View Poll Results: What length would you pick?

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  • 10.5"

    59 45.74%
  • 12.5"

    38 29.46%
  • 16"

    32 24.81%
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Thread: To SBR or not.... that is the question

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    It was a half joke.

    I just thought it was funny that you could buy an AR-15 pistol and be legal. But then put a stock on it and all of the sudden you are a criminal. This just doesn't compute.

    If I could legally get an SBR I would try out the 12.5" first.

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    16. Why anything shorter?

    I would actually choose a 14.5, but that was not a choice. I have noticed the fad of SBR's but many people are just shooting them in open field environments. unless you are solely using it for entry why slow down the round and curb its performance? If you are going 12 or shorter, make the jump to 6.8. Then you will at least meet the performance gap.
    Anyone bounding and peeling with an SBR outdoors is doing it for the cool factor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CQB
    I would actually choose a 14.5, but that was not a choice. I have noticed the fad of SBR's but many people are just shooting them in open field environments. unless you are solely using it for entry why slow down the round and curb its performance? If you are going 12 or shorter, make the jump to 6.8. Then you will at least meet the performance gap.
    Anyone bounding and peeling with an SBR outdoors is doing it for the cool factor.
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    ...and even if that's true, why do you care? Quite frankly, if they're only ever shooting the rifle at the range, what differenc does it make if they "curb its performance"? Hell, if you really think about the possible practical applications for a carbine in a civilian non-LE role, the performance of any halfway decent rounds in the shorter barrel would be more than adequate at any sort of distance where such a person might legally, ethically, and morally employ a carbine at all.

    Personally, I want a suppressed 5.56 that is the same OAL, and as close as possible to the weight, as my unsuppressed rifle. By buying a Colt 6933 and an Ops 15th model I'll achieve just that.

    But even if I only wanted a 5.56 for the "cool factor", it's my money and my business.

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    SBR's are handy for people who want ease of transport and storage in a discreet "rifle" case.

    The 6.8SPC and 6.5 Grendel work real well in 12 inch barrels. For a home defense rifle, in a defensive barricade position you could use darn near anything so you may not want to deal with ATF paperwork and the transport across state lines issue.

    However, if you want to shoot silenced (hearing safe, not really silent ) and don't want something long enough to be mounted on a battleship, an SBR and a silencer can be mated to fit a standard 16 inch form factor. You also don't have all that weight so far out which preserves some handling quality.

    SBR's come into a class all their own in 9mm, 300 Whisper, 338 Spectre, and 458 Socom. The jury is still out on 30HRT SBR use.

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    I've got an RO635 9mm upper and having the barrel end just after the FSB is very nice. Adding that to the fact that my 9mm suppressor and TROS adapter bring it to just under the length of a 16" with A2, it's VERY nice.

    Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball...

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    Could one of you guys who have a 10.5" with a colt or CTR stock, measure the overall length and tell me what it is, with the stock collapsed?

    Thanks!

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    I've got an RO635 9mm which I believe is just over 10". It's on a Noveske lower with whichever extension they use. I can measure it with a CTR.

    Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SinnFéinM1911
    ...I have a few Powerpoints from the testing done at NSWC Crane regarding the 10.5...
    Are these still avialable? If so can you email them to me. Thanks.


    I went w/ a 10.5" SBR

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    Quote Originally Posted by ic_guerrero View Post

    I went w/ a 10.5" SBR

    Awesome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ic_guerrero View Post
    Are these still avialable? If so can you email them to me. Thanks.


    I went w/ a 10.5" SBR
    As did I

    Glock 17
    Glock 19
    CCW as of 10/06

    LMT 10.5" SBR

    Rem 700SS 5R

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