My super-ultra-lightweight AR15

[sonrider657]

Thought I would show off my custom built AR15 that I made to be as light as practical. The result is a 5 lb 1 oz (without magazine) carbine that shoots and handles great!

 

[Sebastian the Ibis]

Very nice. What type of lower is that? Cav Arms?

 

[sonrider657]

Yes, the Lower is a Cav Arms MkII. The Upper Receiver is a Bushmaster Carbon-15. Both are plastic.

 

[sprice]

that is cool

 

[browningguy]

A very nice job.

 

[MIL-DOT]

Yeah, that's pretty cool !! Who makes ( and where'd you get ) that flashlight holder ?

 

[Carne Frio]

Elzetta:

http://www.elzetta.com/zfh1500FAQ.htm

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

Well done. Those Cav Arms lowers and superlight barrels sure make for light guns.

 

[Rokman]

That is very cool indeed. Is it in foilage green with olive mag? I didn' like the foilage green color at first, but think its growing on me.

 

[sonrider657]

Everything is "Dark Earth" except the Cav Arms Lower which is Coyote Brown (which is their closest match to everyone else's Dark Earth).

 

[Rokman]

I got ya. Still looks good.

 

[philpost]

Very nice. Grows on me everytime I look at it.

 

[Tommygunn]

Cool.
I just put a Magpul MOE handguard an my Bushmaster M4orgery; nice looking guard! Mine is black to match the rifle but that's only cosmetic.

 

[wideym]

Isn't that one of those super illegal plastic guns terrorists use to get though metal detectors like the famous Glock 9?

That looks like just the AR need now that I've learned the hard way that gravity increases with age by a factor of 10.

 

[Still 2 Many Choices!?]

That is the coolest AR that I've seen in a good while! Hope it shoots as good as it looks(and it looks goood!)...

Still 2 Many Choices!?

 

[sonrider657]

Thanks! Yes, it shoots great.

 

[JoeMal]

Nice looking AR!

 

[seldomseensmith]

Low-drag!

 

[Dionysusigma]

Very similar to a concept rifle I'm planning out, but with some differences...

- RRA 16" midlength superlight barrel
- DPMS A3 slickside upper
- Single-rail gas block with MagPul front and rear sights
- PA Micro
- Norgon ambi mag release
- Ambi charging handle
- Standard lower
- Ambi selector
- ACE Ultra-Lite stock
- MagPul MOE grip, hanguards, and trigger guard
- Basic black nylon sling
- Black furniture

The five requirements behind it are light weight, simple, rugged/reliable, accurate, and fully ambidextrous. I can't go with a Cav lower, as they're impractical to obtain, and I'm not sure about the ergonomics.

I'm fully jealous of you, though. Fine rifle.

 

[jon_in_wv]

That this is very cool looking. Nice work!

 

[M1key]

Cavalry Arms website says:

As of March 3rd, 2010 Cavalry Arms Corp. has ceased all firearms manufacturing and sales.

This section of the website is for historical purposes only

http://www.cavalryarms.com/MKII.html

Too bad.

 

[benzy2]

Nice rifle for the goal. Not my goal but certainly done well and looks like something that would be as pleasant as it gets to carry around all day long.

 

[jon_in_wv]

Does anyone else still make a comparable lower?

 

[MGD 45]

Question: Why not stay with the original Bushmaster Carbon lower...? Isn't it just as light as the Cav Arms lower.....?

 

[jon_in_wv]

It looks like the OP built it so he wouldn't necessarily have a Carbon 15 lower.