Ar-15 14.5 barrel vs 16 barrel? - Page 2

johnwilliamson062 · December 6, 2017, 03:13 PM

Just go like 10" and add on an real integral suppressor. Better flash suppression AND noise suppression

Dragline45 · December 6, 2017, 06:02 PM

I am a big fan of the pinned 14.5" AR's. To the eye the difference in length does not seem so dramatic, but when you are holding both rifles the 14.5" handles noticeably better than the 16" in confined spaces. Here are my 16" and 14.5" pinned BCM mid-length's. While I haven't shot either past 100yds yet, both have been equally accurate at given distances, and the 14.5" shoots just as smooth as my 16". I will say the 14.5" does have a bit more blast but that could be due to the different muzzle devices on each rifle. Between the two the 14.5" is my go to rifle due to its compact size. Also as others have mentioned BCM is an excellent choice especially if you are going with a 14.5” mis length. 14.5” midnlengths dont have as optimal a dwell time as say a 16” mid length or a 14.5” carbine length. You want to make sure you buy a quality upper in 14.5” mid length to emsure its gassed properly.

DMK · December 7, 2017, 02:29 PM

I'm also a big fan, if lightweight and compact is your goal.

My retro styled KISS Carbine

December 6, 2017, 06:02 PM	#27
Dragline45 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2010 Posts: 3,513	I am a big fan of the pinned 14.5" AR's. To the eye the difference in length does not seem so dramatic, but when you are holding both rifles the 14.5" handles noticeably better than the 16" in confined spaces. Here are my 16" and 14.5" pinned BCM mid-length's. While I haven't shot either past 100yds yet, both have been equally accurate at given distances, and the 14.5" shoots just as smooth as my 16". I will say the 14.5" does have a bit more blast but that could be due to the different muzzle devices on each rifle. Between the two the 14.5" is my go to rifle due to its compact size. Also as others have mentioned BCM is an excellent choice especially if you are going with a 14.5” mis length. 14.5” midnlengths dont have as optimal a dwell time as say a 16” mid length or a 14.5” carbine length. You want to make sure you buy a quality upper in 14.5” mid length to emsure its gassed properly. Last edited by Dragline45; December 6, 2017 at 07:46 PM.

December 7, 2017, 02:29 PM	#28
DMK Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2001 Location: Over the hills and far, far away Posts: 3,206	I'm also a big fan, if lightweight and compact is your goal. My retro styled KISS Carbine __________________ - Homeland Security begins at home: Support your Second Amendment - www.gunowners.org - www.saf.org - act.nraila.org - www.grnc.org

December 6, 2017, 03:13 PM	#26
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	Just go like 10" and add on an real integral suppressor. Better flash suppression AND noise suppression