gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
Ok so I had no idea this was a thing until recently but does anyone have any experience with carbine length barrels with rifle length gas systems? Or in other words a barrel with the gas port closer to the muzzle. In my head it would seem that this would make the recoil lighter due to less dwell time, burn more powder before reaching the gas port therefore seeing slight velocity increase and cleaner shooting.
We know that the typical 16inch barrel uses a carbine length gas system for reliability with under powered ammo or dirty conditions. So I'm wondering if using a carbine barrel with a rifle gas system would make it dramatically less unreliable. Would you have to possibly load up hotter ammo, play with the buffer weight/spring or combination of both? This almost seems like a no brainer but I know there's gotta be a reason that it's not more common.
We know that the typical 16inch barrel uses a carbine length gas system for reliability with under powered ammo or dirty conditions. So I'm wondering if using a carbine barrel with a rifle gas system would make it dramatically less unreliable. Would you have to possibly load up hotter ammo, play with the buffer weight/spring or combination of both? This almost seems like a no brainer but I know there's gotta be a reason that it's not more common.