Differences between the Diemaco C8 and the Colt M4A1

[MaverickCowboy]

@ SMG lee
are there other hammerforged barrels availible for the M4 not from Diemaco?, but can also be used on gaspiston AR's?

also, im a bit confused about seeing Hammerforged, and heavy barrel. what exactly do they mean Heavy barrel? thicker for lots of sustained fire?

Thanks in advance.

[SMGLee]

@ SMG lee
are there other hammerforged barrels availible for the M4 not from Diemaco?, but can also be used on gaspiston AR's?

also, im a bit confused about seeing Hammerforged, and heavy barrel. what exactly do they mean Heavy barrel? thicker for lots of sustained fire?

Thanks in advance.

Mav,

The cold hammer forged barrel are available to the civilian in forms of Noveske barrel works...expensive, but if you got the cash, its worth it.

As far as piston AR, the HK 416 has cold hammer forged barrel....

you can also have PWS install their excellent piston system to a Noveske barrel and mate that to a Daniel Defense rail system for you....

Hammer forging basically takes a barrel blank, a 10,00ton press beat the blank into the barrel shape. while the blank is getting opounded, a mandrel that cost about 25k inside the barrel is shaping the chamber and the rifling. it is very slick and it is suppose to yield some of the most accurate barrel on the market...

all FN's MG barrel are hammer forged, and they take those barrels and make their SPR sniper systems....

[MaverickCowboy]

those Pistons can be used on other rail systems correct?
lets say. an LWRC midlegth rail? (example, just cause im fond of that frame)
also, sorry if this sounds dumb, but can a midlength Gas sytem be used on a full size barrel? 18 or 20?

midlength pistin from PWS, and a Noveske rifle barrel. is this a possible combo with a LWRC midlength rail?

[SMGLee]

PWS system does not allow you to bury the gas block under the handguard, this is just how it is.

if you want to bury the piston, get a LWRC M4A2 with 16inch barrel and a mid length rail.

The best advantage for piston shines in the carbine length, especially in the 10 inch CQB...

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My C8A2 barrel seem to be 14.5inch in length....

C8, C8A1s and C8A2s have the 14.5" barrel on it. The older C8 uses the slim non-heavy barrel like on a CAR-15 while the two others have the heavy barrels. The newer C8s (SFW, FTHB, A3, etc) have the 16" heavy barrel.

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Double bonus.

[Nephilim]

nice

bottom is an fthb i assume?

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Yes, yes it is.

[kinney_bmx]

Crosshair have you gotten any pictures of the C8A3 yet?

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No, it's the same thing as the FTHB except in green and with the ambidex stuff, man. I'm on vacation anyways.

[deagle]

i've always thought that Canada uses diemaco b/c it was better for cold climates, but does anyone know how the m4 stands up in that terrain ??

[SMGLee]

It is basically the same gun, same operating system, no real difference as far as the basic gu is concern. the M4 will do everything the C8 can do or vice versa.

[Kilo1-1]

Diemaco doesn't happen to sell those 16in SFW barrels to civilians do they? I'd like to have one, as they do meet the 16in requirement and the heavier weight doesn't hurt accuracy either...not to mention having an AR with a atypical barrel from everyone else at the local range.

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Diemaco doesn't happen to sell those 16in SFW barrels to civilians do they? I'd like to have one, as they do meet the 16in requirement and the heavier weight doesn't hurt accuracy either...not to mention having an AR with a atypical barrel from everyone else at the local range.

Diemaco does not sell to civilians. Period.

The cold hammer forged barrel are available to the civilian in forms of Noveske barrel works...expensive, but if you got the cash, its worth it.

Reading the thread = win!

[Hornet85]

My C8. it wher isued like that and i dont know if ther is anything chenged on it.
(The top one that is)

Now i got all the nice stuf from the botom one on the C8 so.


C8 and C8SFW