Posted: 6/10/2017 10:19:18 PM EDT
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Should I go with a 14.5 pencil for something different or just stick to 16? Either way it'll be pencil trying to go light weight
Don't have 14.5 and not in the mood to SBR for now. Also whats the shortest break/comp I should go with? THANKS! |
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Back when everything had to be pinned and welded, 14.5 made sense over a 16" because you had to do it anyway. Now that CT doesn't require that, there's really no point to doing it now.
It's less than an 1.5"..... and requires extra work, and can't be removed easily. Now would I say 10.5" better than 16"?ABSOLUTELY......do the SBR, or stick with 16". ETA: I've had 3 or 4 14.5" uppers......don't have any of them anymore |
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Back when everything had to be pinned and welded, 14.5 made sense over a 16" because you had to do it anyway. Now that CT doesn't require that, there's really no point to doing it now. It's less than an 1.5"..... and requires extra work, and can't be removed easily. Now would I say 10.5" better than 16"?ABSOLUTELY......do the SBR, or stick with 16". ETA: I've had 3 or 4 14.5" uppers......don't have any of them anymore Unless you have a need to swap around muzzle devices 14.5 is the way to go...I'm not one that's looking for the latest muzzle brake to tame the mighty 223. Now if your going to suppress it... SBR is the answer. |
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I'm a big fan of 14.5 pinned to 16. Faxon just came up with a slim muzzle device, a brake and a flash hider, that once pinned allows you to still change or remove a .625 diameter gas block. Unless you have a need to swap around muzzle devices 14.5 is the way to go...I'm not one that's looking for the latest muzzle brake to tame the mighty 223. Now if your going to suppress it... SBR is the answer. |
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I'm a big fan of 14.5 pinned to 16. Faxon just came up with a slim muzzle device, a brake and a flash hider, that once pinned allows you to still change or remove a .625 diameter gas block. Unless you have a need to swap around muzzle devices 14.5 is the way to go...I'm not one that's looking for the latest muzzle brake to tame the mighty 223. Now if your going to suppress it... SBR is the answer. |
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If I go the SBR route, Do I just ask the state to register a preban lower? I already have a registered postban I could use to guessing a copy of cert goes in with paper work? I had to request a new cert because I registered it with the state as Multi caliber and the ATF does not allow that, so I called DPS and they sent a revised one marked .223. |
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I'm pretty sure 16" only exists in the AR platform because of the NFA.
There is really no reason for the barre to be that length, aside from compliance. Having said that, it's a PITA for that 1.5" compared to just going with 16.1" Think about this, if you sbr a lower, would you go with an unpinned 14.5" barrel, or a 10.5" barrel? |
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I'm pretty sure 16" only exists in the AR platform because of the NFA. There is really no reason for the barre to be that length, aside from compliance. Having said that, it's a PITA for that 1.5" compared to just going with 16.1" Think about this, if you sbr a lower, would you go with an unpinned 14.5" barrel, or a 10.5" barrel? I asked myself that before I voted and I don't think I can answer it unbiasedly. I can't ignore the pinning aspect even when I try, and I tried just imagining there was no legal issues involved with the question, but I just could ignore it. I voted 12" but only because at that point it's stamped and unpinned. I suppose a 14 could be, too, but like Mike said, it's all the same to me pinned or not. I have the brake I want and I'm not interested in chasing the latest/greatest. And if I were, I'm fully capable of grinding and removing the brake, the only issue is I lose the brake. Or at worst, if I really wanted a different brake, I could just buy a new barrel. I have 7.5, 14.5, 16s, 18s. I use my 14.5 most. It's fluted, lightweight, good velocity and accuracy, the Battlecomp manages muzzle rise incredibly. I can swing it around corners and maneuver it through my house just fine, and still reach out a few hundred yards very confidently with a red dot. |
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pretty solid price here on a BCM 14.5. about the same as a Faxon Gunner on AIM surplus.
BCM 14.5 mid length |