How Reliable is a 14.5" with Carbine Gas System?
The more I read, the more I question whether my 14.5" carbine length gas rifles are reliable enough to trust for Home Defense or use in harsh conditions in comparison to midlength 16" rifles. Do the 14.5" carbine-length gas rifles have any advantage at all? I suppose this would call into question the reliability of 11.5" carbine gas guns as well wouldn't it? Since it requires an even larger gas port which could make it try to extract too early with too much force to cause a jam.
The only potential advantage I could think of is that the carbine gas would cycle weaker .223 better in colder conditions, but most 16" mids seem to handle weak ammo just fine, don't they?
How Reliable is a 14.5" with Carbine Gas System?
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Originally Posted by
MSplumber
Actually, I've read mostly about it on here, along with the Crane tests that show the carbine to have a dismal round count between stoppages compared to midlength. But then again, that was with M855A1.
Is your personal rifle seeing the same firing schedule and round count as those used in military testing? The 14.5” carbine has been fielded long enough to make this a nonissue. I wouldn’t worry, but that’s me...