Lightest hand guard yet?

[BjornF16]

As for the hand-guard weight...Compared to the weight of a barrel it's not really that impressive. A hand-guard weighs 5oz plus or minus a couple of ounces. Your barrel however weighs seven times as much. A 16" Lilja is 2.18lbs (35 oz). Longer barrels, even heavier so if weight is an issue then barrel profile, length and fluting is where you're going to make a difference. For me, hand-guards are more about ergonomics and stability, especially when shooting prone.

My 14.5" Satern Spartan barrel only weighs 1 lb. In search of a true "ultralight" weapons, the hand guard makes a difference for me.