Sure would be.
I just do not understand why companies like Armalite, that supposedly supply rifles to the .gov will not make us civilians 1/7" barrels in midlength. Same goes for Bushy, why 1/9" only on the majority of barrels? Why in the heck can't I get a NON-COLT 1/7" 16" or 20" bbl? What's up with that?
Is it simply because they've both bashed the 1/7" bbls for years to push their own 1/9" bbls, and they don't want to change their position? The facts are out there, heavy bullets ARE the next big thing for defensive and match usage, and some of us want the option to use them.
Also, what's the deal with this? I'd LIKE to see Bushy back this up. Maybe in 1 out of every 5 or 10 guns this is true, but I know NONE of my Bushy's can stabilize the 75 correctly.
"Q. What is the maximum bullet weight that I can fire in my Bushmaster? Can I fire the 65 grain bullet? I've heard people talk about having the barrel specially bored for the 65 grain bullet - is this a necessity?
A. No, you can safely and accurately fire up to a 75 grain bullet in the Bushmaster chrome lined 1 in 9" twist barrel - even an 80 grain can be fired safely but accuracy will suffer."
And then they go on to say that lighter bullets "explode" when being fired from a 1/7". I've shot 45 HP rounds quite a bit through my Colt, and have yet to see this. Accuracy isn't the best but it's still not horrid. O
And Armalite's Position on this?
.223/5.56mm
TWIST RATE: 1:12 1:9 1:8
LIGHTEST BULLET 40 55 60
IDEAL BULLET 2/55 68/69 75
HEAVIEST BULLET 60 75 80
Again, do they have proof of this? Can they back these claims up? So, going by this same info, my 1/7" wouldn't stabilize 55 grain ammo? And again, their 1/9" can stabilize the 75 grain? And the 1/9" wouldn't stabilize the 40 grain? Ugh...
Sorry for the rant, but this just irks me to no end.
-Cap'n