AR-15 Govt. Profile or HBAR/Varmint

**MMH** · December 21st, 2008, 04:54 PM

For an accurate 20" barreled AR-15, is the Govt. profile heavy enough, or should a HBAR/varmint be considered? I've been told by Sherluk that the Govt. profile is 3/4" and that the varmint is 1". This would make the varmint 2 lbs. heavier than the govt. - WOW. What about the HBAR? How thick is it?

**TonyF** · December 21st, 2008, 05:02 PM

As Dr. Emmett Brown would say "weight has nothing to do with it".

**knight0334** · December 21st, 2008, 05:07 PM

What are you going to be using it for? If its gonna be a bench target rifle, weight isn't an issue.

Zombie gun, well weight might be an issue then.

**roland** · December 21st, 2008, 05:27 PM

The varmint and hbar are probably the same weight. The gov't profile is to lighten the barrel. Since you're looking into a 20" rifle, you shouldn't be concernd as much as to the weight, assuming it is going to be used as a plinker, or bullseye shooting.