Thread: ideal barrel length for 223, is there a formula?

20" barrel(s) with fairly full house loads and my suppressors (DPT) last about 1000 rounds. Thats pretty much with no maintenance. They are such buggers to get apart.

Originally Posted by Tahr

20" barrel(s) with fairly full house loads and my suppressors (DPT) last about 1000 rounds. Thats pretty much with no maintenance. They are such buggers to get apart.

Cheers gents, I'm looking at a DPT overbarrel on a t3x so minimum barrel length of 16-17" by my workings to clear the stock. Min length of 19" with a Maniatis. Are you running the stainless baffle? Presumably they'll last longer with intermittent cleaning? Other than zeroing probably won't be firing long strings of shots.

Originally Posted by hamishg

Cheers gents, I'm looking at a DPT overbarrel on a t3x so minimum barrel length of 16-17" by my workings to clear the stock. Min length of 19" with a Maniatis. Are you running the stainless baffle? Presumably they'll last longer with intermittent cleaning? Other than zeroing probably won't be firing long strings of shots.

DPT say they must be cleaned. But I don't 'cos they soon get welded together by heat. You need to do it right from the start. But I fire up to 200 shots in a day and right from the get go that cooks the baffles tight. Mine don't have the SS baffle.

Originally Posted by Tahr

DPT say they must be cleaned. But I don't 'cos they soon get welded together by heat. You need to do it right from the start. But I fire up to 200 shots in a day and right from the get go that cooks the baffles tight. Mine don't have the SS baffle.

Cheers, I'll just get one with an ss baffle and it should last years with my planned round count