Product Spotlight: Rosco AR-15 Barrels
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2025
- A lot of AR-15 barrel manufacturers take a one-size-fits-all approach to some of the specs on their barrels: gas port diameter, gas system length, rifling twist rate, etc. This makes manufacturing easier, but does it result in the best-possible barrel performance? The folks at Rosco Manufacturing did a LOT of research and discovered that different barrel lengths require different specs in order to get the best accuracy with the softest recoil, without sacrificing reliability. Rosco has been an OEM manufacturer for a lot of AR-15 makers. If you've shot some higher-end ARs, you've probably shot more than one with a Rosco barrel, even if you didn't know it. Now, Rosco is offering barrels under their own brand name. Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant has been a fan of these barrels for a while now, so he's glad to give us an overview of them.
Quality is not just a word at Rosco, so they manufacture their barrels to exacting standards, with little enhancements like dimpling the gas journal for a low-profile gas block. You can get a Rosco barrel made of 416R stainless steel with a black Nitride finish, or if you prefer traditional carbon steel, you can get your Rosco in 4150 chrome-moly alloy. In keeping with their goal to customize specs to achieve the best-possible performance from each model, many Rosco barrels require a proprietary gas tube length. Don't worry, the unique gas tube comes with the barrel.
How good are Rosco barrels? Caleb's latest AR-15 builds ALL have Rosco barrels! By the way, the Rosco motto is "Proudly made in the USA by hardworking Americans." Sounds good, doesn't it?
Just did a .300 BlkOut build with a Rosco barrel for a customer and with that dimple, installation was a breeze! 😎
Roscoe Peee Coaltrain!!!
Yupyyeeeep Yeeehee Chee Cheee Chee
🤣😂🤣 I remember that from DoH
I’ve called my mom’s dog Roscoe P coaltrain for 12 years and never knew where I picked it up from! What is DOh again?
@@StevenTillotson"Dukes of Hazard" "Daisy Dukes!"
03redrubi, Amen Brother!!
I have a 16 inch 4150 Rosco on a build now and it shoots awesome. Great recoil impulse, nice ejection pattern with all kinds of ammo.
Heard about them first from Garand Thumb and they fit my budget for my first 2 builds, so I bought a pair. I have used others since, but those two are my most consistent and favorite to shoot.
without a doubt the best value for performance on the market. Their bloodline is great but their purebred series is a big step up. theyve quickly become my "go to" barrel.
I have an 18" barrel and put the rifle together during the ronapocalypse. I actually didn't get it to the range until a few months ago. I was impressed by the gassing and recoil impulse. Accuracy seems to be really good also. Better than my two BA barrels.
What caliber did you go with?
@@chrissewell1608 That would help if I actually listed that! .223 Wylde. PN: PB-18-Med-223W-7-R
@@isaace8090 Ha ha. I built an 18", .350 Legend because ammo was readily available and dirt cheap...then! Not anymore! But the gun turned out fabulous!
@@chrissewell1608 Nice! 350 Legend seems like an interesting round. 6.5 Creedmoor was like that for a while also. All of the 5.56 and 7.62x51 was sold out but the 6.5 was still on the shelf for about two months at the local Cabelas. It was the Herter's for around $16 a box. Needless to say, I bought a lot of boxes then. Now it's hard to find it for under $30 at a store.
@@isaace8090 Yep. A box of .350 Legend hunting ammo was around $20.00 (not bad, at the time!). Now its like $36 - $38.00 (which is insanly high).
I built out one of their 14.5 SOCOM kits with a bcm quad rail and she runs so damn smooth, big fan of the Dawgs 🤝
Bought one of their 13.7" sauce packs almost two years ago for a pin and weld. Have never had any issues with it, nicely gassed, good chamber. The BCG is properly staked and overall good quality. I've almost exclusively ran it suppressed with no issues aside from being a nimwit using a strike industries flat wire buffer spring.
Sprinco Blue buffer spring and H or H2 buffer 👍 I've got a SOLGW branded 13.7 I built about the same time.
I had the same barrel and it was terrible. Ended up swapping it with a Noveske.
@@welderdude1 did you try reaching out to them, they're still a relatively small company and they're customer service is amazing.
@@frozennorth6527 I did. They did a qc and sent me a 2nd barrel that had the same failire to extract issues. They had head-space issues. They're in a box collecting dust now.
