BCM C8 SFW

**col.1981** · 01-10-15, 17:53

Just wanted to share a little info on this upper receiver group from Bravo Co. When it comes to barrel profiles, IMO things like DD's S2W, BCM's ELW, Noveske's N4, Colt's SOCOM. etc. "make sense". I don't mind a beefier barrel when it's in the right spot since that characteristic can be good for accuracy and minimizing POI shift with a suppressor. If you remove the Simon Sleeve on BCM's C8 CFW this profile seems pretty legit too. No M203 flats or cuts like the SOCOM, just a nice turn down on about the last 4" of barrel.

I know LW's, Keymod, and M-Lok are all the rage right now, and I have some of those too but it's also hard to be a good ol' FSB upper!

**ggammell** · 01-10-15, 20:45

What's the point of that sleeve?

**opngrnd** · 01-10-15, 20:48

^^Pretty curious how it works myself.

**sinlessorrow** · 01-10-15, 20:51

Originally Posted by ggammell

What's the point of that sleeve?

Its similar to the m203 cut on our barrels.

The C8 SFW serves as the L119A1 in the UK.

**SoDak** · 01-10-15, 20:54

Interesting. I was kind of curious what the barrel looked like under the sleeve. Does the sleeve just slide off once the flash suppressor has been removed?

**Sean W.** · 01-10-15, 21:06

That profile looks like it makes more sense than the government and m4 profiles. I wish BCM would sell them individually.

**bowman57_2** · 01-10-15, 22:24

ive never even seen or heard of the setup until now, that looks like it would make a nice "midweight-ish" barrel. how well does it point and transition betwenn targets?

**Bowser** · 01-11-15, 01:42

Going to have to pick up one of these after Shot Show.

**Larry Vickers** · 01-11-15, 08:06

The Colt Canada ( Diemaco) SFW is widely used by Allied SOF and has seen a lot of combat use - it has an excellent track record - the original is unavailable here so I asked Paul Buffoni at BCM to make a clone upper to answer the need for this historically significant AR variant

There you have it - enjoy !!!!