New Heavy Barrel from Army

vgplayer · Jul 11, 2020

A possible new fluted heavy barrel option based of the M4A1 (SOCOM) was recently patented by US Army Command Capabilities Development Command Armament Center.

Patent - https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=10627179

Article from The Firearm Blog - https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/07/10/army-m4-heavy-barrel/

E.Shell · Jul 11, 2020

Now I'm irritated that it didn't occur to me to patent a process that has been used for 30 years in other applications for the same purposes.

outrider58 · Jul 11, 2020

With that depth and frequency of fluting, can it still live up to heavy barrel standards of rigidity?

I would call it a 'radiated' barrel.

Jed195 · Jul 11, 2020

Looks like one of those screws used to stop squeaky floors.

Allen65 · Jul 11, 2020

Jed195 said:
Looks like one of those screws used to stop squeeky floors.

Well, the Army does try to make soldiers' tools multipurpose when it can...

Lloyd · Jul 11, 2020

Good luck to those trying to turn-in their weapons in to the armorer after a field problem. Im those 'flutes' serve as nice dirt traps.

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outrider58 · Jul 11, 2020

Jed195 said:
Looks like one of those screws used to stop squeeky floors.

= burglar alarms.

Jed195 · Jul 11, 2020

I remember seeing barrels like this during the great buying rush pre 2013 and since. Not socom profile but the twisted taffy look seemed popular a while back.

1841DNG · Jul 11, 2020

It might also make a great file depending on what you need smoothed.

E.Shell · Jul 11, 2020

outrider58 said:
With that depth and frequency of fluting, can it still live up to heavy barrel standards of rigidity?

I would call it a 'radiated' barrel.

Like a Thompson?

babalou · Jul 11, 2020

ew, looks like a piggy dong.

Jed195 · Jul 11, 2020

I've seen sex toys for chics that look like that. Talk about getting screwed.

outrider58 · Jul 12, 2020

babalou said:
ew, looks like a piggy dong.

Jed195 said:
I've seen sex toys for chics that look like that. Talk about getting screwed.

I wonder if 'The Chad' has one of those in his "toolbox"... :innocent0

dist1646 · Jul 12, 2020

E.Shell said:
Like a Thompson?

At least they had enough sense to radially cut the Thompson barrel. I predict bad things happening as those spiral fluted barrels heat up.

Jed195 · Jul 12, 2020

outrider58 said:
I wonder if 'The Chad' has one of those in his "toolbox"...

That one was purple/pink .

The Solar Warrior · Jul 19, 2020

babalou said:
ew, looks like a piggy dong.

I hate it. I 'm wondering why the spirals and not a straight flute?

2ndCharter · Jul 20, 2020

Make you bleed out long-time.

Blacksmith101 · Jul 22, 2020

They look like all right hand thread. I wonder why they didn't make one or two sections a left hand thread so when the barrel heats there would be some counter force?

echo6mike · Jul 22, 2020

Lloyd said:
Good luck to those trying to turn-in their weapons in to the armorer after a field problem. Im those 'flutes' serve as nice dirt traps.

This ^^^

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