LevelHead Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Doing an AR Build and got this barrel from Wilson Combat (I'm a sucker for a sale): https://shopwilsoncombat.com/BARREL-556-NATO-RECON-16-FLUTED-STAINLESS-GLASS-BEAD-1-8/productinfo/TR-556RCIG16FT8/ 16", 5.56 Nato, .750 Journal, with a 13.25" intermediate gas tube. I measure the gas port at .092". Good to go? Thanks for increasing my paranoia. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 Sounds good to me. Run it and see what happens - I bet you don't have to change anything with that config. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevelHead Posted November 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 minute ago, 98Z5V said: Sounds good to me. Run it and see what happens - I bet you don't have to change anything with that config. Huzzah! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, LevelHead said: Huzzah! You know it! That 16" with a 13.25" gas tube is identical dwell time to an 18" barrel with a 15.25" gas tube - that's an 18" with rifle gas. Works great on the Mk 12 rifles, with a 0.095" gas port and 0.750" journal. It'll work great with that 0.092" port on yours. Start with a buffer weight that's H2, and it'll be real nice. Try the H3 buffer if you want - I'll bet it cycles fine, and it would be one soft shooter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevelHead Posted November 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/15/2022 at 10:32 PM, 98Z5V said: You know it! That 16" with a 13.25" gas tube is identical dwell time to an 18" barrel with a 15.25" gas tube - that's an 18" with rifle gas. Works great on the Mk 12 rifles, with a 0.095" gas port and 0.750" journal. It'll work great with that 0.092" port on yours. Start with a buffer weight that's H2, and it'll be real nice. Try the H3 buffer if you want - I'll bet it cycles fine, and it would be one soft shooter... Thanks - I actually did order an H2 so hopefully will be able to test it out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/25/2022 at 12:10 AM, LevelHead said: Thanks - I actually did order an H2 so hopefully will be able to test it out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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