We have previously
posted why we don't publish all of our gas port sizes, but the answer is a bit more complex than some would like.
We love our informed, expert users and we do provide guidance that our OPTIMUM barrels are tuned for mixed use with and without a suppressor.
This means un-suppressed levels of Gas Drive that are lower than normally found, but not the smallest gas ports that border on failure if conditions aren't perfect.
We test with PMC Bronze as the lowest power ammo that is expected to run reliably.
There shouldn't be any expectation that extra weak / steel case ammo will run with acceptable reliability.
We also provide guidance to use lighter buffers like CAR/H when un-suppressed and recommend swapping to heavier H2/H3 buffers when suppressed for optimal function.
Very few manufacturers provide buffer recommendations for different scenarios, which is what most users want to know anyhow.
We also utilize several proprietary gas system lengths that properly match the barrel length.
Any gas port sizes provided would have no comparative references and leave perspective customers with more questions than answers.
Speaking of comparative references, aside from the published mil-spec sizes for the Mk18, M4, Mk12 and M16, the internet can't seem to agree on what the proper gas port size for any given configuration and use case should be.
One more thing that's not common knowledge is the required port sizes to achieve a target gas drive can vary slightly based on a number of factors.
These factors include the rifling styles, bore dimensions, chamber dimensions, gas block journal diameters and gas port treatment.
An 076 port in one barrel combination may need an 073 port in another combination to cycle identically.
It is the actual cycling performance that matters, not the exact size required to achieve that performance.
Gas port differences of +/- one size from different manufacturers may cycle the same and shouldn't be cause for alarm until confirmed by actual testing.
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