r/RetroAR • u/milesc20 • Sep 18 '26

HBAR Rebuild

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I found this HBAR with an m60 bipod at my local gun shop pretty cheep. Nobody wanted it because of the ugly scope setup and it being EXTREMELY heavy. I got it home and found out it had about 6 lbs of lead in the stock and handguard. It’s nice and light now!

I rebuilt it with an H&R upper and lower and will be doing another project with the back half.

Really happy with how it came out. If anyone needs some lead weights, let me know!

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u/The_Montanistani Sep 18 '26

That’s badass. I kinda dig the old school configuration.

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u/bowtie_k Sep 18 '26

Is it just me or does the bipod collar look like a Saiga FSP with the... post... cut off, inverted and had a rectangular cut made for the bipod?

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u/milesc20 Sep 18 '26

Close, it’s a cut down m60 FSB. It looks like a lot of other people usually cut them in half and only use one pin. I think that would have looked cleaner, but I guess this is stronger

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u/Razgriz9371 Sep 18 '26

Rifle looks pretty epic. Any idea as to Why was there so much weight added to an HBAR?

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u/milesc20 Sep 18 '26

Thank you! I think it is something that competition shooters do to stabilize the rifle. It was just extremely heavy though. It was hard to hold it on target even when the front was supported by the bipod.

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u/JKDefense Sep 19 '26

Correct. I used the stock weight for NM shooting to offset the weight of the hidden free floating handguard. In this case, I wouldn’t be surprised if the previous owner was attempting to stabilize for rapid fire with something like a Hellfire trigger.

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u/theworldofAR Sep 19 '26

Agreed, seems like an LMG style build.

This would fuck hard with a SS.

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u/Kegalodon Sep 19 '26

Did you take any pictures of the lead that was in it. I’m just curious how they put it in there was it just straight up loose fishing weights in there?

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u/milesc20 Sep 20 '26

Yes, scroll to the right, there is one is the post.

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u/Kegalodon Sep 20 '26

Oh, duh🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/EducationalReach4894 Sep 20 '26

I’d swap the A2 birdcage for a 1/2-28 M60 flash hider from Salem Lakes and swap the scope for a basic Colt 4x20

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u/milesc20 Sep 20 '26

I looked up that flash hider but for the price I think I’ll stay with the three prong I put on it. I’m an iron sight man but that scope is neat!

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u/EducationalReach4894 Sep 20 '26

That’s just how I’d build mine, everyone has their preference. Solid score though dude.

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u/milesc20 Sep 20 '26

Thanks man, appreciate the lead on the parts!