12-15-2011, 12:53 PM
Hi jimmyp: AA does offer barrel bolt kits in a fully fluted 16" & 18".
I had an upper that I sold here on the forum with the 16" Satern Spartan barrel and it was the lightest upper I have ever felt.
From my understanding, Satern isn't making Grendel barrels anymore but AA still has a Spartan barrel listed on their website in the 16" & 18" lengths.
When I talked to Bill A. last he said they had another barrel maker for these barrels.
The 16" Spartan barrel only weighs 1.1 lbs. and the 18" Spartan barrel weighs 2.02 lbs.
The 16" barrel has an integral flashhider to make the 16" length so the actual barrel is approx. 14.5" long plus the built-in flashhider.
Both these barrels make for very lightweight uppers.
You may want to look in the hunting section and read about the people who have hunted with both the 16" & 18" barrels as it seems that they both work fine especially at 200 yards and under.
Good luck and hopefully this helps.
Lee
I had an upper that I sold here on the forum with the 16" Satern Spartan barrel and it was the lightest upper I have ever felt.
From my understanding, Satern isn't making Grendel barrels anymore but AA still has a Spartan barrel listed on their website in the 16" & 18" lengths.
When I talked to Bill A. last he said they had another barrel maker for these barrels.
The 16" Spartan barrel only weighs 1.1 lbs. and the 18" Spartan barrel weighs 2.02 lbs.
The 16" barrel has an integral flashhider to make the 16" length so the actual barrel is approx. 14.5" long plus the built-in flashhider.
Both these barrels make for very lightweight uppers.
You may want to look in the hunting section and read about the people who have hunted with both the 16" & 18" barrels as it seems that they both work fine especially at 200 yards and under.
Good luck and hopefully this helps.
Lee