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Posted: 3/2/2008 4:34:41 PM EDT
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OK I recently got a good buy on an 18" upper... If i register a lower as a SBR can a gunsmith shorten my 18" to a 11.5 or a 12" ?? That may help save some money after payin that 200.00 tax stamp. Thanks |
| The correct answer will almost always be "sell your upper (or barrel) and buy one in the correct configuration". By the time you pay the smith to shorten, crown, re-thread and then drill out the gas port, you will be out more than the difference between the two uppers. If you post a WTT on the EE, you may even find someone will to do a straight trade. |
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There is a little more just chopping the barrel. You will have to move the gas port back. Also you have to be aware of what size port to use with a different barrel length. There are enough people who want a 18" barrel for a SPR build you should not have a problem trading or selling to get the right barrel. I would go with a 11.5" barrel. the 10.25 or 10.3 are decent, but I have had 2 different 11.5" barrels and like the length. Mike |
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