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Posted: 3/8/2023 8:13:45 AM EDT

I built a midlength AR (A2 style 16" barrel). The barrel is HBAR to be Maryland compliant. Magpul fixed stock, Magpul foregrip.
Iron sights, no lasers, flashlights optics or other gee-gaw on this thing. It's super basic. A friend commented that it was kind of heavy, so I weighed it.

The damned thing weighs 8.5-9lbs. (unloaded, no magazine). Isn't that kind of heavy? People kvetch that an M1 Garand is heavy at 9.5 lbs.

Posted: 3/8/2023 9:22:55 AM EDT

[#1]

Tell your friend to get stronger.

Honestly though, with a heavy barrel that’s probably spot on.

Posted: 3/8/2023 10:03:59 AM EDT

[#2]

Fair enough. :)
I never really gave it much thought until he mentioned it. I was wondering if I chose my parts poorly and made the rifle heavier than it needed to be.

Posted: 3/8/2023 10:48:31 AM EDT

[#3]

get an hbar carbon fiber barrel

Posted: 3/8/2023 7:28:00 PM EDT

[#4]

That’s quite portly.

Edit…Wow…Stupid law!!

Not sure how they define approved BBL’s

You could potentially retrofit with a BA fluted premium and a lightweight rail combo and drop some weight.

Or Check into 2A armaments lightweight AR-15

Posted: 3/8/2023 7:36:48 PM EDT

[#5]

There's no legal definition of an HBAR, so as the builder you get to decide what's an HBAR.

Posted: 3/8/2023 9:11:40 PM EDT

[#6]

"Marked or advertised as a heavy barrel".

Stupid commies.

Posted: 3/8/2023 10:06:29 PM EDT

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"Marked or advertised as a heavy barrel".

Stupid commies.

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I'm very capable of marking any barrel as an hbar.

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