Cutting a barrel shorter, light bcg....will it all work?

[BoxofRox]

Biggest thing I see that would concern me is, is the window being narrowed down for reliable operation?

If dwell time is reduced, what happens to the gas bleed duration? It goes down.

There are guys who have cut down RLGS to 17" and got them to work, at least with 123gr.

A 16" ILGS would run well suppressed, but you might need to open the gas port for reliable function when unsuppressed.

Good info, thanks. I guess I'll start with getting the components and see how it all looks and feels and go from there. I'm not opposed to an 18" but I plan on hunting coyote and deer with it so I would like to keep it in the "handy" size category.