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    Quote Originally Posted by skyugo View Post
    how's the reliability of these compare to the 16" middy?

    seems you'd have a bit better gas pressure with the 16"
    I was worried about this before I got mine, but having looked around on the errornet and having seen how many manufacturers are making these, it seemed like this is a non-issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bimmer View Post
    I was worried about this before I got mine, but having looked around on the errornet and having seen how many manufacturers are making these, it seemed like this is a non-issue.

    Ben
    I don't know why it'd be an issue. You have lower port pressure than a carbean plus more dwell time than an 11.5" commando. It's the best of all worlds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by demigod View Post
    I don't know why it'd be an issue. You have lower port pressure than a carbean plus more dwell time than an 11.5" commando. It's the best of all worlds.
    i guess i was just wondering if there was enough barrel after the gas port to work good...
    apparently a non-issue...

    my 16 middy cycles ANYTHING. i used some real fast powder H4198 i think...and there was a definitive delay between firing and the bolt creeping it's way back to strip another round, but it worked.

    a 14.5 middy might be interesting...

    that noveske 13.7 (afghan?) with the pig brake on it is kinda neat too.

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    There really is plenty of barrel. I'd be quite comfortable with the dwell time on a 14.5 middy.
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    Is not a Noveske Afghan a "middy"?
    Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin 1759

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    The Afghan is a 14.5" SS middy barrel, the Infidel is their 13.7" middy barrel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spamsammich View Post
    The Afghan is a 14.5" SS middy barrel, the Infidel is their 13.7" middy barrel.
    I don't see where they list the "Infidel" anymore (at least not a complete rifle)... Wonder why?

    I too had thought about the dwell time being an issue with not enough barrel left over past the gas block, but hell, they make 10.5" and 12" guns run well with the right tweaking... It would seem Noveske wouldn't hang his reputation on something that doesn't work.
    Last edited by El Mac; 10-15-08 at 01:02.

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    The infidel is still listed as a complete VIS upper or a VIS rifle, I forget which, but I just saw it on the web page.

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    What is the point of a 14.5? I don't get it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 87GN View Post
    What is the point of a 14.5? I don't get it...
    14.5 is my favorite general purpose barrel length. Of all my ARs, I enjoy shooting the 14.5 the most. Even though 16 isn't really that much longer, the difference is huge. The possibility of mid length makes it that much more interesting.
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