View Poll Results: What is your preferred barrel length for precision ARs?

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  • 14.5"

    4 2.47%
  • 16"

    35 21.60%
  • 18"

    72 44.44%
  • 20"

    45 27.78%
  • other

    6 3.70%
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Thread: Preferred barrel length for precision AR?

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    Glamour shot:


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    Thanks Lost River. Looks good. That rifle looks pretty close to my last build.
    I used a 16" SS Lilja barrel under a 11" Troy TRX Extreme, ACOG TA31ECOS w/Doctor, stark grip, BC upper, VLTOR stock, Territorial Arms Limited Edition 2ND Amendment Rights lower with Geissele SSA trigger.
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    This is the one I kept for myself.



    18" 7 twist White Oak barrel
    Colt bolt and small parts
    VTAC rail

    Blah, blah blah.

    I took my 2.5-10 IOR from another gun and put it on this one, as I have been very impressed with the optic.

    Edit: I forgot to mention that my recreational shooting needs are completely met with these two builds. The lightweght hunter and mid weight precision rigs can do all I care to do recreationally. A work/training rifle is another matter.
    Last edited by Lost River; 12-01-10 at 12:05. Reason: add comments

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    Quote Originally Posted by WWhunter View Post
    Thanks Lost River. Looks good. That rifle looks pretty close to my last build.
    I used a 16" SS Lilja barrel under a 11" Troy TRX Extreme, ACOG TA31ECOS w/Doctor, stark grip, BC upper, VLTOR stock, Territorial Arms Limited Edition 2ND Amendment Rights lower with Geissele SSA trigger.
    WW
    That sounds like a handy rig for a practical precision type hunting rifle.

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    I don't usually get a nice bell curve with these kind of polls; it's kinda cool.

    The 18" barrel is far and away the most popular option, with 20" and 16" a distant second and third. Explanations given for the 18" barrels seem to match up with the reasoning 3-gunners like it: more velocity than the 16", shorter/lighter than the 20". Folks who prefer 20" and longer seem to emphasize benchrest-type shooting. Not a lot of feedback on the 16" preferences, so best I can guess is erring on the side of maneuverability/lightness.


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    "When young men seek to be like you, when lazy men resent you, when powerful men look over their shoulder at you, when cowardly men plot behind your back, when corrupt men wish you were gone and evil men want you dead . . . Only then will you have done your share." - Phil Messina

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