Government profile barrels make little to no sense. Any barrel for that matter with a thicker profile forward of the gas block doesn't make sense.
SOCOM profiles on 11.5 & 12.5 make more sense as far as the profile/taper but that makes for an un-necessary heavy barrel.
It seems like barrel profiles are designed around the .750 gas block journal which makes even less sense to approach the design from there.
The Criterion Core continuous taper makes a lot more sense for both carbines and rifle length barrels IMO.
Below is a link with a description and additional information.
https://criterionbarrels.com/product...v=7516fd43adaa
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