry - and one we are fully confident to put our Faxon shield on.Faxon's .308 barrels feature 1/10 twist rifling for full stabilization across all common .308 loadings. Our barrels are chambered to the .308 Winchester SAAMI specification for maximum versatility. All our barrels are manufactured 100% in-house from cradle to grave. These barrels are fully stress-relieved, air-gauge tested, and 11-degree target-crowned to ensure superior accuracy.Quality is imbued into our barrels from the start. We start with the best materials, either certified 4150 Mil-Spec steel or 416-R Stainless. From there, each barrel undergoes a battery of tests at each operation until it is finished in Nitride, and is finally inspected. All barrels are individually checked for headspace using precision, custom-hardened gauges.Specifications Barrel Material: 4150 GBQ Barrel Caliber: .308 WIN Barrel Twist: 1:10 Barrel Length: 18" Barrel Profile: PENCIL Barrel Gas System: Rifle Inside Finish: Salt Bath Nitride Outside Finish: Salt Bath Nitride Muzzle Thread: 5/8-24 TPI Gas Block Diameter: .750" Gas Block Journal Length: 1.1" Barrel Extension: LR-308 (DPMS Compatible) Weight: 1.97 lbs Magnetic Particle Inspected! 11-degree Target Crown