Mistwolf- 10.75lbs?! What are the build-specs? I'm running a pretty stout White Oak match bbl with an SWFA 16x42 (21oz for the scope alone) clamped-down with steel rings. Although I suppose if I had the fixed stock like you do that it would be heavier.
Another question for you all: Do the non-adjustable buffer tubes with an A2 stock weigh significantly less than a collapsible model? Not to sound like a weight-weenie, but ounces add up to pounds which makes for a less-than-sleek rifle, and who wants that?
To the person who suggested a carbon tube - Initially it seemed like a good idea as some of those competition-tubes are pretty dang light! But those Lancers you linked weighed 10.2oz with the bbl nut, which is pretty much the same as the aluminum MI handguard but the MI is $110 cheaper. I do like the look of that carbon though...
I'd also like to add that I probably wont be mounting a bipod (yet) as I've found the AFG by magpul to actually function very nicely as a "hook" to help brace/rest the gun on my shooting-rest/backpack/tree-stump. Not to mention it's nice to not have a bipod hanging off the front end when I'm hiking with it. Also, I do like that the MI industries (and any other "modular" rail) has that top rail so I can mount a mini-dot (thats what I call optics like the T1) or irons if I want (oh wait, I need to run offset mounts for all that right?? Haha
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**EDIT**
I stopped being lazy and looked up some results for the difference in weight between fixed and collapsible..here's what I found from ar15.com:
Originally Posted By LedZeppelin:
Is there a significant weight difference between a standard A1 or A2 stock and a std. 6-pos collapsible stock?
ETA: Buffers, springs, and tubes included.
Yes.
As a 'system' the weights are:
Fixed full lenght stocks
A1 25 oz
A2 24.5 oz
Cav Arms C1 (A1 length) 20 oz
Telestocks
CAR 14.6 oz (Mils sec tube, standard buffer)
M4 Type: 17.0 (Mil spec tube, standard buffer).
M4 Type: 14.3 (Commercial tube, standard buffer)
Fixed short stocks (telestock buffer & spring):
Stubby: 14.6 (with standard buffer)
Sully: 17.75 (with standard buffer)
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Just figured I'd share that in case someone scrolling through this thread has the same question in mind..it might save us a resurrection a few years from now!
-TNG