Why do the AR10T's not come with a 24" barrel now?

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14 years 7 months ago - 14 years 7 months ago #3963 by huntenthusiast
Replied by huntenthusiast on topic Re:Why do the AR10T's not come with a 24" barrel now?
How much more velocity can be had from the extra 4"?
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14 years 7 months ago #3965 by wielywilly-g
Replied by wielywilly-g on topic Re:Why do the AR10T's not come with a 24" barrel now?
Mine is a 26" barrel and I have not chrono'd yet. I would like to compare to bolt .308 as well as shorter AR10s.

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14 years 7 months ago #3984 by arkypete
Replied by arkypete on topic Re:Why do the AR10T's not come with a 24" barrel now?
Take that 20' off stick it in the ground muzzle first, water frequently and next fall you'll have a 24'.

Jim

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14 years 7 months ago #3986 by huntenthusiast
Replied by huntenthusiast on topic Re:Why do the AR10T's not come with a 24" barrel now?
WOW, a 20 foot barrel?

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14 years 7 months ago #4000 by Tackelbarry
Replied by Tackelbarry on topic Re:Why do the AR10T's not come with a 24" barrel now?
From my understanding the 20' barrel was considered more versitile. It was more easily suppressed, ie. the Super SASS. It is still very accurate out to 800 yards and with the right load can potentially be stretched out to 1000 yards.
While the 24" barrel was a better choice to make the 1000+ yard shots, it is not a good choice to suppress do to the extreme back pressure which results in harsher wear on the aluminum receiver.
I was also told that the forward assist was added to make the military happy. If I am wrong hopefully someone with a higher security clearance will chime in. Hope this helps.

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14 years 7 months ago - 14 years 7 months ago #4003 by BUILDING MY SASS
Replied by BUILDING MY SASS on topic Re:Why do the AR10T's not come with a 24" barrel now?
Tackelbarry,"I was also told that the forward assist was added to make the military happy."

You are correct in that, I got that straight from ArmaLite back when they introduced it...it was just after I bought mine...I e-mailed Tim and asked about it...

"""The forward assist was introduced for the AR-10 as we have knowledge that someday soon the military is looking to adopt it to a mil-spec firearm like they did with the M-16. It
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