I've been out living in the woods for 5 weeks, but you guys have been busy!
Good to hear Bill is thinking about making portless barrels.
He made a few to try out on his own straight pull build and sent me this one. It's a 16" 20oz 300 HAM'R. I need to get it on a build, but haven't had time yet. This is ultimately the way to go if barrels like this become available. I asked Faxon about a portless barrel as well, but haven't heard back on that.
To add: A fluted PSA buffer tube and a B5 Systems CAR stock with a foam recoil pad added, adds less than 3oz over the Farrow setup. I've been moving in that direction as I find it easier to carry and more comfortable and stable to shoot. Also nice as only a single stock with the pad added is needed. It can be moved from build to build in 10 seconds. The stock I'm using is the one on the second build I posted. Cheap, simple, relatively lightweight and works well (for me).
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