I finally broke down and placed a $500 order for an AR15 competition grade barrel, bolt, and other parts. It arrived today, and judging how they process orders, I have high hopes for the performance of this thing. We are talking "conscientious" here! The barrel was lubed, capped at the muzzle, wrapped in protective plastic mesh, then bubble wrapped, and then wrapped again in paper. Everything was fit tight in a special sturdy white cardboard box. What a far cry from another company that delivered a $345 AR10 barrel to me dusty and loose in a mailer tube with rust residue on the muzzle threads.