HODGE DEFENSE
16" 5.56 Cold Hammer Forged Barrel
Designed and made to Jim Hodge's specifications, cold hammer forged from FN's proprietary steel. Midlength gas with a port size chosen for a specific job.
Tuned for M855A1
M855A1 EPR is considerably harder on a barrel than what came before it. This barrel was optimized around that, with a 0.0725 inch gas port sized for M855A1 run suppressed on a carbine buffer system.
If that describes your setup, the gas system is already where it needs to be rather than something to tune around.
FN Steel
The barrel uses FN's proprietary steel, the same alloy FN uses in the M249 SAW. Cold hammer forged, chrome lined, and phosphate coated.
Which Length?
All three run the same FN steel, 1:7 twist, .750 journal, and 1/2x28 threads. The gas system is what changes.
Building the Rest of the Upper
The .750 journal takes the Hodge .750 low profile gas block, which is pre-drilled for pinning.
At this length the 13.65 inch handguards are the natural pairing, in either Pinch Lock or Spine Lock. Hodge also makes a C158 bolt carrier group.
What's Included
1x Hodge Defense 16" CHF Barrel
Specifications
- Length: 16 inches
- Caliber: 5.56mm
- Gas system: midlength
- Gas port size: 0.0725 inches
- Gas block journal: .750
- Twist rate: 1:7
- Thread pitch: 1/2x28
- Cold hammer forged from FN proprietary steel
- Chrome lined, phosphate coated
- Proprietary midweight profile, close to government profile
- M4 feed ramps
- Made in USA
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