Mission Drives the Gear Train - Home Defense Carbine

[Jay Cunningham]

Nice trigger.

[LittleLebowski]

Necrobump but here's what I've settled on for my needs:


BCM LW 11.5" upper
10" KMR handguard
BCM BCG
BCM GF Comp
BCM GF Ambi CH
Troy folding BUIS
Trijicon SRS
SF M300 Mini Scout light
BCM lower
GF Mod 3 grip
Geissele S3G trigger
VLTOR iMod stock
VLTOR A5SR Receiver Ext.
A5H4 buffer (6.83oz)
BAD-ASS ambi safety
SOB sling

We're very close on configuration choices. Well, pretty close. Maybe kinda. We could probably still hang out.

BCM 11.5 lightweight barrel with 10" KMR
BCM BCG
stock M16A2 birdcage flash hider
Surefire X300U at 12 o'clock
BAC-CASS short throw ambi safety
SIG pistol brace
KAC iron sights
Aimpoint H1 2MOA, Larue tall mount
Padded Blue Force sling
BCM Mod3 grip
H buffer
ALG ACT trigger because I like clean mil spec triggers
BCM Gunfighter Ambi charging handle

Eats steel cased ammo like candy.

[LSP972]

Jay, I too prefer 20 round magazines.

How are you keeping the second magazine on the gun? Not a fan of the Redi-Mag thing; too heavy and bulky for my tastes. I remember seeing some kind of pouch, years ago, that held a 20 rounder reasonably securely... but it keyed off of the FSB and therefore would get in the way of my white light set-up, so...

I only break out a carbine for hurricanes and other times when the power is out, because of the white light and optic; normally, my HD long gun is a Beretta A390 gauge chopped off at both ends (but still legal). And every time I do break out the carbine, I tell myself I gotta figure out a way to mount an extra mag. I've tried a few of the stock-mounted pouches, but they always seem to get in the way as well. Any ideas (from anyone) would be appreciated.

And FWIW, I keep the carbine "cocked and locked"; round chambered, safety engaged. By my "policy", the fact that I felt the need to have the carbine available means the threat potential is heightened. No chirruns, small or otherwise, to worry about.

I would dearly love to have an SBR with a short SureFire can, but I just cannot see the pros vs the cons of getting on that Class III federal radar scope. So I get by with stock Colts (6520, 6720, 6920), H-1s, and TLR-1s.

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[Jay Cunningham]

Eats steel cased ammo like candy.

Mine eats 55 gr. Wolf like candy too... and I've got the heaviest recoil buffer known to man in it.

[Jay Cunningham]

Jay, I too prefer 20 round magazines.

How are you keeping the second magazine on the gun? Not a fan of the Redi-Mag thing; too heavy and bulky for my tastes. I remember seeing some kind of pouch, years ago, that held a 20 rounder reasonably securely... but it keyed off of the FSB and therefore would get in the way of my white light set-up, so...

I only break out a carbine for hurricanes and other times when the power is out, because of the white light and optic; normally, my HD long gun is a Beretta A390 gauge chopped off at both ends (but still legal). And every time I do break out the carbine, I tell myself I gotta figure out a way to mount an extra mag. I've tried a few of the stock-mounted pouches, but they always seem to get in the way as well. Any ideas (from anyone) would be appreciated.

And FWIW, I keep the carbine "cocked and locked"; round chambered, safety engaged. By my "policy", the fact that I felt the need to have the carbine available means the threat potential is heightened. No chirruns, small or otherwise, to worry about.

I would dearly love to have an SBR with a short SureFire can, but I just cannot see the pros vs the cons of getting on that Class III federal radar scope. So I get by with stock Colts (6520, 6720, 6920), H-1s, and TLR-1s.

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My original post is a bit dated. I'm using a single 30 round magazine now.

These are interesting.

[Caboose]

Hey LL,
Have you been using that pistol brace for a while now? If so, what are your long term opinions on it? The Mrs. is on the verge of building a LW carbine and likes the idea of a braced 10-12 inch AR. She's 5' 4", 125lbs, with short arms, and doesn't care much for how long my 16" BCM is.

[LSP972]

My original post is a bit dated. I'm using a single 30 round magazine now.

These are interesting.

Okay, thanks.

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[Dagga Boy]

I run a 16" Piston gun as my HD and urban use carbine. It has a sling (Wilderness Giles sling), a 600 lumen Surefire light with a simple push button, and an Aimpoint Comp M4 red dot (10 year battery life with a AA lithium, and they last longer when left on, so it is). It is kept in a condition with a 42 round polymer translucent magazine in place (down loaded by two), no round in the chamber, hammer down and the safety on........wait, you can't do that with yours..........oh yeah, it is 27" long and when run indoors I can run it shorter than a pistol........

[NerdAlert]

I run a 16" Piston gun as my HD and urban use carbine. It has a sling (Wilderness Giles sling), a 600 lumen Surefire light with a simple push button, and an Aimpoint Comp M4 red dot (10 year battery life with a AA lithium, and they last longer when left on, so it is). It is kept in a condition with a 42 round polymer translucent magazine in place (down loaded by two), no round in the chamber, hammer down and the safety on........wait, you can't do that with yours..........oh yeah, it is 27" long and when run indoors I can run it shorter than a pistol........

I didn't see that coming!


Sent from my iPhone, I apologize in advance for typos.

[Vinh]

Ok, that was unexpected. I have to ask, how do you activate the light?