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Anyone else got one of these ?

They seem rare in the UK., only one dealer and who imports them ?

dave_303 wrote:

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

:shakeshout:

What did he say it would cost to shorten it Dave?
I quite fancy getting my CMMG barrel down to 14 inches seeing as that's what the M4 was designed to be.
We only have to have 16 inches because of the laws in the USA.

Dave_303

Have you been shooting your ARX160 anymore ?

I was wondering how it was going before getting one.

dave_303 wrote:Sim I've been thinking about chopping the barrel, however I'm not sure about the legal implications, the gun will still fire with the stock folded, so without the 18inch barrel it may not conform to 12/24

Nor does a 10/22 wen u take the stock off for cleaning.....

bofor wrote:Dave_303

Have you been shooting your ARX160 anymore ?

I was wondering how it was going before getting one.

Fraid not, I wont be able to hit the range again with it until mid-july. Still in my student flat till then.

So why do you want to chop it what is the point of the exercise I don't understand why you would want to do that.

Alpha1 wrote:So why do you want to chop it what is the point of the exercise I don't understand why you would want to do that.

Because he can?

The 22lr has an 18 inch barrel compared to the 16 and 12 inch barrels of the centre fire version, so to make the 22lr more like the original at least 2 inches of barrel has to come off.

For me, taking it back to carbine length is the way to go.

Before you ask why again -
1) I like carbines,
2) The shorter length would fit into a small safe,
3) Loss of velocity is negligible,
4) Because I could,

Ok I here what you are saying it's your money your gun up to you what you do with it. But why does Dave.303 want to shorten the barrel with respect my question was aimed at him not you.

Alpha, the idea of shortening the barrel is a contemplation at the moment for pretty much the same reasons as Sandgroper has stated above. It's one of those typical distant projects for me, something that may happen once I eventually have some spare cash, much like setting up an S-Class rig from a Parker Hale No.4 sporter I have, been meaning to do it for well over a year now but it's always been out on a back burner for various reasons.

dave_303 wrote:Alpha, the idea of shortening the barrel is a contemplation at the moment for pretty much the same reasons as Sandgroper has stated above. It's one of those typical distant projects for me, something that may happen once I eventually have some spare cash, much like setting up an S-Class rig from a Parker Hale No.4 sporter I have, been meaning to do it for well over a year now but it's always been out on a back burner for various reasons.

sign01 - Hurry up with that one!