[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Midlength Gas Port Question

Posted: 2/13/2011 2:33:12 PM EDT

I thinking of instead of getting a 14.5" barrel with carbine length gas port, and getting a 14.5" barrel with midlength gas port.

How far is the port down the barrel of a midlength as compared to how far the port down the port is for a carbine length gas system? I only ask because I intend on mounting a 9" or 10" larue free-float handguard and I want the handguard to be able to completely cover up the lower profile gas block that I will put on the rifle so none of it will be exposed outside of the rail system.

Posted: 2/13/2011 2:38:43 PM EDT

[#1]

than u definitely want atleast the 10" or an 11"

Posted: 2/14/2011 12:26:25 PM EDT

[#2]

most lo pro gas blocks stick out a little when you put them underneath a 10 inch rail system. Like less than an eighth of an inch.

Brett

Posted: 2/14/2011 12:49:04 PM EDT

[#3]

A 10" LaRue rail will leave 1/4" exposed on a mid-length weapon with a VTLOR low profile gas block and maybe a whole 1" exposed on a LaRue low profile gas block.

Posted: 2/14/2011 12:54:51 PM EDT

[#4]

Most of the guys I know who are running middies without a FSP are using 12" rails.

Posted: 2/14/2011 1:28:42 PM EDT

[#5]

Here's a 10" rail on a middy with the VTLOR low profile gas block mentioned above.

Posted: 2/14/2011 1:39:30 PM EDT

[#6]

BCM middy with 11"Larue rail and gas block that covers up the scars left from the FSB

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