Any benefit to HBAR profile ?

[4b1t]

I am interested in building something accurate and stable to shoot at 300-600 metres.

I have access to two original Colt uppers. An HBAR and a standard government profile barrel both 1 in 7.

All other mods/optics/factors being equal, is there any advantage to the HBAR over the Gov profile for 300-600 metres ? Or are you just lugging around extra weight.

Any info appreciated

 

[cancer]

Depends who you talk to, but there's probably not much difference. You would notice a major jump in precision if you put a stainless barrel on the upper though.

 

[chemo]

bigger biceps at the end of the day

 

[Master-G]

I always felt that the HBAR models were cooked up by the manufacturers to save machining costs. I owned a Colt A2 Government Model in the late 1980s that I sold and replaced with an HBAR. Gained nothing but added weight.

 

[lawn gnome]

The ability to club a baby seal?

 

[P90Puma]

bigger biceps at the end of the day

LOL.

true.

 

[t-star]

way back when we were still on the old platform- the a2 h- bar had just come out, guns and ammo mag did a review between the two, adn found aside from a half-pound advantage in the sporters favor, there was NO APPRECIABLE difference between the two. moreover, it suggested to negotiate the best possible price based on HOW THE GUN "FELT" to the buyer- that is probably still true- in other words, the h-bar "advantage" was illusory

 

[lejarretnoir]

It could have been the thinking at the time to make the AR15 appeal to US varmint shooters. Heavier barrel = slower to heat up. They certainly were not more accurate because the C7's at the time were kicking my ass with their military profile. They were still chrome lined 1-7" barrels.

Stick on a match stainless 1-8" Wylde chambered heavy barrel and then you'll see a difference.

 

[ofelas]

This is a man that knows the benefit of the Bill Wylde offerings, one could do a lot worse than listening to his suggestions.

It could have been the thinking at the time to make the AR15 appeal to US varmint shooters. Heavier barrel = slower to heat up. They certainly were not more accurate because the C7's at the time were kicking my ass with their military profile. They were still chrome lined 1-7" barrels.

Stick on a match stainless 1-8" Wylde chambered heavy barrel and then you'll see a difference.