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Be wary - a spare barrel and a spare stripped lower is liable to eat your checkbook and turn itself into a 'spare' rifle. Just know that.
I've abused my V5LW upper quite a bit - 700rds in one day at one point. The thing might be thin, but think about it - that's 4150 CMV steel that's been hammer forged. They are tough little SOB's, and by the time you've worn it out by legitimate use (not emptying SF hundo mags through it in sequence) you'll have spent thousands in ammo, so much so that barrel replacement cost becomes irrelevant.
عندما تصبح الأسلحة محظورة, قد يملكون حظرون عندهم فقط
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"Being able to do the basics, on demand, takes practice. " - Sinister
I haven't done mag dumps through mine at a target and measured groupings, but over the summer in 105 degree we put 300-500 rounds in a very short time, the barrel was extremely hot and several of us were still shooting skeet with the rifle. That's good enough for me and my uses.
I wasn't aware that dd did not reccomend the use of a suppressors on their lw barrels, might need to make a call since I was planning on grabbing one in a few months
Last edited by jmoney; 11-19-12 at 16:12.
I'd read this post for a discussion on LW barrels
Last edited by Sean W.; 11-20-12 at 22:02.
I have a DD pencil barrel and a Noveske "lightweight" barrel. I have several thousand thru the Veske and no issues at all not 1.
I only have about 500-550 thru the DD but also no issues at all.
I also do not do 100 round mag dumps just because its a waste of ammo. I have done several classes with the Veske and it gets hot but no problems. I personally think your worrying about something that you don't need to be so concerned with. Shoot it and enjoy.
just my .02
My concerns are all but gone, I am comfortable with the decision to get the lightweight barrel. I was just a little surprised as to how thin it really was. I did in fact order an extra barrel in a gov profile just in case but don't plan to install it unless I ever have issues with the lightweight. Considering I have enough parts minus a rail I will more than likely build another ar with the gov profile.
Last edited by jerhelo; 11-20-12 at 20:00.
عندما تصبح الأسلحة محظورة, قد يملكون حظرون عندهم فقط
کله چی سلاح منع شوی دی، یوازي غلوونکۍ یی به درلود
Semper Fi
"Being able to do the basics, on demand, takes practice. " - Sinister
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