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    I think there needs to be a tacked thread on this forum about the 7.5" issues so we don't have to go through this bullshit every 2 weeks.
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    Useless is your opinion.
    I have a 7.5" Rainier barrelled upper that has never missed a shot, suppressed, unsuppressed.
    It's been combat accurate at 100 yards. What's useless about it?
    It's still a rifle bullet traveling over 2000fps.
    I use expanding ammo so I don't care about fragmentation.
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    Europeans have been rolling with sub 10" duty/combat guns for awhile without issue. Good examples being the SIG 553 and G36K





    7.5" is too short for my tastes. The blast alone would be too annoying, as would be the reduced ballistics, but all the ones I have fired worked okay. Though, 10-10.5" is the magic number for me, but some people believe that is too short too despite years of service and being vetted by qualified people.
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    The blast is bad. Indoors it's intolerable unless running a suppressor.
    A 14.5" is pretty bad unsuppressed indoors too.

    I've shot it outside with a Levang and it's not too bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RyanB View Post
    If I were to use a 7.5, it would have a flash suppressor on it. By the time you put a KX3 on it, you might has well have just gotten a MK18.
    The bottom line.

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    Another reason I like the Levang
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    Quote Originally Posted by shadow65 View Post
    Useless is your opinion.
    I have a 7.5" Rainier barrelled upper that has never missed a shot, suppressed, unsuppressed.
    It's been combat accurate at 100 yards. What's useless about it?
    It's still a rifle bullet traveling over 2000fps.
    I use expanding ammo so I don't care about fragmentation.
    Don't worry about it bro. There are some self proclaimed "SBR Experts" on this board that are sure of their own greatness on the subject. They are so sure that they become remarkabaly rude and obnoxious. Enjoy your gun.
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    My friends tell me that the Sig 552 and HK53 lay the hurt on people just fine. It has a place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scottryan View Post
    We can't take you serously when you are running a YHM rail, Model 1 upper, and some off brand silencer.
    Nope, don't take me serious. There are several members here, several big name instructors, and several tens of thousands of rounds that have passed through this rifle that will vouch for the setup you are too short sighted to accept.

    I think you need a drink buddy, and not the kool aid shit you are currently drinking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by justin_247 View Post
    Even with the stock extended it's as short as an AR-based PDW. I just don't get it, I suppose...
    Collapsed my 7.5" AR is 24 1/4" long and weighs 8# with an eotech, f&r BUIS, ASAP Plate, Suppressor Mount/FH, CTR stock, full XTM Rail Covers, and MIAD grip.

    The SCAR CQC is 7# with nothing installed and 31" long collapsed. Thats almost 7" longer and probably heavier when you add the optics, BUIS, etc ...

    More noteworthy, my AR is probably less then 1/2 the price and when I built her, over 4 years ago, the SCAR option was non-existent.

    Quote Originally Posted by justin_247 View Post
    Oh, and how much damage are you causing to your suppressor baffles with that short of a barrel?
    I try not to run it much suppressed for this reason. I really see its big pro suppressed in the home defense arena.
    Last edited by miamitj; 01-12-11 at 20:34.
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