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Posted: 7/6/2018 10:55:54 AM EDT
I have a pistol gas barrel, 10.5", currently just has a gas port starter hole at about .040 after making this rifle barrel into a 12.5.   Sending it off to be  shortened to 10.5 guy will open up the gas port while he is at it.  What is a conservative size that will not make it over gassed if using a low mass bolt carrier and a carbine buffer?

Thanks

ETA: think I'll have him open it to #57 or #58...
Link Posted: 7/6/2018 9:15:27 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 7/7/2018 5:16:04 AM EDT
[#2]
It has pistol gas ststem
Link Posted: 7/7/2018 8:32:25 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 7/8/2018 12:11:40 PM EDT
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It is a pistol length gas port.
Link Posted: 7/30/2018 3:31:12 PM EDT
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I have tried and tried and quit on pistol length gas systems in an AR platform.  I have not tried pistons, so it will be a little different.  It is a very good question, but I do not know the answer.  I have finely tuned 10.3" to 14.5" barrels, and have always come back to carbine gas systems.  The overall architecture of the AR system is just not well suited for a pistol length system, in my opinion.  The tuning I have done turns out slightly different optimal results with different ammo, buffers, suppressed, automatic fire, etc.  Person observation is that carbine system works best in 10.3" to 13" or 14", then mid-length runs great for 14-16" and so forth.

The ultra short barrels (under 12") just need a lot of trial and error and data, as the timing is so close and pressures so high.
Link Posted: 7/31/2018 12:56:34 PM EDT
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There is a time and place for an adjustable gas block.
This may well be one of those times.
Link Posted: 8/1/2018 10:51:23 AM EDT
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Got a steel infadjustable locking GB

Barrel is now 9.5

Will be on lower w A5 system.
Link Posted: 10/22/2018 2:00:17 AM EDT
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Wanted to pick some peoples brains on AR pistol short stroking.I put together a 10.5" AR pistol recently and have a problem with it.The assembled upper is from Palmetto State(carbine length gas system).I built the Anderson lower from a Toms Tactical parts kit and added a Phase 5 Tactical bolt catch. Also added an adjustable gas block .I ran a mag of PMC Bronse 223 at first and after about 20 rounds it started short stroking. I looked in the action and barrel and there was lots of unburnt powder residue. Cleaned and lubed the heck out of it and tried some American Eagle 223, it runs great other then the bolt not locking back on an empty mag sometimes.Next tried Federal 556 62g greentip  and it never missed a lick.Lastly my brother tried wolf steel case and it will not cycle that stuff at all. So the gas port is .075 diameter, what do you all think of the idea of drilling it open to .077 or even .08? Good idea/Bad idea? Haven't been here before,but want to get more reliable feeding of a broader spectrum of ammo (not just 62g greentip 556). Thank You.
Link Posted: 10/22/2018 8:13:14 PM EDT
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