Correct. And most of the info posted here has been made public and discussed numerous times.
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Barrels can no longer be imported.
They would have to be manufactured in SC.
Northeast suburb of Columbia, SC. I saw the plant, when I was there in grad school in the mid-'90's. :cool:
I had a 16" spikes carbine and I have a 20" PSA with the FN barrel and they both shoot great! Very accurate and great function.
The barrels are made 10 minutes down the road from us in Columbia, SC. If I remember correctly, the plant here also does the FNX handguns, M16, M249, and M240B. They also do odds and ends for the other firearms they manufacture.
Ironically, the plant is located across the street from a large liberal-type shopping area. :lol:
If you are fortunate enough or know someone you can get a tour of the plant!
PSA also sells that FN special profile barrel, I got one last year. I think they call it the lighter profile. They also have FN pencil and gov't profiles. The "in betweener" uses the .750" gas block like the gov't and not the .625" block of the pencil barrel. All three are .625" under the handguards but forward of the gas block they're all different diameters. The 16" pencil is only 2-3 oz lighter than the new profile. Forward of the gas block you have to look hard to see the difference between the new profile and the gov't.