Videos tagged with Hodge Barrel

This video details a lot-to-lot consistency test of Fiocchi 55gr M193 ammunition. The instructor found significant variations in accuracy and velocity between different lots, impacting performance. Testing was conducted at 100 yards using two different AR-15 barrels, a 20-inch Bear Creek Arsenal HBAR and a 14.5-inch Hodge barrel, with data collected via a Garmin chronograph and Mantis X10.

This review of the Hodge 12.5" AR barrel, assembled into an upper with various components, highlights significant reliability issues, primarily failures to extract, especially with steel-cased ammunition. While the barrel demonstrated good accuracy potential and excellent gas tuning for shooting dynamics, its inability to reliably extract spent casings, even with brass, renders it unreliable for practical use. The review suggests that despite its potential, the high cost and critical functional flaws make it a poor value proposition.