Short or long barrel on Chi-com M305

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Have been investigating buying the Chi-com M305 M14 clone rifle. (Mostly because Garand rifles have become way too expensive & Ted Dent won't sell me one of his)

Most common version available has the short barrel, but the long barrel is an order in prospect.
Looking for comments, opinions, on short vs long barrel for this rifle.
Plus, is the steel case 308 surplus ammo good for this gun?
Thanks...
 
Buy both, so yer #### won't fall off.

Now that that's out of the way, seriously why not one of each?

For example I use the shorty for short distance shooting with iron sights.

I use the regular barrel type for longer distances using a scope.

Depends on range distance available and of course condition of your eyes (iron vs scope).

I'd recommend getting one or the other with an eye to getting the other one eventually.

Check out all the stickies above and be prepared to do a bit of modding as required.

Bon chance!
 
I can't claim any special expertise but when I buy again I would buy a long one. On my shorty the barrel indexing was off AND the front sight mount was cast/machined at an angle. Also, the fit and finish of the norc sights in my experience is bloody poor. Basically, I concluded that the probability of my next norc M305 flash hider and front sight staying stock is zero. As a result, I would prefer maximum flexibility to do what I want so will buy a long one and shorten it and have it rethreaded to imperial as desired. MUCH neater solution than the ugly norc metric threads and splines. Basically, I assume I will mod the sh*t out of any M305 to get it where I want it. YMMV.
 
You know I didn't buy into the "buy 2" thing but after I finished getting all of the spare parts I wanted/needed (bolt, springs, pistons, extractors, etc), I could have bought a second and saved myself some cash.

Then again, this was when they were a mite bit cheaper.
 
Pr589 said:
You know I didn't buy into the "buy 2" thing but after I finished getting all of the spare parts I wanted/needed (bolt, springs, pistons, extractors, etc), I could have bought a second and saved myself some cash.

Then again, this was when they were a mite bit cheaper.
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I didn't buy into the "buy two" either until I bought the second one.... It's an addiction that I just can't resist:dancingbanana:
Rodney
 
Me too. Also, by the time one gets far enough into the learning curve with the m305 platform, it seems wasteful to just stop at one. It reminds me of 1911. Like starting with a small block chev... so many choices one tends to have multiples of parts by the time the first one is done. Maybe I am just a slower learner than most though. :)

My next one I want to strip down and make as smooth and finished as my old Garand. It clicks and clacks like a thing of beauty and every edge is broken perfectly. One can dream I guess.

rodauto said:
I didn't buy into the "buy two" either until I bought the second one.... It's an addiction that I just can't resist:dancingbanana:
Rodney
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take both in your hand and feel them, its the best way really. Personally I prefer the shorty because I have a small frame and too long annoys me.

Steel case ammo was made for this gun no issue there. :)
 
I would like to be able to purchase a short barrel and another long barrel but everybody in Canada that sells em is permanently out of stock. Just try and buy a Sadlak bolt.
 
I have one of each I like the looks the original one but the shorty is very handy. Its a dominion arms from Canada ammo and has the shorter flash hider. Of the 2 I have a can't say one is more accurate than the other, but I have only had them out to 300 yards. I guess if I could only have it would be the short one.
Trevor
 
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