Gas System Questions. Some info.

[joebush]

I have been reading several requests for information concerning gas system length and which one is correct. I have collected some data preparing for my first build and think it may be useful.

I understand it is from another barrel manufacturer:

ar15barrels.com/prod/operation.shtml

I found this to be very valuable.

Joe

[GLSHOOTER]

Dec 17, 2012 7:50:40 GMT -8 joebush said:

I have been reading several requests for information concerning gas system length and which one is correct. I have collected some data preparing for my first build and think it may be useful.

I understand it is from another barrel manufacturer:

ar15barrels.com/prod/operation.shtml

I found this to be very valuable.

Joe

That article is a good one with the charting. I never payed it much mind until I got into true wildcatting on this platform. Then I got an adjustable gas block and 98% of those issues went away. I'm so stoked on them even a vanilla 223 that I might build in the future will have one.

I believe that 80% of the issues are related to the rifle builder and how he does the assembly. The barrels out there, even non-BHW's, are pretty well thought out and if guys start drilling ports I think they have overlooked some basics. A bigger hammer, gas, will push things along but it won't be the most elegant way to get there from an engineering or longevity view point.

Greg

[dr69er]

Dec 17, 2012 7:50:40 GMT -8 joebush said:

I have been reading several requests for information concerning gas system length and which one is correct. I have collected some data preparing for my first build and think it may be useful.

I understand it is from another barrel manufacturer:

ar15barrels.com/prod/operation.shtml

I found this to be very valuable.

Joe

Randy has been doing very good work in the AR-15 field for
some time now, Ditto for the quality barrel work.

[almostdoc]

Very informative link. Thanks for the post.