Short ar....somthing i can live without

[Ahogue21]

Seems i build a short ar every few years now (braced as i live in the state of chiraq) and upon shooting them im just underwhelmed by them the only bonus to me is that its a nice small package but short of that id rather a 16in rifle setup any day of the week

Anyone else feel the same? Or am i just nuts

 

[jpjulian]

Chiraqastan here also....... and I just don't get the very short barreled AR's and "pistols" so popular these days. We can't have a suppressor so the blast and concussion is truly obscene and reliability is always an issue. All my AR's have 20" barrels and the one I sold several years ago had a 26" barrel.

 

[Makinchips208]

Has several short barrel ars. 10.5” 11.5” 13”

Prefer 16” and that’s the shortest I own now.

 

[45-90]

You're right on, I'm not an AR pistol fan.

I eliminated all the pistols 10.5" and 11.5" also...Just not for me & turned them back into rifles.
I like 18", for all a round work... but have them in 16", 18," 20", & 24"...the 24" being on the long side.

 

[supercorndogs]

What state is chiraq?

 

[Thorbeast]

14.5 is my favorite, I do like them down to 10.5, but I don't care for anything shorter than that. I'm actually the opposite, I don't really see the appeal to anything over 16".

I'd rather step up in cartridge than go long and heavy.

 

[Ahogue21]

What state is chiraq?

Illinois

 

[Ahogue21]

You're right on, I'm not an AR pistol fan.

I eliminated all the pistols 10.5" and 11.5" also...Just not for me & turned them back into rifles.
I like 18", for all a round work... but have them in 16", 18," 20", & 24"...the 24" being on the long side.

Have a 16 and and 18 deciding maybe trying a 14.5 or 13.7 just for the heck of it