Finally got my 16" barrel! I have been wanting to have the option to convert my A1 to a lighter weight covert ever since I bought this rifle last year. I traded into a covert handrail and bought an unfired 26" Special Purpose Rifles 6.5x47 conversion here on the hide. I sent it over to Mark at SAC to cut it down to 16", thread it and time a TBAC break and give it deep flutes on the barrel and shank to cut as much weight out as possible. After receiving it I sent the Handguard, mag and Barrel to Daniel over at Primal Finish to match the Mirage Cerakote I already had on the rifle.
Mark at SAC did a fantastic job, after cutting the barrel down he weighed it before cutting the deep flutes after fluting he said it cut off .55lbs. I weighed the barrel before sending it off and after cutting it down and flutting it went from 5.28 lbs to 3.68 lbs so it saved 1.6 lbs all in! The rifle with mag, scope, TBAC Ultra 7 and RRS rail went from 15.3 lbs to 13.1 lbs.
I can't say enough about Daniel over at Primal Finish his work is impeccable, the attention to detail and quality of his work is just incredible.
Here are a few pics.