Had a neutered 20" Hbar Bushmaster that I bought on a whim a while back. Shot well enough, but was a pretty boring rifle. Had a long couple years to look at it and dream all the setups I could come up with to improve it.
In the end, I decided to keep it simple, but still make it unique. What I decided was to shorten the barrel to 18", thread and attach a FH/Brake and turn the barrel down to the smallest profile of the Hbar (.720" IIRC) all the way down to the barrel nut. The brake is the Bushmaster Izzy brake. A good brake, too. Works well to reduce flip but isn't abusively loud like the MiniY.
I just got it all put back together and recently put the gun through its paces with crappy & then good match loads to see how I like it. Here it is:
The balance and weight of the gun now is PERFECT. Very agile, but not too light. Accuracy is still great, at 100 yards with my handloads I had no problem keeping 10 rounds into 2", and that was with my crappy eyesight and a stock trigger.
It's only a tac-sling away from greatness, but thought I'd share my new baby. I highly recommend this setup, it's a wonderful compromise between carbine and rifle.
In the end, I decided to keep it simple, but still make it unique. What I decided was to shorten the barrel to 18", thread and attach a FH/Brake and turn the barrel down to the smallest profile of the Hbar (.720" IIRC) all the way down to the barrel nut. The brake is the Bushmaster Izzy brake. A good brake, too. Works well to reduce flip but isn't abusively loud like the MiniY.
I just got it all put back together and recently put the gun through its paces with crappy & then good match loads to see how I like it. Here it is:
The balance and weight of the gun now is PERFECT. Very agile, but not too light. Accuracy is still great, at 100 yards with my handloads I had no problem keeping 10 rounds into 2", and that was with my crappy eyesight and a stock trigger.
It's only a tac-sling away from greatness, but thought I'd share my new baby. I highly recommend this setup, it's a wonderful compromise between carbine and rifle.