14.5 pin and weld - an experiences with it?

[lazyengineer]

Buy a 16 inch and cut it down.

Is it that easy? Don't you need a band-saw and laith to do all that? And is the gas-port the right size still?

I can grab a Faxon 16" Gunner; but it's malonited, which Ihear is really difficult to gut through at first. Andit's skinny enough, that I won't really have that muzzle-device flair and shelf at the end, don't I need that?