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What is considered to be a lightweight AR?
Short story is I finished building my first AR last month. It is what I consider to be a typical AR rifle with 16” barrel. I am hoping it will be a very accurate range gun.
For my next AR I want to build a lightweight AR. I am using a Anderson Lower as I have several on hand, Anderson slick side upper (no forward assist, brass defector and ejection port cover) and a 14.5” barrel with permanently attached flash hider (no NFA SBR). I will build most of the rifle myself and using the weight of parts listed by the manufacturer I am pushing seven pounds. At the moment I have choose Magpul stock, grip and forearm.
My budget is $1,000. The msrp for parts on my first gun was $907.00 and my actual cost was only $675.00 as I caught some good sales.
The barrel is the most obvious place to reduce weight. Which is lighter; fluted or pencil contour barrel? Loss of accuracy due to barrel heating up is not a concern.
Any other parts to look at for reducing weight?
Short story is I finished building my first AR last month. It is what I consider to be a typical AR rifle with 16” barrel. I am hoping it will be a very accurate range gun.
For my next AR I want to build a lightweight AR. I am using a Anderson Lower as I have several on hand, Anderson slick side upper (no forward assist, brass defector and ejection port cover) and a 14.5” barrel with permanently attached flash hider (no NFA SBR). I will build most of the rifle myself and using the weight of parts listed by the manufacturer I am pushing seven pounds. At the moment I have choose Magpul stock, grip and forearm.
My budget is $1,000. The msrp for parts on my first gun was $907.00 and my actual cost was only $675.00 as I caught some good sales.
The barrel is the most obvious place to reduce weight. Which is lighter; fluted or pencil contour barrel? Loss of accuracy due to barrel heating up is not a concern.
Any other parts to look at for reducing weight?
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