Is having a pinned and welded flash hider an extravagant price to pay for a 14.5 inch barrel when you can have an AR 15 pistol with a brace?
Is having a pinned and welded flash hider an extravagant price to pay for a 14.5 inch barrel when you can have an AR 15 pistol with a brace?
Just got with a 16” mid-length and an A2 vs an extended flash hider. It’ll give you versatility should you want to change components.
The 3/4” shorter length of a 14.5” won’t gain you anything. Don’t believe me, ask your girlfriend
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The only reason to pin & weld a 14.5" barrel to 16" is to install it on a rifle lower. If it will only be installed on a pistol or SBR lower, there is no reason at all.
To me, there is a subtle difference in handling between a 16" barrel and a pinned 14.5. I prefer the handling of the 14.5 and consider the pinned muzzle device to be only a minor nuisance.
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I have NEVER been a fan of the 14.5 P&W. I always figured 16” was so much easier to deal with while building, could change it out easier, all the hassle for literally 1.5”. WELL.....then I started playing with the Noveske Afghan. The 14.5 really does handle better. Is it life altering? No, but it is a small amount of difference that is really noticeable. There’s only one other place that I can think of where 1.5” would make such a difference.
It’s lighter, quicker to handle, drives target to target awesome. I’m a big fan, and I admit, a convert. The weight isn’t JUST barrel either. On a 16” gun I run a 15” Geiselle rail. On a 14.5, I can run a 13” and get the same look, and feel. So, you’re saving weight on barrels, and on rails. Both can get heavy, and the weight is in the absolute worst place, right out on the end. Also, a great place to save it. Makes the gun more “lively” going target to target.
For ME, I’m now all about the 14.5 with mid length gas. I have run the HECK out of my Noveske. It won’t be going anywhere.
People who complain about a P&W job spend too much time ‘building’ and ‘changing’ and ‘going in different directions’, instead of on the range with ammo, targets, and the smell of gunpowder.
And while the ‘pistol brace’ thing is very nice for administrative purposes (having a loaded pistol instead of rifle, or crossing state lines with an SBR length upper), for extended shooting there is no comparison between a legitimite stock vs a ‘brace’.
In the end decide what you want to do and carry on.
I own both and I can’t really tell much difference. It doesn’t show up on the timer.
Who says you need a 15” rail to add weight to a 16”? 13” rails fit 16” guns just fine.
It’s just a rifle. Spend your time and brainpower shooting and becoming more efficient with a rifle in your hand. I can promise, if you’re competent or won’t matter which you choose.
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I don't look at a pinned barrel as a problem, but then again, it isn't like I only have one URG either.
If a buyer knows what they want, there are zero issues. If the buyer is uninformed, that is hardly the fault of an inanimate object.
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