r/canadaguns Aug 04 '26

Gun and gear reviews Carmel 18inch barrel

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u/Big-Guitar-1979 Aug 04 '26

That’s the best DMR lol

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u/Panjaab1 Aug 04 '26

Definitely is! God willing we will have these back one day. I did want to ask though, what the functional difference is between a DMR and a battle rifle.

Excluding the 5rnd magazine limit, is there something about this rifle that makes it a DMR over a battle rifle?

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u/threequartersbaked Aug 05 '26

I don't have a particularly educated answer for you, but my sense is that a DMR is typically focused on providing accurate fire at longer ranges, like between a sniper and a more standard-issue rifle, whereas a battle rifle is more about having something in a typically larger caliber but not necessarily focused on reaching as far as a DMR. So I think generally a DMR would have a more powerful optic and longer barrel than a battle rifle, but I also think a lot of these terms don't have super clear definitions.

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u/EliteDuck Aug 05 '26

Thicker barrel, as well. So that it heats up/loses accuracy slower.

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u/threequartersbaked Aug 05 '26

Ah, yeah, that makes sense.