[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Difference in barrel weight

Posted: 6/22/2004 1:00:22 AM EDT

How much lighter is a 14.5" vs. a 16" given both are M4 profile?

Posted: 6/22/2004 1:55:20 AM EDT

[#1]

Bushmaster Barrel Weights

Weight In Pounds, for milled front sight subtract 0.2 pounds

Barrel length_________Heavy Barrels________ Fluted Barrels

10"_________________2.0_________________1.9
11.5"_______________ 2.2_________________2.0
11.5/5.5"____________2.6_________________2.5
14.5"_______________ 2.5_________________2.2
14.5"AK_____________2.7_________________2.4
14.5"MY_____________2.7_________________2.4
14.5"AM (phantom)____2.7_________________2.4
16"_________________2.7_________________2.3
16" Dissipator________ 3.0_________________2.6
20"_________________3.5_________________3.0
24"_________________3.9_________________3.1
26"_________________4.0_________________3.2

Military Style Barrels

14.5"M4_____________2.0
14.5"M4AK__________ 2.2
14.5"M4MY__________ 2.2
14.5"M4AM (phantom)_ 2.2
16"M4 Dissipator______ 2.3
16" Superlight________ 1.9
16"M4______________ 2.2
20"A2 (govt profile)____2.5

Posted: 6/22/2004 10:43:34 AM EDT

[#2]

Sweet thanks. I think that should be tacked somewhere, it would end alot of barrel weight disputes.

Posted: 6/22/2004 11:19:23 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
I think that should be tacked somewhere, it would end alot of barrel weight disputes.

It is.
At www.MD-AR15.com and at www.Bushmaster.com (where the list orginated)

And about 100 other postes here on Ar15.com (this comes up every other month or so).

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