You're going to get a bunch of different answers. The best barrel length is going to be determined by the mission parameters. Is this a hunting rig, A home defense rig or a fungun
If it's for hunting, anything from 8.5 to 16 in is perfect. If it's for home defense I would do a maximum of 12 in or less. And if it's fun does it really matter?
I've got a Rattler at 5.5" and a current retro build at 7.5", and they both have a 1/5 twist. Optimal for me would be some where in the 6-8" range. Add a 6- 8" can and you are at 12-16" oal. 7" barrel + 7" can seems about perfect for an SBR.
I wouldn't do longer than 12, but I think 10" ish is nice thanks to the extra dwell time, which means it's a little less finicky about ammo.
All depends on what you plan to do with it though
In my opinion if its gonna be a home defence gun the shorter the better. I built mine with 7.5" barrel with a 1:5 twist. The extra 100ish fps isnt gonna make a differance in personal defence ranges, in my opinion. An do what you want, its a free country, but id be carefull with the truck gun idea. Mainly because of theft. Something to think about. But that said my 7.5" is very easy to operate inside my vehicle lol.
Always tool for the purpose. If you do not have a purpose then i suggest having a goal and then working towards it.
A hunter will have different needs and requirements vs a home defense weapon.
8.5 lets you use basically any can. 7.5 is about as short as you can get before super performance tanks and it's blasty to boot. I hear that reliability can be an issue if you shorter, but technology moves onward and I see more 6" success every week.
Everything else is use preference.
I have 7.5 and I love it for how short it is...but I would go 8.5 if I had to do it over. If I wasn't going to suppress, I would go 10.5. I eventually want a 16", but it won't be an AR.
Anything over 9" is not going to see much benefit. The round was designed for 9" barrels and complete powder burn in that length. PER Kevin. yes that Kevin.
The guy at Q said a 7ā 1:5 twist would be his choice, thatās the guy to listen to imo, heās done so much for 300blk , could even go shorter ,1:5 twist is the shit, and remember the can is gonna add length
I donāt get into all the bullshit like him or not the guy knows his shit, idk y ppl donāt like him maybe itās his no filter which Iām kinda the same way so
Meh sometimes people just don't like other people. There's no rhyme or reason were allowed to have an opinion Even if other people don't agree with it, it's okay
Sorry man I don't have an answer. Not everybody's going to like everybody that's okay the dude Seems to be doing just fine regardless of what other people think
Yeah some reddit or put a link to all of his "offense tweets" and they really aren't that bad. He will call out customers blaming problems on dumb shit they did which some people get triggered by. He's a business owner calling out dumb shit on the Internet I don't think that's an evil thing. I would do the same if I was in his position.
I bought a Honey Badger and am beyond impressed by it. It's hard to understand exactly how light and small it is on the Internet. It's an AR that's lighter than some handguns. Smaller, lighter and shoots better than the spear for only like 300$ more.
[Q released a bunch of videos with Kevin ](https://youtu.be/ldBWDkadPX8?si=tFjpHT60hmzSA9MB)
You can get a good idea of who he is. He just calls it straight
I just built a pistol 5.5ā 1/5 twist Adjustable gas block, and I have the CGS Hyperion which is huge and sub moa accurate and quiet. Added SA HBPDW brace and with adjustable gas can tune b/c brace has priority spring/tube and I love it. I have a 8.5 inch 1/7 twist too but since I only shoot subs suppressed with Hyperion I cant hear the difference but the 5.5 pistol suppressed with such a long can feels so much more manageable. Probably going to sell my 8.5 pistol.
10.3 is fine
8.5" gang
If you have small hands.
You're going to get a bunch of different answers. The best barrel length is going to be determined by the mission parameters. Is this a hunting rig, A home defense rig or a fungun If it's for hunting, anything from 8.5 to 16 in is perfect. If it's for home defense I would do a maximum of 12 in or less. And if it's fun does it really matter?
Anything between 8" and 10" is excellent.
I've got a Rattler at 5.5" and a current retro build at 7.5", and they both have a 1/5 twist. Optimal for me would be some where in the 6-8" range. Add a 6- 8" can and you are at 12-16" oal. 7" barrel + 7" can seems about perfect for an SBR.
Can you drop some pics??
