Originally Posted by
blackscot
Thanks for your perspective. I've pretty much decided to hold off on the barrel, and I'll definitely just be chopping the FS. I'll need to decide whether it is worth the extra $ to me to have the full-length top rail -- it will need to hold an X300 as well as a flip-up FS.
Unrelatedly, entire replacement uppers seem to be well over $1K, whereas Brownells is listing DD lighweight barrels for $260. Just so's I'm clear on this, you do have to remove the barrel to install the FF HG anyway, right?