After reading the "British army bashes the 5.56" thread there was a post about the weight of 7.62x51 vs 5.56 so I thought I would compare my two similar equipped AR styled rifles.
Here are the Specs:
Stock RRA LAR8 -8.1 lbs
My LAR-8 without mag -13.5 pounds
Troy AR10 FF quad rail -4lbs
20 round loaded FAL mag -1.7lbs
30 round loaded FAL mag -2.2 lbs
Stock Armalite M15 -6.5
My M15 with loaded 30 round mag -10.7lb
MI FF quad rail -11 ounces
Well my LAR 8 is definetly too heavy for patrol/daily humping it comfortably use. I had purchased my LAR in hopes of building a great 5 to 500 meter rifle but man is it heavy.
Here is a pic for comparison, all my weights include the accessories.
And here is a pic just for fun even though the rifle is pretty heavy 15.2lbs loaded with 20 rounds and 15.7lbs loaded with 30 rounds as shown.
Here are the Specs:
Stock RRA LAR8 -8.1 lbs
My LAR-8 without mag -13.5 pounds
Troy AR10 FF quad rail -4lbs
20 round loaded FAL mag -1.7lbs
30 round loaded FAL mag -2.2 lbs
Stock Armalite M15 -6.5
My M15 with loaded 30 round mag -10.7lb
MI FF quad rail -11 ounces
Well my LAR 8 is definetly too heavy for patrol/daily humping it comfortably use. I had purchased my LAR in hopes of building a great 5 to 500 meter rifle but man is it heavy.
Here is a pic for comparison, all my weights include the accessories.
And here is a pic just for fun even though the rifle is pretty heavy 15.2lbs loaded with 20 rounds and 15.7lbs loaded with 30 rounds as shown.
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