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Thread: DD has 18" CHF 1:7 barrels for sale NOW

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    Quote Originally Posted by decodeddiesel View Post
    Exactly what will this barrel get you that a 16" Middy won't?
    Two more inches of acceleration which translates into roughly 50-75 fps?

    As I mentioned, I already posted some questions about this barrel in the DD industry forum here. If anyone wants to contact them and ask them to login and post a reply, feel free.

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    I was thinking in a 18" I would rather see a rifle gas system, but DD could be playing with the gas port diameter too. You would almost need to see more specs to know one way or the other.

    The goverment profile barrels always seemed weird to me, that all of the mass is at the end of the barrel.

    The S2W seems just like a SOCOM profile w/o the M203 notch, which this day and age is usually getting covered up with rails, especially of civy guns.

    I also think, and just my two cents here, these heavy(er) profiles are great for select-fire weapons. I don't know if they really have a place on semi-automatic guns. How much heat are you really building up?

    Now according to DD, you can have better accuracy out of the S2W than their lightweight profile. The S2W just makes more sense, more meat by the chamber and running out the taper to the muzzle. Kind of the opposite of the goverment profile.

    Its nice to see that DD is treading on new ground. I hope they keep the steam going. The products that I have owned have been great. If what I was told was true, 1.5 MOA from a chrome lined 5.56 chamber, that is pretty good. I don't know what ammo that was, but I would guess tuned handloads could chop that down.

    Now only if they would stop over branding everything. I f'n HATE bolt carrier markings...
    Last edited by bp7178; 01-20-11 at 23:04.

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    Quote Originally Posted by decodeddiesel View Post
    Why the hell didn't they make this a rifle length gas system? Exactly what will this barrel get you that a 16" Middy won't?

    What a waste.
    I completely agree!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bp7178 View Post
    ]Now only if they would stop over branding everything. I f'n HATE bolt carrier markings...
    This is something you basically have to do anymore if you're going to warranty anything. The problem is that people buy a BCG on Ebay or in some shady gun store that is claimed to be manufactured by a certain company, but when it breaks they call that company and send it back, only for that company to discover that it wasn't manufactured by them. Then they have to argue with the customer, who gets pissy and posts it on ARFCOM for all the brand-haters to brag about. I don't see anything wrong with it.

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    Justin, thats a very good point. I never considered that.

    I still find myself wishing they came up with something more low key, or even logo it on the other side.
    Last edited by bp7178; 01-21-11 at 03:57.

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    I love the profile, but completely agree with you guys on the gas system, here is hoping for a version 2

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    Quote Originally Posted by bp7178 View Post
    Now only if they would stop over branding everything. I f'n HATE bolt carrier markings...
    If BCM would stop putting that huge logo on their BCG, I would have bought a couple already. Earlier DD BCG had no markings. They could mark them on the other side where it is not so prominent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 500grains View Post
    If BCM would stop putting that huge logo on their BCG, I would have bought a couple already. Earlier DD BCG had no markings. They could mark them on the other side where it is not so prominent.
    If you buy a BCM bolt carrier separate from a BCM bolt the carrier won't be engraved.

    Joe at Daniel Defense (at SHOW) said that their making 10.3, 11.5, 12.5 and 16" barrels in 5.56mm, I like the new FSB Mk18 rail they have on display.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eternal24k View Post
    I love the profile, but completely agree with you guys on the gas system, here is hoping for a version 2
    If they released this barrel with a rifle length gas system I would order one and a rifle length URX tomorrow.

    Wishful thinking I know...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy View Post
    Gee, that would explain why I was able to order an upper with one via Smartgunner back on 12/31/10...

    I was also surprised by the midlength gas system. I was actually talking with a DD customer service person a week or so before I ordered, and was assured that the gas port size, etc. was such that it wouldn't be overgassed. I was not given any more detail or any technical info. My understanding is that three different gas lengths - mid, "intermediate," and rifle - are all considered acceptable on an 18" 5.56, with rifle seemingly the preferred for softest recoil, and intermediate providing a balance of recoil and reliability in sub-zero conditions. So I don't know how DD arrived at using midlength. If you visit the DD forum on this board, I actually posted a question for DD about that a couple of weeks ago.

    Anyway, it should be fun.
    Mine has been on order since 12/21/2010, when i initially saw them on Daniel Defense's website, i asked Tommy to add them to his order list if possible and when got word the it was possible, i ordered. Can't wait.

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    Sorry for digging up an old thread, but I was curious if anyone that had plans on getting one of these barrels had gotten any kind of explanation from DD why they went with a mid legth gas system in an 18" barrel?

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