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Posted: 6/4/2009 7:19:08 PM EDT
| Is this a decent gas tube? Is it worth the price? |
| If you are running a carbine length barrel with a full length (A2) buffer, the pigtail might help retain some of the rifle length gas impingement characteristics. Not many people do that, I'm doing a build right now with that set up. Granted I am experimenting, and if it doesn't meet with my total satisfaction, I'll try something else. |
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Since you haven't mentioned what it is you intend to accomplish in purchasing the tube, I'm going to assume that you are trying to reduce the recoil energy of a carbine rifle. There are a couple other areas that can be addressed should you end up with a slammin' carbine. A Tubb flat buffer spring is claimed to slow down the bolt. An M16 bolt carrier group weighs slightly more and is supposed to increase dwell time and of course an H2 or heavier buffer will also accomplish this as well. All of these in addition adjustable gas tubes and the gas tube you mentioned are claimed to decrease the energy of a hard hitting carbine. That said, you may be addressing a problem that doesn't exist. As the owner of several carbines and a few more 20" or longer rifles, I've never experienced the issues that others claim to have with their short rifles. I acknowledge that under similar conditions, carbine's when compared to a longer barreled rifle life may be shorter. I don't know if I believe that it will be significantly shorter. I can tell you from my experiences that in a heads up comparison with a 16" carbine (including an M16 BCG and Tubb spring) and a 20" rifle otherwise similarly configured, I honestly can't feel much difference in the recoil (or way I perceive the recoil energy). Shoot it first, make your decision after that. Yeah, and before I get corrected here I know that many don't consider a 16" barrel to actually be a carbine. I'm only referring to a carbine length gas system. |
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