"Dissapator Barrel"

[D Golden]

Hi,can anyone offer advice on the following; i would like to use a dissapator style barrel (16" w/ rifle handguards) on my AR. Should i use the style offered by Model 1 with the CAR style gas tube setup or can a 20" bbl. be shortened to 16" and still use it`s gas system reliably? Thanks for your help.

[jmart]

Get a 16" middy version.

[Stickman]

Hi,can anyone offer advice on the following; i would like to use a dissapator style barrel (16" w/ rifle handguards) on my AR. Should i use the style offered by Model 1 with the CAR style gas tube setup or can a 20" bbl. be shortened to 16" and still use it`s gas system reliably? Thanks for your help.

16" Middy shown below.... the other handguards are off for this shot, but this should give you a rough idea.

The weapon as shown below is complete BCM.

[DMR]

Also check out SLR15 Commanders. Sully kept the Dissy alive till it was rediscovered. Last I checked you wasn't partial to middies, but that was based more on standardization then with the ideal.
This is a Grail, but I have a Commander with a 12" DD Omaga Rail.


http://www.slr15rifles.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=60

[SoDak]

Stick, did BCM make that barrel with the front sight already installed or did you have that done? I'm a big fan of the dissipator concept, but wish someone made it in a lightweight barrel with a midlength gas system.

[Stickman]

Stick, did BCM make that barrel with the front sight already installed or did you have that done? I'm a big fan of the dissipator concept, but wish someone made it in a lightweight barrel with a midlength gas system.

The way you see that upper is how it came, though I added the DD Omage rail myself. I did no wrenching on this weapon.

[ChicagoTex]

Point #1: Run, don't walk away from anything by Model 1, Del-Ton, Doublestar, DPMS, or Olympic (and read up THOROUGHLY before you consider a Bushmaster or Rock River).

Point #2: a 20" rifle barrel has a rifle-length gas system, which is unreliable when cut to less than 18"

Point #3: What these guys are saying: the midlength is what you want, you give up a tiny bit of sight radius to the dissipator configuration, but get a smoother running gun that's actually a little bit cheaper. There's a reason none of the reputable makers make Dissipators these days (edit: except, apparently, BCM, because they make everything :P).

[LOKNLOD]

The way you see that upper is how it came, though I added the DD Omage rail myself. I did no wrenching on this weapon.

I still want one of these...here's hoping Paul has intent of marketing them.

[Stickman]

I still want one of these...here's hoping Paul has intent of marketing them.

I need to start posting more pictures of them to get the word out. I think when more people see pictures of the configuration that it currently is in (not the images shown), that they will lust for it in a bad way.


Here is another shot of the first one, just shown from a different angle.

[LOKNLOD]

I need to start posting more pictures of them to get the word out. I think when more people see pictures of the configuration that it currently is in (not the images shown), that they will lust for it in a bad way.

Here is another shot of the first one, just shown from a different angle.

Awesome. All you need to do is post up a few pics of one wearing some rifle-length MOE's and you'll sell out the first batch

I still want one with a pinned Vltor flip front...