02-23-2020, 09:08 PM
crusader18 Wrote:I'd get laughed out of deer camp if I brought a cart to drag my rifle into the woods, you know how that goes. Like I said, I have a 20" fluted Criterion upper from Mark and like I said, it's beautiful and heavy(upper weighs a shade under 7lbs with scope), IDK if having him flute an 18" barrel for me would make that much of a difference.(Maybe getting rid of the muzzle brake and just going with a target crown) I'm not averse to spending the money, but since it's going to strictly be for hunting, I'm not expecting to put more than a few dozen rounds a year through it once I find a load it likes. Is there someone out there producing lightweight barrels above rack grade? I'm already using a light HG, so there's not much I can lose there. Any other suggestions?
Go shorter in barrel length 16 inch at the longest and have Mark profile the barrel to be as light weight as possible. Keep the .750 gas block profile.
Basically the same as a JP 18 inch grendel barrel but cheaper.