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    Question Hot barrel AR-15s

    I'm full of questions today. I have a Stag Arms AR-15 model 2 that I won at the 2016 Great American Outdoor show. I was curious if it is normal for an AR-15 with a 16.5 inch barrel to get hot after only a magazine or two. This is the first AR I've owned, the last one I operated was an M-16A2 with 203 under barrel while in the MI National Guard. Is it maybe that the barrel just needs more rounds through it, or is it because it is a gas operated rifle with the shorter barrel that makes it get hot fast. They way I shoot it, when I shoot it is usually one shot every two to three seconds.
    The rifle only has cosmetic changes since I got it, mostly magpul furniture like a hand guard, vertical grip, and one of the fancy pistol grips. Is there anything I can do to the rifle that would be inexpensive or easy to make it run a little cooler?

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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    Is the gas tube glowing red?
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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    I don't believe so, I stop shooting it once I can feel the heat on my hand holding the vertical grip. The barrel itself gets hot enough to burn my hand if I touch beyond the hand guard. I've maybe put a 300 hundred rounds through the rifle since I got it.

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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    DON'T TOUCH THE BARREL!!!!

    It will get hot, so no need to find out.

    Watch this to see really hot.

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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    Quote Originally Posted by Gun View Post
    DON'T TOUCH THE BARREL!!!!
    Yes, I know not to touch the barrel. I was just using that as an example.

    I've been shooting for about 20 years and I've never really had an issue with barrels getting hot before. I used to own and shoot a lot of old milsurps like enfields, nagants, skss, even had an old post war m-1 carbine. The carbine is the only trouble I ever had, I was shooting questionable ammo, and it failed to seat fully and when I shot it, blew a chunk out of the stock. I thought I was going to be blind for a minute because all the excess gasses blew into my face. Had to have a shop repair that one after that. That was around 2001 or 2002 when I was still in my teens.
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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    Is it a pencil/lightweight barrel? That makes a big difference.

    My lightweight build barrel gets HOT after just 20 rounds and STAYS hot for 20 minutes or so.


    EDIT: Nevermind. I looked it up.
    Barrel: 16", 4140 steel, chrome lined, government profile, manganese phosphate coated
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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    Maybe a rail mounted, solar powered cooling fan?
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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    Quote Originally Posted by Emptymag View Post
    Is it a pencil/lightweight barrel? That makes a big difference.

    My lightweight build barrel gets HOT after just 20 rounds and STAYS hot for 20 minutes or so.


    EDIT: Nevermind. I looked it up.
    So I was wrong on the length, I'm at work and have restrictions on certain websites that are related to "weapons". My thought is that the barrel is just not broken in yet but I honestly don't know if that is the answer.

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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    It's normal to get hot after a mag or two with that rate of fire. The ones I have do

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    Default Re: Hot barrel AR-15s

    Its supposed to be that way. Its physics. Just shoot it. You aren't going to hurt it in semi auto.

    You were likely shooting your milsurps much slower due to them being (mostly) bolt guns with smaller capacity magazines which you were also probably loading manually.
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