@@welderdude1 I'm sorry to hear that.
Thanks for the information.Ran into these barrels online since I’m piecing together parts for a build but wasn’t sure if they where any good. Now I know 👍🏼
I have 2 Rosco barrels a 16" & a 18" they both perform terrific. If I had to buy another Barrel it would definitely be Rosco. They make barrels for Colt that should tell you something
Don’t for get the military
I love my rosco K9 12.5 set up. Great video as always
built my first 10.5 with their barrel. love it so much
They are great. I have 4 and not only are they a great accurate barrel for a defensive ar15, they are very affordable too
Just bought a BAD upper with a Roscoe barrel, put it on a BCM lower. It’s a really nice little soft shooting tack driver.
Another vote for me to buy that rosco k9 12.5!
I have the Roscoe K9/ Sage Dynamics 12.5 w there proprietary gas length barrel and it is awesome!!! Its a soft shooter and stupid accurate. Even w 55 grain target ammo, I'm shooting MOA. It has less recoil than my 16 inch rifle. This is my first Roscoe and I will definitely be getting more
Just bought an AR-15 8.2" BLOODLINE SAUCEPACK .300 BLK. Thanks for the video.
Ive been buying from them since they were called ESS. Great stuff then and now.
Hipster alert!
Love my roscoe 13.7" with 1:8 twist, accurate and dependable
Suspenseful, now I need to look them up, to see if they are nitrided, chrome lined, etc.
Nitrided budget barrel. They're ok
They do carry chrome lined barrels they've even started limited runs of chf chrome lined barrels
Recently picked up a 12.5 bloodline. Very well gased and accurate. And only $140!
i picked mine for 88 on primary arms originally the price was 140 they dropped the price to 110 and i got a 15% discount on top of that!
I'm looking at barrels for a build, and now I'm seriously considering Rosco. I've seen other videos hyping them, but assumed that was due to the reviewer being compensated in some way. If Caleb recommends them, then they warrant a look. 👍
Edit: Just bought one. 😎
Flannel Daddy did a review on them as well. Recommended them.
You won't be disappointed
Would you prefer Rosco barrels or Ballistic Advantage Hanson barrels?
I never heard of them. I'll look in to those.
Last year I shot out my DD 16 inch barrel after 10k + rounds. I replaced it with a Bear Creek arsonel barrel. It shoots much better than before. It's s sub MOA now. My DD never could do MOA new.
223w
That's a bad barrel life for a DD. What did you do to it? You should have closer to 20k rd life out of a DD.
I was wondering how good these barrels are. They seem to be affordable too. Thanks for the closer look and your opinion! (Even though y'all sell them. Ha ha)
Rosco for the win.
I really really wanted the Sage Dynamics 12.5" barrel with the patrol length gas system, but I can't get over the steel they selected for some of their barrels. If I wanted a precision rifle, stainless is fine. For a hard use gun though??
I could be wrong but I think Spikes Tactical uses Roscoe barrels. I’m thinking if they do, it’s as a back up for when their production is backed up. IDK.
I have a complete 14.5” BCM MK2 rifle. And the barrel accuracy of 2MOA off a bench rest and rear bag with match ammo is unacceptable. This ROSCO looks like a strong replacement option!!!
I have been curious about switching out the pencil barrel on my PSA upper. However, I am unsure on how to select a corresponding gas block and gas tube for my new barrel. Could you make a video on how to select all these parts to work in conjunction? Thanks 🙏.
I've had tolerance stacking issues with Rosco barrel paired with Zev uppers. Beware of tolerance stacking. Get a BCM, ADM, or Rosco upper if you use their barrels.
What do you mean by softer shooting? Are they heavier than normal, producing less felt recoil?
I have a roaco 18in Purebred .223 wylde 1/7 twist. Can do just under 1 MOA at 200 yards with a 1-6 lpvo
Could you do a video on the blackout defense barrels lead lapped elite and competition barrel differences
Also built in RI! 👍
I've heard their reputation. Do you if Roscoe manufactures their barrels from scratch?Or do they source blanks and machine to their specs? If so where are they sourcing their blanks from?
Rosco barrels only have 556/223, 300blk & 9mm common stuff. Any more info on other good barrel choices for other calibers?
When I checked you only had one length of barrel in stock????
Hey when you buy barrels do they come with gas tubs and gas blocks.
