Sons of Liberty Gun Works 11.5″ .223 Wylde Liberty Fighting Barrel
The Liberty Fighting Barrel is a duty-oriented barrel made to be the blend of combat reliability and match precision.
Made from 41v50 Chrome Moly Vanadium with a .223 Wylde chamber and a 1:7 twist, the Liberty Fighting Barrel offers dependability and precision in a barrel that is forgiving across multiple ammo types. While built to outlast the needs of most shooters, these are still covered by Sons of Liberty’s lifetime warranty in the event that it’s shot out.
Finished in a phosphate exterior with a DLC-coated barrel extension. Chrome-lined chamber bore. Dimpled for use with your low-profile gas block. Not for use with front sight blocks. Gassed for use with and without a suppressor.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Length: 11.5″
- Contour: Sons’ Liberty Fighting Contour
- Gas System Length: Carbine
- Gas Block Journal Diameter: 0.750″
- Thread Pitch: 1/2×28
- Chamber: 5.56 NATO
- Twist: 1:7 Twist
- # of Grooves: 5R
- Material: 41v50 Chrome Moly Vanadium
- Finish: Phosphate Exterior / Chrome-Lined Bore
Zach R. (verified owner) –
Pretty solid barrel for the price. Overall it shoots well and isn’t super overgassed when running 5.56 loads suppressed with just a carbine buffer/spring.
Only complaint is the gas block journal was seemingly a little undersized for most of the GBs I had on hand (GB slipped on with little to no friction and would slide around freely). I contacted SOLGW and they said this was optimal as it helped with gas seal….I refute that BS.
Thankfully I found a GB that had a more friction fit and it wasn’t a problem. Otherwise I would have RMA’d it.
I measured some velocities using a Rangecraft Chrono:
PSA 75gr
2432fps avg
Hornady Frontier T2 5.56 75gr
2551fps avgj
M193
2700fps avg
Zach R. (verified owner) –
Pretty solid barrel for the price. Overall it shoots well and isn’t super overgassed when running 5.56 loads suppressed with just a carbine buffer/spring.
Only complaint is the gas block journal was seemingly a little undersized for most of the GBs I had on hand (GB slipped on with little to no friction and would slide around freely). I contacted SOLGW and they said this was optimal as it helped with gas seal….I refute that BS.
Thankfully I found a GB that had a more friction fit and it wasn’t a problem. Otherwise I would have RMA’d it.
I measured some velocities using a Rangecraft Chrono:
PSA 75gr
2432fps avg
Hornady Frontier T2 5.56 75gr
2551fps avg
M193
2700fps avg
Tim (verified owner) –
Rooftop is absolutely the best company out there but as far as this barrel goes. It is a great barrel in general but I am really disappointed that the dimple for the gas block was just one single dimple done with a drill bit. They could honestly at least have two of them and have them done better like giessele, Black river or Noveske.