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Posted: 6/21/2003 5:22:17 AM EDT
| Newbie here. Wondering if you all can tell me the pros and cons to an HBAR. Thanks |
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Cheaper for the manufacturer to produce is about the only real benefit of the HBAR. [;)] Unless you're planning on some extended full-auto fire, the lighter profile barrel has no negatives. Reprofiling HBAR's to a lightweight configuration is a mainstay of the AR gunsmithing community... [img]img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-3/122167/BCQLRVWSAKNVVYJDKUJS-KKF02.jpg[/img] |
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Sorry, I know I'm new but I HATE the H-Bar. The whole reason I started my interest into M16's, AR15's etc. was because I admired how such a light-weight weapon was so powerful. Whenever I am in a gun shop, all they have to sell are H bars. Holding one is a pure contradiction to everything I've ever thought of regarding M16's (AR15's..) I'm a right handed shooter. Holding that gold-bar weight in my left hand seems completely ridiculous to me. I admit that if H-Bars weren't so popular, they wouldn't be stocked as they are in stores, but the FIRST consideration I had in looking for a firearm was LIGHT WEIGHT. Sorry, I may have pissed some people off here, but a heavy barrel ruins the whole point behind the M16/AR15 in MY opinion. I bought an M4 type which may not be the lightest, but it's like cotton compared to the 20" H-bars that people are buying now. Anthony |
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In carbine/CQB arms, the down side of the Hbar/ any added weight is the decrease in speed with which the weapon "points". Swinging more weight to "on target" decreases the speed w/ which "getting on target" can occur. The added inertia, however small, also makes slowing/stopping "on target" more diffficult. I don't think the real issue w/ Hbars is the added overall weight. It's the added mass/weight toward the muzzle of the weapon. Fighting arms should be as light as possible/practical for that reason. If its not a fighting arm, don't worry. Unless the added weight just bothers you. |
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My Colt 16" HBar [img]http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184889/2242371/27098843.jpg[/img] My Bushmaster 16" HBar turned down to LW specs with KKF A2 FFS/T installed. [img]http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184889/2242371/27098817.jpg[/img] I prefer Colts to Bushmasters hands down, but guess which one gets shot and which one spends most of its time in a gun sock in my safe? |
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