Wes- I like it.
I have a couple DD m4 profiles I got a hell of a deal on that I am going to have Steve at Adco re-profile after the gas block as well. Can you give us a close up of the end of the barrel, specifically the taper at the end?
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Wes- I like it.
I have a couple DD m4 profiles I got a hell of a deal on that I am going to have Steve at Adco re-profile after the gas block as well. Can you give us a close up of the end of the barrel, specifically the taper at the end?
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Here you go:
A while back I owned a Bushy "pencil" barrel. The torque shoulder was almost non-existent, and I also though the standard "pencil" profile was a bit thin, so on this one I supplied ADCO with the specs I wanted. I included a clear description of what I wanted done, and even sent along a drawing of what I wanted on engineer's grid paper. The inside diameter of the M4 cut on this rifle was .640"; I didn't know how little they could lathe it down below that, so I had spec'd the new diameter as .600". I also drew a pretty substantial torque shoulder, but that's what I wanted. Damned if ADCO didn't do exactly what I specified!
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OP,
Other than esthetics, does the barrel also provide better balance?
Or, was it done just for fun?
Thanks?
Thanks!
The LW barrel is what most shooters should have on their ARs.
I like the N4 too; I can see the point of having a slightly thicker barrel to deal with higher rates of fire. The SOCOM is good for that too (maybe a bit on the heavy side though), especially if a suppressor is also being used.
"The secret to happiness is freedom, and the secret to freedom is courage." - Thucydides, c. 410 BC
A 20" pencil barreled rifle weighs a resounding 6.5 lbs; it is really hard to beat that deal.
Never understood the affection for heavy barrels that made an AR weigh as much as an M14. When the ban sunsetted, I bought a Colt HBar that somehow felt different than what I remembered from the service. There was indeed a reason for that, tho' ADCO made the problem go away.
Moon
An M4 profile barrel looks like a bag of d#$ks. Never liked the profile or could figure why a civiy needed a
grenade launcher mount.
Last edited by captain92; 10-13-13 at 22:37.
What is the going rate to have your barrel turned down for those of you that have had it done?
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