Looking for Suppressed 16" AR15 Pictures

[BlackDogDiesel]

I am filing a form 4 for an 11.5 SBR in 556 which will be primarily run suppressed. In the mean time I am considering buying or building a 16" and running suppressed to fill the itch while I wait.

I am having a hard time finding some decent pictures of this configuration to see if it is really a direction I want to go. Also looking for comments or suggestions when spec'ing the rifle.


Show me what you got and include some details about it and how you like it please.

Thanks.

 

[Merle]

 

[FCS]

16”, intermediate gas length with a can makes a pretty nice setup.

 

[aslrookie]

It’s a pretty long setup with 16” and suppressor. After having my 11.5 suppressed, I could never go back to 16” suppressed. I’d rather shoot the 16” unsuppressed.

 

[Yondering]

Only pic I have of my 16" 5.56 suppressed:

It's about the same length as a 24" barrel, but a lot more muzzle heavy. My 24" barreled ARs are easier to handle in comparison.

On the other hand, shorter barrels are generally louder suppressed. There are good applications for both ways.

 

[SRPowah]

Are you looking for a hard use or precision oriented rig? I am currently scrolling through the "14.5 pinned to 16" picture thread on AR15.com because I also like to see how a build looks before I commit. You can also look up the Recce picture threads.

OR go to our own AR15 picture thread and just Ctrl-F "MSTN" and look at his porn. Page 5 is one of my favorites for 16" rifles.

Edit to add: I am going for a dedicated suppressed but non-SBR build personally.

 

[308Gunner]

This is mine it is a TBAC DSU, hits at 300 on full size steel gets boring

 

[Jigstick]

 

[Powder_Burns]

 

[BlackDogDiesel]

Are you looking for a hard use or precision oriented rig? I am currently scrolling through the "14.5 pinned to 16" picture thread on AR15.com because I also like to see how a build looks before I commit. You can also look up the Recce picture threads.

OR go to our own AR15 picture thread and just Ctrl-F "MSTN" and look at his porn. Page 5 is one of my favorites for 16" rifles.

Edit to add: I am going for a dedicated suppressed but non-SBR build personally.

Thanks for the replies and pictures. For this project I am looking for a hard use/ all-around gun, not a DMR or anything setup for long range with a bipod. It will probably have a 1-6x LPVO sitting on it. I know for a fact I am going to prefer my SBR when it shows up, but am trying to figure out if an easily acquired 16" will keep me happy for now and let me get some good trigger time in. I have not seen a lot of this type of setup, which probably speaks volumes.

 

[SRPowah]

It will probably have a 1-6x LPVO sitting on it. I have not seen a lot of this type of setup, which probably speaks volumes.

A lot of suppressed Recce rifles out there. While the original idea is meant for precision, the Recce thread over on the AR forums is full of people that think 16" + LPVO = Recce . More common than one would expect.

Personally, I don't think you should do it. Just wait out the ATF unless you really have a need for another AR upper than can also be a suppressor host for traveling and such. The constant state jumping is why I am going for the pinned and welded route on my dedicated suppressor host.

 

[never_summer]

16” mid length white oak, good for mid range. It’s pretty forward heavy and my only sbr a 10.5” sig 556 felt better with the can on it but was too loud with the gas system. Use to run the can on a 7.5” gas piston m16 and it wasn’t loud and was easy to point, but let out a little flame at night

 

[candyx]

Great photos its like you guys live in a different world to be able to have such equipment, very strange that we live in America but don't all have the same rights state to state.

 

[Old_Longhair]

Suppressed Dissipator. The FSB is only a front sight. The gas block is hidden under the hand guard.

 

[RyanScott]

A lot of suppressed Recce rifles out there. While the original idea is meant for precision, the Recce thread over on the AR forums is full of people that think 16" + LPVO = Recce . More common than one would expect.

The original recce was an attempt to get better accuracy out of issue ammunition with a better barrel. Subsequently it was discovered that a float tube, better trigger and good a no was all the accuracy you need.

 

[SRPowah]

The original recce was an attempt to get better accuracy out of issue ammunition with a better barrel. Subsequently it was discovered that a float tube, better trigger and good a no was all the accuracy you need.

So in other words, the original idea was precision....?

 

[S197]

I am in the process of building a 14.5 with a DA Sandman

 

[RyanScott]

So in other words, the original idea was precision....?

Which is why basically anything with a free floated rail and an LPVO is a recce.

 

[Docsherm]

Which is why basically anything with a free floated rail and an LPVO is a recce.

Yep,just need to add the 16 inch barrel to the Free float Rail, and a low power scope.