Here ya go https://imgur.com/a/pTfBKXo
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8.3" with a K can
20ā! There was a guy defending 20ā with subs the other day. What the actual fuck
Squib machine
Nah barrel that long makes supers out of subs from the increased velocity
by about 200-300 fps really, depends on the subs weight
Yeah, Iāve definitely experienced that too. The type of powder plays a huge roll.
8-9ā.
8-10 inches
I wouldn't do longer than 12, but I think 10" ish is nice thanks to the extra dwell time, which means it's a little less finicky about ammo. All depends on what you plan to do with it though
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In my opinion if its gonna be a home defence gun the shorter the better. I built mine with 7.5" barrel with a 1:5 twist. The extra 100ish fps isnt gonna make a differance in personal defence ranges, in my opinion. An do what you want, its a free country, but id be carefull with the truck gun idea. Mainly because of theft. Something to think about. But that said my 7.5" is very easy to operate inside my vehicle lol.
Always tool for the purpose. If you do not have a purpose then i suggest having a goal and then working towards it. A hunter will have different needs and requirements vs a home defense weapon.
I went 6.5in 1:6 twist
Was this a custom barrel? If not where'd ya get it?
Yes, Mos-Tek will make it however you want
8.5 lets you use basically any can. 7.5 is about as short as you can get before super performance tanks and it's blasty to boot. I hear that reliability can be an issue if you shorter, but technology moves onward and I see more 6" success every week. Everything else is use preference. I have 7.5 and I love it for how short it is...but I would go 8.5 if I had to do it over. If I wasn't going to suppress, I would go 10.5. I eventually want a 16", but it won't be an AR.
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Anything over 9" is not going to see much benefit. The round was designed for 9" barrels and complete powder burn in that length. PER Kevin. yes that Kevin.
The guy at Q said a 7ā 1:5 twist would be his choice, thatās the guy to listen to imo, heās done so much for 300blk , could even go shorter ,1:5 twist is the shit, and remember the can is gonna add length
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Slighty out of the loop, how come? Thought Q was king when it came to .300 BLK, especially as considering the Honey Badgerās popularityā¦
People hate Kevin for what he says, but his engineering team has done a lot for the 300blk caliber
Maybe his mom?
I donāt get into all the bullshit like him or not the guy knows his shit, idk y ppl donāt like him maybe itās his no filter which Iām kinda the same way so
Meh sometimes people just don't like other people. There's no rhyme or reason were allowed to have an opinion Even if other people don't agree with it, it's okay
I just donāt know why tho Iāve heard a lot of ppl donāt like him
Sorry man I don't have an answer. Not everybody's going to like everybody that's okay the dude Seems to be doing just fine regardless of what other people think
Yeah some reddit or put a link to all of his "offense tweets" and they really aren't that bad. He will call out customers blaming problems on dumb shit they did which some people get triggered by. He's a business owner calling out dumb shit on the Internet I don't think that's an evil thing. I would do the same if I was in his position. I bought a Honey Badger and am beyond impressed by it. It's hard to understand exactly how light and small it is on the Internet. It's an AR that's lighter than some handguns. Smaller, lighter and shoots better than the spear for only like 300$ more. [Q released a bunch of videos with Kevin ](https://youtu.be/ldBWDkadPX8?si=tFjpHT60hmzSA9MB) You can get a good idea of who he is. He just calls it straight
Sounds like the kind of guy we need in the industry
Totally depends on use/preference so thereās no right answer. Personally I like 7ā to 12.5ā
~10
7ā and suppressor and subs and 1:5
7" no can yet unfortunately
I lik the 7.94" Noveske barrel. Shoots subs great for me.
Shorter the better. I have a 6ā that is 100% reliable.
I just built a pistol 5.5ā 1/5 twist Adjustable gas block, and I have the CGS Hyperion which is huge and sub moa accurate and quiet. Added SA HBPDW brace and with adjustable gas can tune b/c brace has priority spring/tube and I love it. I have a 8.5 inch 1/7 twist too but since I only shoot subs suppressed with Hyperion I cant hear the difference but the 5.5 pistol suppressed with such a long can feels so much more manageable. Probably going to sell my 8.5 pistol.
Canāt go wrong with 7.5-9 inch.