Some do.
Is there anyway you can do a Smyth Busters video on Mercury recoil reducer in a butt stock. Do they really work?
Yes they do, I have install sec and have two in my own guns. They do shift the balance point of the gun and add weird to it though, so keep that in mind.
Pull button, hammer forced or cut?
Do They Use 5R Rifling
16" K9 NOW PLEASE
So if I found a barrel company with all the EXACT same specs, as far as barrel length, weight, material (4150 cmv), profile, twist, gas block size, gas length system...but the company I found was literally half the price...what makes this barrel better? Compared to the competition?
What company?
@erice4611 I've purchased 2 barrels, one from KAK industry, and I had another from bearcreek. The KAK barrel is the 8" heavy profile 1:8 twist 5.56, 41V50 material and it's on sale for $75. So why would the Rosco barrel with similar length and material and similar everything, cost so much more?
Great content great review: I am a big big fan of Rosco Mfg. I could use some information though, I want to build my version of an unsuppressed general purpose rifle, (Recce) and don't know whether or not to go with a 13.7" or 13.9" P&W for short as I can go legally, and stay and light as possible, while having the best balance . I don't know which would best to use, for accuracy and range using commonly available ammo. I have found no content on velocities, or range ballistics, between a 13.7" vs 13.9" barrel lengths. I would say it would have to be very negligible at best, but I could be wrong. any info would help if anybody has any
The advantage of 13.9 is that there a more muzzle devices that will reach 16". With a 13.7 the muzzle device needs to be 2.7" or 2.8" minimum length to reach 16 with the overlap with threading on a muzzle device.
I prefer BA, but Rosco makes decent barrels. Assuming they drill the gas port properly
Available at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles!
Why do so many 223 wylde barrels, if not all I've seen, only come in stainless steel?
Chasing a more precise result
Faxon or Rosco for light weight build?
faxon with adjustable gas block. not even a question
Definitely Rosco I own both companies barrels the Rosco is much better 100%
@@djs3019 How did you determine that???
@@HugeCockAndBallsCan you read?!?!!!?! He owns both and gave his decision!!!!!!!!!!….!!!!!!
@@AJohnSmith dumb boomer detected
Which they did CHF
I can’t find if the barrels are hammer forged or refilled or what? Anyone know?
Go to their website.
Anyone else having problems with undergassed roscoe barrels?
3:20 🤔
I believe they make OEM Colt barrels, and all my Colts shoot great.
My MI rail arrives today for my 13.7 Rosco Purebred .223 wylde 1:8 with my LEGAL SBA3!!! 🖕 AFT!!
Proprietary gas tube length? Ugh. I would stay away from those. I HATE having a special non-conforming item on what is otherwise a reasonably common platform with interchangeable parts. It's bad enough already seeing three AR gas tube lengths plus a bunch of pistol lengths -- but now they are adding more? Even if it makes for slightly softer recoil it's not worth it.
Holy shiit! It would take this dude 2 hours to watch 60 Minuets, This video could have been about half as long if this dude just would have spit it out.
What do you want him to say. "This is great, go buy it?" He did a great job explaining why he recommends these barrels. Didn't over do it.
I had really bad luck with them. Ended up swapping my SS 13.7 mid for a Noveske chf in the same size. Was worth it. I wish I had done so earlier.
Must’ve been user error lol. I have a 13.7 purebred and it’ll shoot dimes at 100 yds. Noveske= overpriced Roscoe 🤣🤣
@@koltenbell8089 they made it improperly. The chamber was off and the gas port was too small. I had 2 with the same problems so I went with Noveske and the problems all stopped.
Do they offer a barrel called the boss hog? 😆
No, but they do have one called Pea Cole Train. ;)
Sons of Liberty... LMAO!
This dude says a lot without actually saying anything. Sign of a conman.
You should change the name from Brownells to “All About ARs”. I’m not against the AR but I’m not interested in them either. You have become very one-dimensional in your videos, so unfortunately I am unsubscribing.
Great product ❤ but dude is kinda lame
Ikr
I have a few. They are decent.
Criterion core fans? 🤌
Bought a colt le6920 upper with the 13629 cage code instead of the c on the barrel, and under the handguard there is an R and at first I was disappointed that colt subcontracted their barrels but later found that its a roscoe and it shoots very accurately, ps yes I know about CZ taking over.