Torn between going as a pistol with a brace, or leaving it 16" and using whatever I want in the back. Not sure yet.
Since this carrier is pretty hammered I'm going to have to shorten it either way, so the carrier, cocking tube & support and recoil system are all going to need to be shortened. I figure If I have to do all that, I might as well take off the 3/4" or so of the rear of the receiver, and make it a "single pin" MP5 / HK93 length in the rear.
I gotta see how it will measure out. The carrier is only about 3/8 shorter than standard as it sits (hammered nose). I "might" be able to use a HK33 length tube and keep it a carbine, but right now I'm thinking about shortening it all the way to 8' or so....MP5 length.
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Depending on how everything measures out, it will be either MP5 or HK33 length. I just need an standard MP5 handguard so I can see where the hanger would need to line up and if I can cut & blend a CETME tube to make that work. Pretty sure I'm going to have to cut back into the receiver, "K" style either way.