Ultra light AR

[Great-Kazoo]

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]

here is mine

[ChunkyMonkey]

here is mine

I think you are right around stock ar15 weight.

[mahkcod]

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]

^^^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]

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]

Oh yeah, it was J's gun I was referring to.

[buffalobo]

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]

Got to play with my light built AR today