Rawr

He has BDE

Lol! That is a true observation very well described! 👍🏼🤣

@@joemoment-o1275 I bought one. They're garbage. Skinnier than faxon, much more flimsy, they don't lock down and they're inconsistent. The only way you can actually keep it in position is soak the barrel nut in rocksette. But then if anything happens to the handguard you have to cut it off. If you look at the barrel nut area, there's a flimsy little ring that you thread the other way than the handguard. That is the only locking system. It sucks. Please don't waste your money. If you're going you buy a carbon fiber tube just get the faxon

@@Armadurapersonal Big Direct impingement Energy

Bigbore noice

The powder would be a non-issue with the A1s heavier buffer, and it's included cleaning kit.

One Doomed Spacemarine But especially the A1's chromed internals and military size chamber In the mean time , however, soldiers were dying with rifles stripped down beside them, or with a rod stuffed down the barrel trying to free stuck cases.

still the barrel will and has bend during sustained fire. But it is known for the idiots of the time to use the rifles bayonet ( when and when not attached) to pry open supply crates in field and even when in the fobs.

If memory serves, LTC Lutz found that the majority of the reports of A1 barrels failing the barrel straightness gauge was because of copper sediment pooling in eroded gas ports. However that hypothesis was only tested after the TDP for the A2 was done and contracts were signed, so they just stuck with it. Civilian Colt products stuck with thinner profiles until the bull barrel malarkey became a thing.

I asked a friend of mine about overheating. He said he went into a bunker complex and did "8 mag dumps" and it "seemed fine"? LOL.

@@johnL-xk2js "Seems fine" and "is fine" are not necessarily the same.

@@ViktoriousDead What a dumb comment.

Yes!

Giovanni Battista Ponzetto for marksmanship?

Came here to say this lol

What would Bergmann do? Shit himself.

Hi Point

The same thing he did in 47 but with titanium

Like a scaled down titanium reciever SVD in 6.5 grendle

Yessss!

AK-12 and AK-15 ( 7,62x39mm of AK12 ) ?

It would probably look like the new AK-12. Which is a fine rifle, really.

Robin Snodgrass Any time you think, "I should dump my mag right now," just fire the grenade instead. :P

jtfroh the m203 was a fine addition for sure!

As someone that spent a fair amount of (my spare) time researching the M16A2 for a couple of AR-15 builds with my dad (who was issued the A1 and prefers it over all other variants, provided you don't hand him an M14), I have to say that there are a lot of things about the A2 that people don't seem to pay much attention to or know much about why it is the way it is. I did a bunch of digging and found out that the sights are nearly target grade because that's what the Marines wanted (the Army wanted to keep the A1 style sights), while the stock got longer and the pistol grip gained the 'bump' because those were things the Army wanted (actually the Army wanted full finger grooves, but the Marines said no). While they did look at beefing up the barrel to fix the heating issues, the barrel that became the standard isn't any thicker under the handguards than an A1 barrel, so really they beefed up the barrel from the gas block forward. There are two reasons why they did it this way: one, they didn't want to have to buy all new M203 grenade launchers or at least new mounting fittings for them, and two, the Marines were bending barrels forward of the gas block during bayonet practice. I've always found it a bit silly when people say that the A2 barrel was an attempt to fix the heating problem when it's still the same as an A1 barrel for about 2/3s of its length. I do have to admit, I like features from both versions and my 'idealized' rifle would be a hybrid using a modern A1 type barrel with A2 sights, Magpul furniture (fixed stock, because I'm old-fashioned), and a full chrome bcg because I've found it the easiest to clean and take care of out of the various coatings and treatments I've tried.

the sight

Retro ARs get the Rule of Cool pass.

It'd be OK by me if they adopted an updated version of the C7. Change is good! It's a proven weapons system, so that's cool. The only other real change they could make is the switch to a caseless rifle, but I don't see that happening any time in the near future!

SEMPER FI, Brother. I have mixed feelings of the rear sights. My big bitch is the stock length... U.S.M.C.1982-1986, 1988-1993

A free float handguard is something I think might help solve your barrel.

That titanium gas block dissipates heat better too. And wear a mask and long sleeves+gloves when you cut that carbon fiber. And vacuum after. That dust is nasty, it probably can give you lung cancer.

Way late, but it's medium profile iirc before the gas block, definitely not Gov profile, since that's just a pencil barrel from the gas block back.

Caboose 92m I never expected to see anything about coop772 here

How many ounces are there in a kilo? Something like 32, yes?

It is. Congrats!

Until you had to slap a gomer wearing a NVA helmet and the butt stock broke. .......

This is true of a boltgun or a M1 for instance more than the 16.

11B2Papa!

@@joemoment-o1275 if he had stood still long enough to "strike inline" it wouldnt have been a problem. But he was too busy trying to stick me with a bayonet. Shrug..so I slammed his head and as he went down..I buried the flash hider in his eye to the bayonet lug. Not something they teach in basic..but it worked and allowed me to didi mau.

What brand/model is it?

@@MiamiVice. Pretty sure that was just my standard carbine with a ras handuard.

@@GruntBurger ah yes, the quad. The weight bomb

Reece Lynch ironically what Stoner would do was realized with the SR-15 E3 by KAC, and it costs 2000 bucks.

Titanium Rain I disagree, the KAC rail is inferior to the CF option due to the full length rail. The modified bolt design needs independent testing to verify any of their claims and while less important the ball bearing muzzle device is a disaster waiting to happen when grit and debris get into the mechanism.

