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 SBR: Anybody have luck with these barrels
ARJunkie4  [Member]
2/1/2012 4:05:52 PM
Regarding legality has anyone had luck with these? They add a couple of crush washers to increase the 14.5 length and top it off with ah A2 flashhider Yes, I know the pic only shows 1 washer, but they add 2 more for a total of 3. It adds a 1/4 inch over a 14.5. Does this sound right?

14.5 w/permament a2 hider
Shermantor-AR15  [Member]
2/1/2012 4:31:49 PM
Originally Posted By ARJunkie4:
Regarding legality has anyone had luck with these? They add a couple of crush washers to increase the 14.5 length and top it off with ah A2 flashhider Yes, I know the pic only shows 1 washer, but they add 2 more for a total of 3. It adds a 1/4 inch over a 14.5. Does this sound right?

14.5 w/permament a2 hider


They probably used the "extended" A2 flash suppressor.

If you remove the flash suppressor the barrel is 14.5", with a extended A2 flash suppressor permanently attached, it extends the barrel another 1.6 inches to beyond the 16" requirement.
Norinco982lover  [Team Member]
2/1/2012 4:37:42 PM
it looks fine but I would go for a different upper in that price range.

palmetto state armory.....BCM.....etc.
ARJunkie4  [Member]
2/1/2012 4:56:00 PM
Originally Posted By Shermantor-AR15:
Originally Posted By ARJunkie4:
Regarding legality has anyone had luck with these? They add a couple of crush washers to increase the 14.5 length and top it off with ah A2 flashhider Yes, I know the pic only shows 1 washer, but they add 2 more for a total of 3. It adds a 1/4 inch over a 14.5. Does this sound right?

14.5 w/permament a2 hider


They probably used the "extended" A2 flash suppressor.

If you remove the flash suppressor the barrel is 14.5", with a extended A2 flash suppressor permanently attached, it extends the barrel another 1.6 inches to beyond the 16" requirement.


Nope no extended flash suppressor, they use 2 extra crush washers to take up the difference. Just concerned with the legality of length as I think it cyts it awfully close to under 16"
Circuits  [Team Member]
2/1/2012 6:10:21 PM
Legally, 16.000000" is non-SBR, while 15.999999" is an SBR.

Most everyone I know, or know of, tries to leave .100 to .050 as a safety margin. (e.g. minimum permanent length of about 16.1").
ARJunkie4  [Member]
2/1/2012 6:53:06 PM
So I take it at 16 1/8th I'm good