 

[SRPowah]

Which is why basically anything with a free floated rail and an LPVO is a recce.

Ok, I am tracking you now.

I originally meant that you can find the AR dudes with ultralight pencil barrels with no intentions of making anything precise. Im almost positive you can find plenty in there that aren't even free floated.

Sorry for the small derailment OP.

 

[RyanScott]

Ah yeah tracking. I’ve seen lightweight barrels suitable for a recce but they are unusual and not an accident.

 

[just browsing]

16” Craddock Bartlein DMR profile
15” Falkor handguard
SiCo Omega

 

[MSTN]

My 16" Proof CFW barrel Recce can do most everything a rifle can be reasonably expected to do.

It is light. It is accurate. It is reliable. It works well from arms length to the ballistic limits of the cartridge.

 

[Docsherm]

Noveske 14.5 Afghan with LaRue 12.0 rail, a Vortex PST 1-6, and a DeadAir Sandman K.

 

[S197]

Suppressed Dissipator. The FSB is only a front sight. The gas block is hidden under the hand guard.View attachment 7376834

Are you still at a 12” gas system?

 

[S197]

Noveske 14.5 Afghan with LaRue 12.0 rail, a Vortex PST 1-6, and a DeadAir Sandman K.

Is this a carbine or mid gas system and how is the DA K working for you?

 

[loveha]

DDM4V11 300BLK with Sandman S

 

[alamo5000]

On the other hand, shorter barrels are generally louder suppressed. There are good applications for both ways.

Food for thought in the video below.

 

[SRPowah]

Noveske 14.5 Afghan with LaRue 12.0 rail, a Vortex PST 1-6, and a DeadAir Sandman K.

What does your rifle weigh in at?

 

[Old_Longhair]

Are you still at a 12” gas system?

16" barrel and 9" (mid-length) gas system on the "Dissy".

 

[Docsherm]

What does your rifle weigh in at?

I have no idea. I don't weight them.

 

[Docsherm]

Is this a carbine or mid gas system and how is the DA K working for you?

It is a Mid Gas system. The Sandman K is my favorite can.

 

[TheHorta]

LMT MRP 16” Piston
Maverick Precision Ti Form-1
Elcan SpecterDR 1/4x
L3 CRATOS Thermal Clip-On
Wilcox Raid-X IR Laser/Illuminator
M3X LED WML (unseen)

 

[Forgetful Coyote]

Suppressed Dissipator. The FSB is only a front sight. The gas block is hidden under the hand guard.View attachment 7376834

More details on this? Did you build it? Components?

 

[Yondering]

Food for thought in the video below.

More food for thought - sound meter numbers don't fully reflect how sound is perceived by the human ear.
With very few exceptions, shorter barrels usually sound louder to the ear than longer barrels, when using the same suppressor and ammo, and all barrel lengths have properly tuned gas systems. Better?

Gas system tuning does affect how the suppressed rifle sounds to the shooter. And there are some suppressors that are designed around the higher pressure of short barrels and function better in that role; those are the exceptions. But IMO the actual perceived sound matters a lot more than meter numbers.

 

[TheHorta]

More food for thought - sound meter numbers don't fully reflect how sound is perceived by the human ear.
With very few exceptions, shorter barrels usually sound louder to the ear than longer barrels, when using the same suppressor and ammo, and all barrel lengths have properly tuned gas systems. Better?

Gas system tuning does affect how the suppressed rifle sounds to the shooter. And there are some suppressors that are designed around the higher pressure of short barrels and function better in that role; those are the exceptions. But IMO the actual perceived sound matters a lot more than meter numbers.

Well, perceived or not, a sound pressure wave above a certain level will permanently cank your hearing. That is what a high-end dB meter — used properly — measures. It doesn’t much care about the rest of the equation. I’d rather have a 135dB can that sounds like a broken banjo than a 144dB can that sounds like a Stradivarius.

 

[Yondering]

Well, perceived or not, a sound pressure wave above a certain level will permanently cank your hearing. That is what a high-end dB meter — used properly — measures. It doesn’t much care about the rest of the equation. I’d rather have a 135dB can that sounds like a broken banjo than a 144dB can that sounds like a Stradivarius.

What's your point? I didn't comment about that at all; it seems irrelevant to the point I was making. Are you trying to say you would have to use a louder can on a longer barrel?

 

[TheHorta]

What's your point? I didn't comment about that at all; it seems irrelevant to the point I was making. Are you trying to say you would have to use a louder can on a longer barrel?

No, not at all. I’m saying I like fried chicken and watermelon, too.