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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: superdown on February 06, 2015, 02:56:52 PM

Title: AR question
Post by: superdown on February 06, 2015, 02:56:52 PM: I keep seeing the ad on the forum here for an ar barrel that is 11.5 inches long with a flash hider / muzzle brake that is like 5.5 inches long to make it legal. i understand that it is to make it a legal length. But my question is why not have rifled barrel for the whole length besides what the effective part of the muzzle device takes up?It just seems stupid to me to throw away what ever velocity you may gain :dunno:
Title: Re: AR question
Post by: Biggerhammer on February 06, 2015, 04:34:31 PM: Someone just wanting to sell their pile of 11.5's. Without having to go the "SBR" route.
Title: Re: AR question
Post by: actionshooter on February 06, 2015, 09:43:10 PM: The only reason I could see is if someone wanted to build a XM177 clone.
Title: Re: AR question
Post by: b23 on February 07, 2015, 08:19:48 AM: Hmmm, what if you replace that 5.5 flash hidder/muzzle brake with a 5.5 or longer surpressor, are you still within the law or does that make it an "SBR" ??? :dunno:
Title: Re: AR question
Post by: jay.sharkbait on February 07, 2015, 08:34:04 AM: Quote from: b23 on February 07, 2015, 08:19:48 AM
Hmmm, what if you replace that 5.5 flash hidder/muzzle brake with a 5.5 or longer surpressor, are you still within the law or does that make it an "SBR" ??? :dunno:

The suppressor would have to be permanently attached.