Lightweight 16" barrel recommendations?

[ike838]

I'm gathering parts for a lighter weight walk about upper and would to hear about users with various lightweight barrels they have used.
Right now I'm hemming and hawing over a Faxon match gunner, Wilson Combat Ranger or fluted Paul Howe barrel and an Odin works. Hoping
to keep under 24 oz or so . Are there any others I should consider? Thanks for your help.

[Dukr]

I did one with a Ballistic Advantage barrel and an Aero Precision upper without Forward Assist.

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[ike838]

I did one with a Ballistic Advantage barrel and an Aero Precision upper without Forward Assist.

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Hanson profile? Do you like it?

[Dukr]

Hanson profile? Do you like it?

Yeah, I liked it, I sold it, don't know why. I looked up the specs; says 22oz. Hanson profile, Performance Series, .625 gas block. With the Aero Precision upper and a Midwest Industries Combat Rail, it was a very nice handling gun.

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[AndyLate]

I would suggest a 16" .625 Hanson barrel. Includes pinned gas block and I like the constant taper barrel profile. I would certainly recommend a Black River Tactical Light Optimum barrel, but I think they are currently out of stock https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...gth-Gas-System

Andy

[Milspec78]

I used a faxon 14.5” and did a pin and weld.very light weight and VERY ACCURATE.not sure why you don’t hear of more people using them?

[556Cliff]

Since Colt 6720 barrels aren't being made anymore I'd consider the light weight offering from Daniel Defense.

[turnburglar]

I had a faxon 14.5 match gunner.

It wouldn't shoot heavy bullets well at all; but was a laser with 50gr v max. It almost always shot 55gr ball well so I consider that a plus. I did a test were I shot a 3 rnd group to verify POI/POA, then dumped a full mag into the berm, and then shot another 3rnd group and the POA/POI was exactly the same. It seems that modern barrel manufactures dont have the same issues with LW barrel wondering when hot. The reason I ended up replacing the barrel with a 32 oz tube from BRT was because the LW barrel wasn't cooling down fast enough for me. Ironically the BRT medium tube still warms up and I have gone to using a barrel fan.

[Bullz]

I also did a lightweight Hanson profile from BA that is mated to a BCM4 upper with BCM BCG and a KMR 13. It was built for light competitive use but I ended up going a different direction and now it's kind of my loaner when I take people shooting. It has been tested for precision a few times and it lives up to the MOA guarantee they offer with quality ammo but it does seem to open up a bit once it gets too hot to touch (which happens pretty quickly). I can't remember the gas port size but it's a soft shooter with a standard H buffer. I find it balances really well, drives hard, and has been totally reliable. It seems to perform as well as my 6720 in terms of recreational shooting - I have not used this one in any classes or anything "hard use" besides a few mag dumps.

The thing I like about the Hanson barrels is that they come with a pined gas block which is important to me.

[Stickman]

BCM has some nice fluted LW barrels as well.