If Colt Offered a Mid-Lenght Gas Sys., Would You Still Buy The 16" Carbine Gas Sys.?

[Bob Reed]

Hello:

If Colt offered a 16" Barrel Carbine with a Mid-Lenght Gas System, would you still buy the 16" Barreled Colt's with the Carbine Gas System?

Thanks for your replies.

[Mike91A]

I wouldn't.

[C4IGrant]

I wouldn't.



Me neither.


C4

[KevinB]

If Colt made a middy - I'd sell most of the guns I have now to buy a bunch of them...

[markm]

I still love the 14.5 inch length barrel.

I don't know!

[Jay Cunningham]

I think it would be QUITE popular.

[rob_s]

I probably wouldn't either.

Now, if Noveske offers their N4 in a 16" middy, THAT would pique my interest.

[UVvis]

If Colt made a middy I'd be a happy camper.

[Lumpy196]

A 16" midlength gas system v. a 16" carbine system?


I'll take the mid everytime.

[Failure2Stop]

I would definately buy a Colt Middie. As it is, I don't like 16" carbine guns anyway.

[molsen]

I don't understand why someone would choose a 16" carbine length gas system if a midlength were an option.

Middie everytime for me.

[markm]

I don't understand why someone would choose a 16" carbine length gas system if a midlength were an option.


Non standard hand guards and gas t00b! Not a huge issue, but i agree.

If you're talking 16" vs 16", you might as well get the mid length.

[Cold Zero]

Sure, I would buy a Colt Mid length. I would take the middy every time.

[Telperion]

Are the manufacturers hearing this? It's a shame that mid-length offerings are still comparatively limited.

[Heavy Metal]

The White Tree of Valinor shines the light of truth.

I do not understand why more manufactureres are not offering mid-length options except for the NIH syndrome.

[Yojimbo]

Even with Colt not making mid-length barrels I won't buy any 16" barrels without a mid-length gas system anymore.

The only time I would ever buy a barrel with a carbine gas system is for 11.5" SBR.

[recon]

CMMG offers them.

[Jay Cunningham]

CMMG offers them.

Colt > CMMG

[DocGKR]

Colt (or Noveske) chrome lined 1/7 twist mid-length flat-top uppers would replace all my carbine length uppers (ie. 6920 type) if they were ever available.

[recon]

Okay! :D

[recce556]

Colt > CMMG
BY FAR.

[BushmasterFanBoy]

Are there any drawbacks to the mid length gas system?

From what I had read online it appears that they are really great. The only downside I could even think of is that with the midlength, your forced to use longer hanguards to cover up the extra gas tube, which adds more weight.
Is this the only drawback? I don't have any experience with them, but would be interested to learn of the pros and cons of the system.

[KevinB]

I'm a big fan of middies...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/EvilKev/Iraq/IMG_3481.jpg

Longer part life, more real estate on the rail - I find carbine handguard very short.

And of course the most important aesthetically pleasing ;)

[rob_s]

In fairness though, it is possible to very easily "fake" a mid-length by just putting a longer handguard over a carbine-length gas block.

I think the part life and possible affect on recoil being the only real value.

[UVvis]

I'm a big fan of middies...
Longer part life, more real estate on the rail - I find carbine handguard very short.

And of course the most important aesthetically pleasing ;)

I'm with Kevin on this one. I'm tall and hold the handguard near the end. The couple extra inches makes a big difference. Plus on a 16" gun you get a more balanced look. 16" carbine guns look almost goofy long on barrel to me. And like Rob mentioned, the recoil tends to not feel as sharp to me.

[variablebinary]

I would take Middy Colt over Carbine by Colt

[boltcatch]

I have long monkey arms as well, the middy length free floats are perfect for where I put my foregrip and light.

Personally, I'd take a 20" over a 16" carbine upper, as long as I had a telestock on it. Tried one for a while, it shot great and was reliable, but it just bothered me knowing I could do a little better (especially since I usually shoot with a can).

[graffex]

I believe Grant is getting Noveske 16" middy 1/7 chrome-lined stainless barrels. Couple that with a LMT upper and you'd have a awesome middy.