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Posted: 1/19/2009 6:48:37 PM EDT
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I've been wanting to lighten my 24" RRA varmint setup for a while. I was at a shop the other day and they had a Clark Gator. It had a 24" DPMS barrel on it. While fondling it I couldn't help notice how much lighter it seemed than my setup. The barrel looked to be the same contour, so the carbon fiber handguard was the only thing I saw that would lighten it.
Will a carbon fiber guard make that much of a difference in weight? |
| You've got a 6 pound barrel on that thing. I think the CF HGs are around 6oz or so. If your running a regular Al tube right now your only going to save 5-6oz. I don't think it's worth it or your going to notice a difference. I got sick of how heavy my 24" was so I sold it at the current inflated prices, got a JP 20" barrel which is cut down under the HGs, a new receiver, and JP handguards and barely spent a dime. |
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