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Thinking about shortening my Edge XP 223's barrel to 16" to give it better balance and be a little handier(currently 22"). I'm also theorizing that it might increase accuracy, less long, thin barrel whipping. I know I'll lose some velocity, but I don't think it will be a big issue, I'll probably be 300yd or less, unless something magical happens and I start shooting a lot better, ha!
What do you think?
Thanks
It's doable. If you handload, going to a little faster powder may help with some of the velocity loss. My 16" AR carbine with a Stag Arms non chromed barrel in a Yankee Hill free float handguard will do 1" at 100 yards all day with a 60gr V-Max handload. Chrono velocities are in the high 2700fps range.
Had a 10" Encore .223 that would do 3"@300yds with a 3x12 handgun scope. Never did check the speed. Paper and Crows were DOA. Friend and I traded that barrel back and forth a few times!
That's what go me started on it. Thinking about getting a Contender or something handier, then I thought heck, if 223 shoots OK out of them, why not just shorten mine...and I knew ARs are sometimes equipped with shorter barrels.
my 16'' ar holds under an 1 at 100 yards not going to lose much on speed with 223 might gain a little accuarcy by cleaning up the crown i say go for it should be a pretty balance rifle
Hi everyone, i thought if the barrel was under 18 inches... it was considered a handgun and therefore need to be registered as such....
can someone clarify this thought i have floating in my head.......
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18" is for shotguns.
Q:What is the registered part of a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) or Short Barreled Shotgun (SBS)?
While a receiver alone may be classified as a “firearm” under the Gun Control Act (GCA), SBRs and SBSs are classified in totality under the National Firearms Act (NFA). A firearm that meets the definition of a SBR consists of a rifle that has a barrel less than 16 inches in length. A SBS consists of a shotgun that has a barrel less than 18 inches in length. The serialized receiver is recorded for registration in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR).
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/nati...-shotguns.html
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Why do people talk about such sensitive topics in mixed public ?
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To clarify.
Why not? No one's talking about anything illegal.
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The horror of it all.
Shortening a perfectly good barrel.
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ROTFL
16" min for carbine type rifles 30" min for a hammer rifle!
Hammer rifle?
Mr. Hammer Likes long barrels, 26" is a carbine in his world. ;)
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With its buttstock firmly on the ground...
A real rifle barrel can have a large American flag hung from it and be saluted by six Marine Divisions with the flag snapping in the wind as the Marine Corps Band plays The Star Spangled Banner.
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For a few dollars more...
Pac-Nor can make you an 80-inch rifle barrel.
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At what point does length become moot?
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The distance between the Earth and the Moon varies due to the Moon's elliptical orbit.
Perhaps at its shortest distance extra barrel length becomes moot.
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We were all taught as children that if we can get a little closer to the target then we should.
Figure every extra inch of barrel length gets me a little closer to the target.
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No it won't. Pressure peak is going to be the LIMFAC and it is not driven by barrel length. The highest velocity load in a longer barrel is also going to be the highest velocity load in a shorter barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by GaCop