+otm646 won't disagree on that. It would be interesting if the modified bolt design was proven to be superior and became the new standard on not just ARs but all the 7-lug bolt piston guns. Not going to happen, but it would be interesting.

It is fantastic. Unless you have to make a California complaint rifle. For perspective, I just threw together what I will call the CAWWSD rifle and had to go with a carbon fiber fixed stock. If your unfamiliar with CA gun laws the TLDR is "fixed magazine" can have all the fun bits, non fixed can't have pistol grip/adjustable stock/flash hider. Pretty much you end up needing the stock threading to affix a contraption that allows for the rear take down pin to be quick release...ca gun laws... Good news is that with an eye watering amount of money the end result can be the same. The carbon fiber stock cost the same as a GWACs lower/stock/buffer not including the need for a lower and buffer assembly(ends up being $300 more compared to GWACs). If one was handy with plastic welding, the GWACs lower could be used with the grip chopped and replaced with a shark fin grip, but that is a lot of work. The GWACs lower does end up being better than even my setup because they are legendarily durable and strong. There are more than a few videos on the net of people doing push ups off a GWACs lower AR balanced on the pistol grip using the upper and stock as hand holds.

@Phillip Cameron 214 for 1000! Would you trust your life to Tula? I use alot of steel case for practice?

Also 223 Rem Match 75 grain BTHP Hollow Point Prvi Partizan Ammo PP54. Expensive to practice with?

@Phillip Cameron Well then, that s a yes!! I guess it s time to test my 16" pencil out! Thx sir

DownhillChris In the Marines we called it "frog gear." Basically mesh in the areas where your armor is so you stay cooler and can cool off faster when you take the armor off.

It's an AR15 system. What is there to learn from that at this point? ~K

Ex Libris a tad bit redundant considering they've tested so many different ar-15s that have worked flawlessly

it was not a serious suggestion big K, more a reference to your highest viewed videos and how I wish this project had more visibility.

you gotta put those trigger groups to the test

@@InrangeTv That cleaning mud out of a rifle really sucks, no matter how lightweight it is?

Yep

308 is obsolescent.

And you need to keep in mind that Stone would work with current ammunition and technologies when developing an M16 today.

@@InrangeTv Maybe. 6.5 Creedmoor sure isn't. The AR-10 isn't nearly as 'handy' as the AR-15 size, though.

He would probably consider 6.5 grendel over the 308

did you ever find an answer? I am wondering the same thing.

All they have in an 18" 5.56 is the gunner profile. Its a little thicker from the gas block area back but pencil profile forward of the gas block.

Yes, actually. Specifically “DCM”

@@baker90338 Thanks!

Pete Sheppard they don’t make a A1 handguard though

@@baker90338 Thanks. :) IIRC, the A1s weren't used for high-power competition; M14s were still the rifle of choice before the A2 was standardized.

How do you get a suppressor that is compatible with the Faxon pinned flash hider? Don't they need to be specifically designed to work with specific flash hiders? Do you know of one that works with the Faxon slim flash hider? I would be glad if that was the case, and would like to know which one it is.

Jeff Acheson the chamber isn't the major heat point on an AR-15, right behind the gas block is. I've got the exact opposite problem they do here in Alaska, aluminum would be too cold, suck the heat out of your hand if your glove isn't thick enough. Oddly the carbon fiber tube would solve that problem as well.

I'd recommend Fitty%'s 2 part video on Carbon Fiber barrels. It is pretty interesting and very nicely edited in explaining how carbon fiber can be a benefit in certain designs, but detriment in other designs... For barrels that is, but the concept is there in similar ways. Part 1: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZN9odeLxK7UhIk.html Part 2: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7iUaM2T1ZPFpWg.html

We tested this handguard against the HK 416 quad rail and found them both to flex the same amount, surprisingly. This was a collab with P&S and Dugan Ashley: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bcqAl8h5ytiXpY0.html ~K

>never actually used mine >great peice of kit Pick one

@@medicsabbi3220 They were great for opening beer cans when the tabs broke off in VN

Fudoh1 I'm pretty sure it's safe to assume that if these guys were gonna shoot meat, they use bullets designed to do so. But they don't shoot meat on a regular basis, and to paraphrase Jeff Cooper, "only accurate ammo is interesting", so they'll shoot match heavies. If one did want to shoot meat, I'd want a heavy mag length expanding bullet. If the military could have their way, they'd shoot a reliably feeding, expanding (or explosive) bullet too; but alas as you mentioned, the decision makers still honor an anachronistic treaty this nation never signed.

Those stupid regulations meant a bunch of troops in all armies got to go home alive, rather than in a box looking like a street pizza (cat hit by a car). If "terminal ballistics" was the important thing...long ago there were some bullets developed that left horrific, shattering wounds with little chance for survival. The original 55gr AR bullet with the early 1:14 twist rate cause bullets shot into the belly to exit the top of the head, in the average sized Vietnamese.

mmh so it's better to aim without any sights if your main sight goes down than to aim with iron sight ? get out of here with your elitist bullshitery

@@florix7889 He wasn't being an elitist, he was simply saying there's not much point of having them if you never train with them. While I don't quite agree, it's still smart to train with them incase they ever are needed.

@@wolfgang_h3t there is a point better to have Iron sights even if you don't train on it every week than nothing at all.

@@florix7889 That's why I said I don't exactly agree with him, having irons and being untrained with them is still better than having absolutely nothing, but it doesn't hurt to train with the irons, they're there after all, might as well.

Irrelevant to this use case, but yes.

Yes I did it in Iraq once, wish we had IAR's back then