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Posted: 11/27/2023 8:31:47 AM EDT
Does Steyr sell a factory oem 14.5 barrel Aug with a pin and welded FH or brake to bring it to legal length? If so link??
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Posted: 11/27/2023 9:16:22 AM EDT
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Steyr does not offer that as a factory option
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AK, USA
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Posted: 11/27/2023 1:46:53 PM EDT
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There was a small batch of 14.5 barrels made.
They came without any muzzle device at all and it was up to the buyer to get them pin and welded. |
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Posted: 11/28/2023 3:00:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TSH77769: There was a small batch of 14.5 barrels made. They came without any muzzle device at all and it was up to the buyer to get them pin and welded. Yep. There was a HUGE sticker warning of noncompliance on the packaging. Definitely a steyr thing to do. Whereas when you buy <16” AR barrels there’s no nonsense like that. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 6:29:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 80085: Yep. There was a HUGE sticker warning of noncompliance on the packaging. Definitely a steyr thing to do. Whereas when you buy <16” AR barrels there’s no nonsense like that. Well, that’s America these days, you gotta try to idiot proof every damn thing. |
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Posted: 11/30/2023 6:45:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By faawrenchbndr: Well, that’s America these days, you gotta try to idiot proof every damn thing. Reduce liability is the correct reason. |
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Posted: 12/1/2023 2:53:30 PM EDT
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But why go through all this
There are stupid ideas then there are really stupid ideas, I can't tell which category this goes into The whole 14.5 pin and weld thing was a marketing gimmick that tactical wannabies fell for to buy yet another thing they really don't need Stupid on so many levels "here let me dream up a way to achieve worse ballistics without any advantage I can ever take advantage of" absolute brilliance 
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Posted: 12/2/2023 5:46:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tooldforthis: But why go through all this There are stupid ideas then there are really stupid ideas, I can't tell which category this goes into The whole 14.5 pin and weld thing was a marketing gimmick that tactical wannabies fell for to buy yet another thing they really don't need Stupid on so many levels "here let me dream up a way to achieve worse ballistics without any advantage I can ever take advantage of" absolute brilliance It has one advantage……..it’s shorter |
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Posted: 12/2/2023 9:12:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By faawrenchbndr: It has one advantage……..it’s shorter Which also happens to be the main advantage to a bullpup in the first place, so taking maximum advantage of the legal limit while only giving up the small difference in 16” vs 14.5” ballistics makes a lot of sense to me. |
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Posted: 12/5/2023 12:10:43 AM EDT
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The factory 14.5 AUg barrels also have a redesigned gas port and system and shoot extremely smoothly and well, arguably even better than the 16" so I would call that plus also!
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Posted: 12/5/2023 9:23:47 PM EDT
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As to 1.5” being a waste…..try bailing out of a squad car on a Felony car stop! Your barrel snags EVERYTHING, mic cords, seatbelts, etc.
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Posted: 12/6/2023 7:09:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TSH77769: There was a small batch of 14.5 barrels made. They came without any muzzle device at all and it was up to the buyer to get them pin and welded. Looks like a regular item now, maybe a hot seller? Steyr has all colors in stock… https://steyr-arms.us/product/14-5-barrel/ |
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Posted: 12/6/2023 12:08:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tooldforthis: But why go through all this There are stupid ideas then there are really stupid ideas, I can't tell which category this goes into The whole 14.5 pin and weld thing was a marketing gimmick that tactical wannabies fell for to buy yet another thing they really don't need Stupid on so many levels "here let me dream up a way to achieve worse ballistics without any advantage I can ever take advantage of" absolute brilliance So you run a 20" barrel on all your AR's? Or a 16"? Or an 11.5"? Or a 10.3"? Are the AR-15 barrels shorter than 20" stupid? Shorter barrels mean shorter OAL, regardless of traditional or bullpup layout, and a 14.5" AUG has far superior terminal ballistics AND is still shorter than the 10.3" AR-15... Sven Manticore Arms |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 12/6/2023 1:17:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TSH77769: The factory 14.5 AUg barrels also have a redesigned gas port and system and shoot extremely smoothly and well, arguably even better than the 16" so I would call that plus also! Anecdotal reports from users also indicate the 14.5s run suppressed more gently than the OEM 16s. The fact that my 16" runs flawlessly unsuppressed with the gas regulator in the suppressed setting tells a lot. |
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Posted: 12/6/2023 11:40:59 PM EDT
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I’m tempted to pick up a 14.5 and do a P&W on it with my suppressor mount. Only problem is I wouldn’t be able to use Sven’s handguard. So I’d have to buy another AUG if I wanted a 14.5. Damn. Now I want another AUG.
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