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RC2 on a 7.5" ?

AndBen

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Posted: 9/6/2025 11:20:12 AM EDT

I know it's not recommended and it's my own funeral, but anyone with experience with keeping an RC2 can on a 7.5" SBR? It's essentially my truck gun, so its not getting shot much.

How many round thru it until I destroy it?

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Posted: 9/6/2025 7:27:08 PM EDT

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It’s all gonna depend on your firing schedule.

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Posted: 9/6/2025 9:38:57 PM EDT

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Emergency/real world use only.

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Posted: 9/7/2025 1:27:42 AM EDT

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It’s only rated for 10”, so doing a mag dump would probably not be good for it. But real world use probably means it will never be shot, or at most a few shots, so it will probably be fine.

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Posted: 1/12/2026 8:58:55 AM EDT

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Ended up getting an SB2.

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Posted: 2/21/2026 11:56:38 PM EDT

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@AndBen

I just figured out there is a SOCOM556-SB2 specifically made for Short Barrels.

Thinking about picking one up.

Have you put yours to use yet?

nothing is absolute

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Posted: 2/22/2026 1:48:39 AM EDT

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It works. Still loud and gassy, but better than unsuppressed.

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Posted: 2/22/2026 7:54:25 PM EDT

[Last Edit: mak0][Edited] [#7]

Using a SFMB to mount it will reduce blast baffle wear from the super short barrel

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