What length for first SBR?

[J]

And to get more to the point of the OP question:

What caliber? If 5.56x45, I'm partial to the 11" with a short brake on it.

[joeyshoe]

And to get more to the point of the OP question:

What caliber? If 5.56x45, I'm partial to the 11" with a short brake on it.

I am going to stick with 5.56x45. Why do you prefer the 11"? My original thoughts were to get a 10.3/10.5 with just a birdcage I have extra. I would like to balance length (shortness) with reliability. Are the 7' SBRs harder to make reliable? I know that my middy 14.5 took a little tweaking to run lower powered rounds.

The 10.5 was appealing to me because it seems to be a popular length. To be honest, i've never fired a SBR anything and have only handled SBR AKs. Maybe I need to link up with some peeps and try some different setups.

Would the birdcage handle a 10.5 ok or should I get something more suited to a SBR? Not necessarily the Noveske KX3 because of weight/length, but something that will subdue the extra umph of the SBR.

Thanks for the help!