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Posted: 3/16/2006 6:23:53 AM EDT
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if you plan on installing a freefloat that requires removal of the fsb it will be a problem other than that its your bbl.
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Posted: 3/16/2006 6:24:31 AM EDT
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Federal Tax Evaision and Federal Prison are enough reason for me
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Posted: 3/16/2006 6:25:39 AM EDT
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if you already have a 16" barrel, keep it. Build another AR. Buy a 14.5" with the FH installed.
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Posted: 3/16/2006 6:30:21 AM EDT
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I thought a permanently mounted FH that made the entire barrel length equal to 16.00001 was legal, apparently I am not the only one. While I prefer my removable FH on the 16.00001 threaded barrel I did not think his idea would equal law-breaking. Sorry for being ignorant but please explain. |
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Posted: 3/16/2006 6:45:41 AM EDT
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If you go shorter than 16" you have to permanently install the flash suppressor. This will prevent you from installing/uninstalling most free float tubes. A Knight RAS II would still work and I think the Samson fore-ends would work also, though I have never used those.
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Posted: 3/16/2006 6:52:15 AM EDT
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you are correct in your assumptions |
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Posted: 3/16/2006 6:56:07 AM EDT
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I read the question in your title
The answer I gave, reflected on your question If you have a 14.5 inch barrel, the FH will be permanently mounted per the law |
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Posted: 3/16/2006 7:00:40 AM EDT
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Buy a 14,5 1x7 M4 barrel from Bushmaster $35 for the phantom and free instalation.Or if your handy its not hard to silver solder it on with a high temp torch.
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Posted: 3/16/2006 9:44:54 AM EDT
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Your first response made me wonder... but then I re-read my title question. Yeah, I guess I could have worded that a little better. I was just trying to get the cons of permanently mounting a FH. |
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Posted: 3/16/2006 10:03:33 AM EDT
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Yeah, that is an option but a new barrel assembly is $225 plus the $36.95 for the Phantom. Then I have my perfectly good AWB 16" barrel left over and I'd still have to get the new barrel assembly installed in my upper ($??). Or, I can send my upper receiver to ADCO, have them cut and thread the barrel and permently install the Phantom. The barrel cut and thread is $65, the Phantom is $23.95 and $25 to permanently install it. Thats $113.95 for the ADCO route vs. $261.95 from Bushmaster (and I still have to get the barrel installed). Or I could even save the $25 and do the install myself. Either way I'm trying to not put too much into this thing and I have no use for an extra barrel. I do, however, like the idea of a 1/7 M4 in place of my current 1/9 HBAR. |
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Posted: 3/16/2006 10:09:29 AM EDT
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There's no reason to avoid a permanent flash supressor if you are reasonably sure that you don't want to switch flash supressors, or free-float tubes, or front sight bases, etc - down the road.
On the flip side, I don't know of much reason to cut down a perfectly good 16" barrel to 14.5' in the first place. 16" is a great length, and the slight reduction in length is not really a huge difference, so I don't understand why it's worth doing. But that's just me. If you like it, go for it. Btw - if you do it, ADCO is definitely the outfit to do the work! 
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Posted: 3/16/2006 10:44:11 AM EDT
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because its a major PITA
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Posted: 3/16/2006 10:46:12 AM EDT
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+1 |
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Posted: 3/16/2006 10:58:40 AM EDT
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I have a Bushy M4 upper with a 14.5" barrel and a pinned Gemtech bi-lock. While it may be a pain, I found it pretty simple to just work around it. My FF rail system is the MI 2-piece design, which doesn't require removal of the FSB. I actually do plan to remove the FSB, and replace with the new YHM flip-up FSB (which is 2-piece, and doesn't require removal of the flash hider). I'd simply dremel off the old one.
So to answer the question - the only reasons to NOT go with a 14.5" + perm FH is if you ever need to remove the FH or FSB. |
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Posted: 3/16/2006 2:07:03 PM EDT
[#15]
No reason not to.
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Posted: 3/16/2006 3:16:36 PM EDT
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I agree no reason not to BUT if you plan on installing a forearm that requires front sight removal than I would do that first. I have had to remove a pinned hider and it was a PITA to say the least.
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Posted: 3/16/2006 3:38:26 PM EDT
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The downside to perm. fixed is the usual free float tube, but it would also prevent you from putting a can on it as well.
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