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Carbon fiber with a liner barrel?
Those are one option. Super $$$ though!

My barrel is a Bear Creek Arsenal "lightweight" midlength 16" that rang in for $60. It weighs 24.7oz. Faxon makes a midlength 16" Pencil barrel that weighs 19.2oz. It's a little more costly at about $165 +/-. If "cost is no concern" then Midamerica Armament made a ULR barrel that weighed 17.6oz. It's $275 where I found it in stock still.
 

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Those are one option. Super $$$ though!

My barrel is a Bear Creek Arsenal "lightweight" midlength 16" that rang in for $60. It weighs 24.7oz. Faxon makes a midlength 16" Pencil barrel that weighs 19.2oz. It's a little more costly at about $165 +/-. If "cost is no concern" then Midamerica Armament made a ULR barrel that weighed 17.6oz. It's $275 where I found it in stock still.

Lol, That's cheap. I've got a Shilen mid contour 22" that's being fluted and threaded for 3X that.
 

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$825 for a barrel?!?!

However, this isn't even a match barrel. Just lightweight.
Yup. The machining is the cost.
Select match grade.
It air gauges to .0003 of optimum specs.
The uniformity of the bore won't vary more than .0001" for the entire length of the barrel. The barrels are also completely stress relieved, and the bore is hand lapped.
 

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Weight of M1 carbine with wood stock and sling.....5# 2oz.......just saying. As for hand lapped.....my dog will hand lap As long as there is beer in it.
(just joking with Denis, who I haven't seen in a while. Hope all is well amigo!)
 

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