Originally Posted by rost495
Originally Posted by Tyrone
No. Several friends have had them and they don't seem worth the bother to me.
I don't even run carrier weights for 223s.



You don't ever need carrier weights if the gas port is correct for what you are doing.... if the port is to big, someone isn't thinking through what they have chambered etc... weights, to me, have always been a band aid.
That is exactly correct
Originally Posted by rost495
Originally Posted by Tyrone
No. Several friends have had them and they don't seem worth the bother to me.
I don't even run carrier weights for 223s.



You don't ever need carrier weights if the gas port is correct for what you are doing.... if the port is to big, someone isn't thinking through what they have chambered etc... weights, to me, have always been a band aid.


Jeff; That is exactly correct which is why John increases the gas tube length (and properly ports) his longer barreled match riles... I picked brass at Perry from the AMU team in 2001. They had the Black Hills V8 load with 80s and VV135..Believe it was near 2900 fps in a std service rifle 20" bbl..Brass was [bleep] but shot well You can easily do this with a match rifle with a bit longer barrel set up properly and the AI makes it foolproof.

Or so I thought...You guys are missing the boat on a properly set up AR regardless of the chamber..