Posted: 1/22/2001 8:03:32 PM EDT
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...or is my Bushmaster 20" HBAR rifle heavier than the M16A2 that I carried as a grunt? It feels a little heavier in the nose. (I do have a Y-comp muzzle brake on it.) I could be wrong, it's been almost 10 years. Don't make me have to dig in my attic for my "Guidebook for Marines" to get the M16 Weight. |
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...or is my Bushmaster 20" HBAR rifle heavier than the M16A2 that I carried as a grunt? It feels a little heavier in the nose. Yes it is heavier. The 16 you carried's barrel was skinnier under the handguard so as to be able to mount M203. Your H-Bar is like my Colt, full heavy profile. Take off your handguards and you'll see what I mean! |
| For some reason the manufacturers like to install heavy barrels of their weapons. I prefer a lighter rifle, and made my own version of The Ideal Rifle. It started as a Colt 6500, I exchanged the 20" barrel for a 16" lightweight, and installed a colapseable stock. Real nice and compact, weighs about 5.5 lbs. |