Here are the photos of the HK barrel end after a month in salt water and almost 2 months out without cleaning. Also from a machinist point of view, it is some of the toughest steel to turn down in a lathe. The only steel I have seen remotely as tough was a Sako TRG-42. I will get photos of the FH barrel up ASAP. I have to go get it from my shop. If you want to wait a month, I can put it back in salt water, other than that I suggest you go buy your own before making such an OPINION known.
As far as the "people" that you speak of that wanted a civilian 416 and not a match barreled rifle... We had a meeting,it was unanimous, please don't speak for us!! If you want a 416, you can buy them. They cost upward of $5k for an upper and $10k for one of the few hundred semi autos that were up for sale in Texas a few months ago. If you go buy one, then please feel free to gripe all you want, but until you do, don't point out things you hear as being facts. I, along with many more own the HK MR556 and gotta call BS on the majority of your reasons. I promise, I am not trying to be mean, but it irks me when people grip about something and think they speak for everyone, and it's nothing more than personal opinion anyway.
Excuse the quality of the photos, they were taken a few minutes ago with my IPAD. I only had this piece of barrel here because of the way it held up. (The FN barrel only rusted where the fresh cut to shorten it was). I will try a Colt next as I have a friends barrel waiting to be cut.
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