Faxon Firearms, a family-owned American manufacturer of precision rifle barrels, firearms, and components, is proud to announce it has been awarded the Choice Gold Award for Aftermarket Barrel by the readers of Shooting Sports Retailer magazine. The honor reflects the results of Shooting Sports Retailer's 2025 Choice Awards voting, which closed in December 2025.
This marks the fourth consecutive year Faxon Firearms has been voted the top aftermarket barrel manufacturer by Shooting Sports Retailer's subscriber base of independent dealers, retailers, and industry professionals—an achievement that reinforces Faxon's standing as one of the most trusted barrel makers in the industry.
The Choice Awards are determined entirely by reader vote, giving the brands recognized a direct endorsement from the retail and professional community that sells and services firearms every day. Winning Gold in the Aftermarket Barrel category four years running places Faxon in rare company among aftermarket component manufacturers.
"Four years in a row is not luck—it's a reflection of our team, our process, and the trust our dealers and end users place in every barrel that leaves our Greater Cincinnati facility," said Dustin Wallace, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Faxon Firearms. "This award comes from the people who know the industry best—the retailers and pros voting on what actually performs on their shelves and in their customers' builds. We don't take that recognition lightly. We'll keep earning it."
Faxon barrels are manufactured in-house at the company's Greater Cincinnati, Ohio facility—from high quality bar-stock steel through rifling, stress relieving, turning, chambering, MPI inspection, headspacing, and pinning. Every Faxon barrel is backed by Faxon's Lifetime Guarantee and makes up a rifle barrel line spanning over 180 options from AR15, AR10, Bolt Action, and 10/22® offerings.
Faxon's commitment to American manufacturing, vertically integrated production, and innovation-forward engineering—rooted in more than 45 years of machining heritage—continues to drive the brand's growth across commercial, law enforcement, military, and OEM channels.
ABOUT FAXON FIREARMS
Faxon Firearms is a family-owned and operated manufacturer based in Greater Cincinnati, Ohio. Established in 2012 and originally incubated by Faxon Machining (est. 1978), Faxon is known for the patented ARAK-21® weapon system, in-house rifle barrel manufacturing, class-leading bolt carrier groups, the FX7 bolt action rifle, EXOS pistol compensators, Faxon suppressors, and complete AR-15 firearms including the ION Lightweight and PRO Series. ISO 9001:2015 certified and ITAR registered, Faxon delivers on its trademark promise of Quality, Innovation, Service® and continues to grow The Fellowship of Firearms® across commercial, defense, and OEM partners worldwide.
Learn more at faxonfirearms.com.