Is a Carbine system going to wear any faster than the Mid Lenght sytem?I guess I am asking will I ever wear it out shooting about 1000 rounds a year?I have read on other sites were its seems to be biased for the Mid lenght.
Jason
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Is a Carbine system going to wear any faster than the Mid Lenght sytem?I guess I am asking will I ever wear it out shooting about 1000 rounds a year?I have read on other sites were its seems to be biased for the Mid lenght.
Jason
Yes, the carbine system will wear "faster" than a middy system. Will you notice it? Not likely. A carbine gas system from a good mfg will last you a very long time.
I will add, "bias" towards the mid length system is like some one saying, "fitness experts are biased because they say more excercise can lead to a longer life." The fact is a mid length gas system is not as rough on internals, but that does not mean a carbine will automatically fail you.
The reality is, there ARE quality mid lengths to choose from.
With that in mind, there's no reason to bother with the carbine system at all. It's an example of poor engineering.
a thousand rounds a year... you probably wont ever wear out any rifle, carbine or midlength, shooting a 1000 rounds a year.
The carbine length gas system puts more pressure on parts, so yeah, you could say it wears faster.
To what extent, who knows. Your typical off the rack M4 will digest a hell of a lot rounds before giving up up the ghost. Same for the middy
More than anything else, I would say it is preference. I could go either way personally. Both are sound if you buy right.
You're not likely to wear out either one, but mid-lengths are just a product of better engineering. The biggest advantage of having a mid-length is that their recoil is softer than that of carbines. You also get a longer sight radius.
I'm an owner of a carbine length gas system rifle...I shoot 1000 rounds a month. Coming up for about 18 months of that now, and its not worn out yet, so at 1000 rounds a year, I think you'll be good for a while... ;)
That said, if you don't already own a carbine lengthed rifle - as the others have said, there really is no point in ever choosing that over a middy (in a 14.5 or 16 inch barrel....shorties obviously excepted). When I have to rebarrel mine, I will be putting a mid length on there.
even if you dont get near the wear limits of either, 2 more inches of handguard is a heck of a lot more comfortable.