re: Official AR-15 thread

I guess it depends on how bad you want that configuration and if you are a patient man. Personally, I think going down from a 16" to a 14.5" with a pinned flash hider is just handicapping yourself with no benefits, unless you just want that look. 223 performance tends to drop at a faster rate after the 16" threshold is reached. I understand the "I want my gun to look good too" factor, so make whatever decision you think you will be most happy with a year from now. PSA is constantly getting new configurations in and that won't slow down until at least the next election.