A 14.5 with a surefire mini 2 vs a 11.5 with a surefire rc2. Difference in length is only 1.8 inches. Which do you all prefer?
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A 14.5 with a surefire mini 2 vs a 11.5 with a surefire rc2. Difference in length is only 1.8 inches. Which do you all prefer?
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It depends on your intended use. “Mission dictates gear”, and all that.
If you need a can, 11.5 with RC or MINI > 14.5 with any can IMO. 14.5 with a can is just too long for me.
I prefer short and light. I think 12.5 with mini can is the sweet spot for 5.56.
Last edited by scooter22; 07-03-20 at 16:35.
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Of the 2, 14.5 with Mini.
I hate cans on ARs, but the Mini cans are, at least, a little less heavy and gassy.
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11.5 or 12.5 with mini can.
I havent compared them(11.5 vs 12.5), but the 11.5” is noticeably louder Than the 14.5 w/mini, but quiet enough for practical use. Its like an unsilenced .22. Gas port is a huge factor with at-ear noise.
Unless there is some positional tactical thing going on, or a “nice and quiet” thing, i find fullsize cans difficult to justify from a purely practical standpoint.
Tldr: go with as short as possible for general use. No pistol/nfa: 14.5 w/mini. Anything else: 11.5 or longer with mini.
Last edited by MegademiC; 07-03-20 at 18:21.
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My favorite is the 12.5 with mini
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Have both set ups with the exact cans you mention.
11.5” is a Colt HRT barrel.
14.5” is a Larue stealth barrel.
The 14.5” with the mini sounds quieter to the ear and feels lighter.
My wife watching me shoot both says the 11.5” with the full size sounds quieter.
If I could only have one it would be the 14.5 and mini. I’ve come to the opinion short guns like the 11.5 are handiest with out a silencer, and adding the silencer kind of defeats the purpose of the short light gun.
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Its user preference, of these two choices I would ask myself, is this going going to be used for more indoor stuff or outdoor stuff. With Law folders and some some pretty good QD Cans out there, I would lean more towards a 14.5 as I don't foresee many situations where I am shooting a 556 out of a Car.
I have a Sandman K that will eventually spend time on a 10.5 and 14.5 MRP.
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Do you plan on shooting it without the can?
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10.3” Centurion with a mini can.
I know DocSherm is a slut for 12.5” guns, but we really couldn’t tell a difference between a 10.3” with a Mini4 vs full size can. I think Nightchief and RobertTheTexan would also agree.
It’s so light and small.
Last edited by Eurodriver; 07-04-20 at 15:04.
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