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Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:58 pm
by froggy
Sim G, I bet you moonlight as a mohel ...
Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 4:55 pm
by dave_303
Sim G wrote:Fold it, measure it, and chop it!! You know it makes sense..
Not having the gun or manual on me I've had to make some rough workings out based on Beretta's own site and the size of the actual ARX160, (Beretta's site does only has the fully extended length)
It seems to be I could cut it down from an 18" barrel to a 16"
Overall length of the Original ARX is 29.72" with the stock folded, the .22 version from what I've worked out is 2" shorter making it 27.72", so the most I could take off it 3" making it an odd size barrel, sadly the hope of making it a proper carbine with a 12" barrel are out of the question, but when I'm next in Bristol I'll measure it properly.
Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:53 pm
by Sim G
Permanently attaching the flash hider " shortens " the barrel further....
Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:01 pm
by dave_303
Now that is a GREAT idea, the flash hider currently on there is pinned in place from what I recall, when I can I'll measure and see if the 18" barrel length includes it or not.
Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 12:19 pm
by dave_303
Sim G wrote:Permanently attaching the flash hider " shortens " the barrel further....
Update just for you Sim.
Neal of Suffolk Rifle Co. has shortened his to a 15" barrel with a threaded barrel, he's checking for me but reckons it will pass with a 12" (inc flash hider) for what I feel is a reasonable price for the job.
That would mean I could make it look like the carbine variant.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=beret ... B800%3B376
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Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:51 am
by Sim G
Now that's more like it!!!
Please tell me you're going to have it done? :lol:
Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:56 am
by dave_303
Most likely, I have around a year to have a think as it wont be until then that I could justify the extra expense.
I do think it would make it a bit better for some mini rifle competitions.
Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:59 am
by Sim G
It would make it better for the "balls out look" of it! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:15 pm
by dave_303
Sim G wrote: for the "balls out look"
If that's the look you were going for Sim then I would have though longer would be better
Re: Beretta ARX160
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 6:11 am
by top
Very nice rifle pal, the rifles look even better with the shorter barrel, but I read something recently that a 16'' barrel is the optimum length for accuracy, and while ive been looking on a load of sights for a rifle, the guns with 16'' barrels seem to be dearer than the rest, like ive said before im new to all this, so im trying to learn as I go.
