What is a 16 inch govt. profile barrel ? I thought they were all 20 inches.
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Gov't profile just refers to any barrel that is light in diameter (around .600-ish I suppose) under the handguards and heavy past the FSB. Frankly, the concept of the HBAR is kind of flawed; there are .30 cals (such as the M14, IIRC) that have a barrel diameter of .600 or less, and of course the bore is much thicker than a .223 bore so there is even less metal there. There is really no need for that extra metal on your barrel, and of course it adds to the weight, which sucks since the AR system is inherently fairly light.
JTDistributing- I'm turning 18 in a couple of months, and even though I could legally purchase an upper now, my folks won't let me even with my own money. 'No rifle in the house', they say, which basically means I have to find some self-storage place to keep this friggin rifle. And they have Kerry bumper stickers
. Anyway, I won't be needing the upper for a couple of months anyway.
Would you consider offering the gov't profile chrome-lined barrel in a kit? Preferably 16", but 14.5" + welded flash hider would do just fine as well.