Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
Anything less than a 10.5" barrel in .223 will give you a giant fireball because most powders in that cartridge need about 10" to completely burn. As Z said, an AR pistol is basically a legal way to get a short barreled AR without paying a $200 tax.
Flaming Pig helps tame that a bit.

I might throw a blade on mine, still running that 7.5" upper I got from you but barely ever shoot it.