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buffalobo
11-13-2013, 00:22
The wife is starting to get back to normal from multiple back surgeries. Been shooting a little pistol and starting some rifle but she has complained about the weight of everything except the .22's.

Need opinions/recommendations for an ultra light upper to go with the light weight lower(Omni poly w/ PSA lower parts kit and stock) I already have.
ChunkyMonkey
11-13-2013, 00:31
I bought a 5 lbs AR from rob at bowers. Pencil barrel m4 upper, chopped down cav arms lower, Milled Bcg and so on. I spotted another chopped lower at bowers couple weeks ago,
maybe Rob can help you with parts.
ChunkyMonkey
11-13-2013, 00:39
I bought a 5 lbs AR from rob at bowers. Pencil barrel m4 upper, chopped down cav arms lower, Milled Bcg and so on. I spotted another chopped lower at bowers couple weeks ago,
maybe Rob can help you with parts.
buffalobo
11-13-2013, 00:40
I bought a 5 lbs AR from rob at bowers. Pencil barrel m4 upper, chopped down cav arms lower, Milled Bcg and so on. I spotted another chopped lower at bowers couple weeks ago,
maybe Rob can help you with parts.

Will stop by and see what they can do. Gotta make cost an issue, otherwise she has to decide if she is willing to part with something else, which is highly unlikely.
Irving
11-13-2013, 00:46
Would she do well with that rifle Spleify showed you at the last match?
kwando
11-13-2013, 01:02
Light weight barrel, moe hand guards, poly, if you have 20 round mags.
nisils14
11-13-2013, 01:20
Magnesium lower
A1 style upper
Skeleton stock
11.5" barrel or 14.5" pencil barrel pinned if NFA isn't your thing.
carbon fiber handguard
Muzzle brake
Low mass BCG
Circuits
11-13-2013, 02:07
You can get a 5.56 build under 4 pounds if you're really trying.

Suddenly, though, .223 seems to have some recoil to it, after all.
TheBelly
11-13-2013, 07:56
Pencil barrel with a mid-length gas system. Add light weight components from there. My 'semi-precision' gun weighed in at around 6.5 lbs (no optic) and that's with a 16" heavy super-match barrel.

http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af70/thebelly925/EF87237D-E06E-4442-9F6F-A6189B3AC67E-1386-000000FD173BAB96_zps664e7f9b.jpg
MarkCO
11-13-2013, 08:56
^^^Nice handguard. :)

We build a 16" lightweight upper that is also very soft in recoil. Mated with a Poly lower you will be just over 5 pounds. Put something like a Burris FFIII on it and you will still be under 5.5 pounds, but still very accurate and well balanced. Feel free to send me a PM if you would like more info.
Great-Kazoo
11-13-2013, 08:59
wifes is a cav arms poly lower 15" bbl . Hogue FF Tube, MTAC scope and its 5.7lbs. The difference between a pencil bbl and m4 profile is .5 or less lbs. Until you start piling crap on it. I will have hers down to 5.2, if that once her tax stamp comes back.
kwando
11-13-2013, 09:59
here is mine

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l166/kwando90/null_zps4d1a5dbf.jpg (http://s96.photobucket.com/user/kwando90/media/null_zps4d1a5dbf.jpg.html)
ChunkyMonkey
11-13-2013, 10:36
here is mine

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l166/kwando90/null_zps4d1a5dbf.jpg (http://s96.photobucket.com/user/kwando90/media/null_zps4d1a5dbf.jpg.html)

I think you are right around stock ar15 weight. :)
mahkcod
11-13-2013, 12:12
another option would be to build off a New Frontier Armory Model LW-15 Light weight polymer AR-15 Lower
http://www.lw15.com/

They are really light and strong if you can keep the weight down on the upper might put you in the ballpark.
TheBelly
11-13-2013, 13:46
^^^Nice handguard. :)

I took that rifle to a course at Rifles Only, and the weight of the gun made it a breeze to shoot.

I wonder what it would weight with a 'normal' or light weight barrel.....

2lbs 2oz for the current barrel
1lb 11oz for a light weight barrel =

.44 lbs... which would give me an overall weight of 6.2 lbs.
J
11-13-2013, 13:51
You are welcome to borrow mine within the 72 hours allowed by law and have her try it. You felt it at IDPA, nice and light, just over 5 lbs empty mag and aim point included. Could even throw it on your lower. Then there is no 72 hour limit, as loaning you my upper isn't loaning you gun.
Irving
11-13-2013, 16:17
Oh yeah, it was J's gun I was referring to.
buffalobo
11-16-2013, 06:18
Thanks for ideas guys. I got a couple deals in the works.

J, very generous offer. :beer:

Will see if can set something up next weekend. My only worry is she will like it, and want it. ;) :banghead:
ChunkyMonkey
11-17-2013, 18:34
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/18/e2azyded.jpg

Got to play with my light built AR today ;)