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OR, USA
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Posted: 3/19/2020 5:40:12 PM EST
First build I just finished. 5lbs 13oz.
I didn't want to go too light. Upper is an Aero without forward assist. 
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Posted: 5/2/2020 6:37:22 PM EST
[Last Edit: 5/2/2020 6:38:00 PM EST by fsjdw2]
anyway to get the ultra lightweight .308 frame setups that are here removed and put into a separate thread wading through 35 pages stinks ? i wanna build a sweet hunting rig in 6.5cm figure that will be the way i go.
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MD, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2020 8:08:38 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By Liaztraht: First build I just finished. 5lbs 13oz. I didn't want to go too light. Upper is an Aero without forward assist. https://i.imgur.com/YiUhP5x.jpg looks great. truth be told i'm actually considering paring down my collection and my ultralight is on the block. at 4.6 pounds, the comp is *TOO* efficient and the muzzle dips on every shot heh. it's tons of fun to shoot but i find myself running drills with the 5.6-pound rifle a lot more as it's just a little easier to keep on target. ah well. we'll see. i'll probably chicken out and keep it to avoid sale regret. 
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OR, USA
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Posted: 5/3/2020 4:02:20 AM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By ProfessorHorseyhead: looks great. truth be told i'm actually considering paring down my collection and my ultralight is on the block. at 4.6 pounds, the comp is *TOO* efficient and the muzzle dips on every shot heh. it's tons of fun to shoot but i find myself running drills with the 5.6-pound rifle a lot more as it's just a little easier to keep on target. ah well. we'll see. i'll probably chicken out and keep it to avoid sale regret. I'm actually gong to throw a chunky 1-10x on it. The weight savings should balance out
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Posted: 6/26/2020 4:16:17 PM EST
[Last Edit: 6/26/2020 4:19:53 PM EST by L119188]
“anyway to get the ultra lightweight .308 frame setups that are here removed and put into a separate thread wading through 35 pages stinks ? i wanna build a sweet hunting rig in 6.5cm figure that will be the way i go.”
Maybe start a lightweight 308 thread? |
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Posted: 10/27/2020 5:01:09 PM EST
The boy's 5.6 lb left eject .22 LR:
 Attached FileSimmons 4X scope Carbon-15 bbl Sabre Defense Cav Arms Mk2 La Rue trigger Stag Arms (CMMG) .22 LR adapter American Tactical poly/steel upper No buffer 3-D printed .22 adapter pusher from an ARFCOMer |
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Posted: 11/1/2020 10:07:11 AM EST
 New Frontier Armory Carbon lower MOE+ grip Rogers Superstock Spikes 308 buffer tube (A5) VLTOR A5H0 buffer Tubb Flatwire buffer spring Anderson Sport lightweight upper 16" Faxon pencil barrel 13.5" V Seven handguard SLR Sentry 6 titanium adj gas block Aero gas tube V Seven titanium muzzle break DSA sand cut lightweight bcg Raptor LT ch Bushnell Lil P 1X prism scope |
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Posted: 11/1/2020 10:21:57 AM EST
Impressive build. Thanks for sharing.
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 11/1/2020 11:53:55 AM EST
[Last Edit: 11/1/2020 11:56:06 AM EST by WriterClarke]
So, did some changing around on my lightweight build, which brought it up to 5lbs without the mag:
 Swapped out the Brigand Arms CF stock with a normal rifle buffer tube and the Luth-AR Skullaton stock. Also swapped the RTB lightweight carrier and BCM 3x3 ambi charging handle for a JP LMOS and Fortis Clutch, respectively. |
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Posted: 11/22/2020 4:59:11 PM EST
My contribution, 8lbs 13 ozs with suppressor, thermal scope, m300v, rmr on a 45 degree mount, Angled fore grip, LOADED 20 rd mag, laser max uni ir and a sling
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Posted: 12/17/2020 10:20:22 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By cemac: My contribution, 8lbs 13 ozs with suppressor, thermal scope, m300v, rmr on a 45 degree mount, Angled fore grip, LOADED 20 rd mag, laser max uni ir and a sling https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/202149/4C4A19D6-E75B-463E-A5AE-A04F4A903B7C_jpe-1696800.JPG I’m not big on the new math, but I think 8 pounds, 13 ounces is WAY over six pounds. That’s Garand territory. Nice piece, but maybe not the right thread, huh. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 12/17/2020 11:04:49 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By L119188: I’m not big on the new math, but I think 8 pounds, 13 ounces is WAY over six pounds. That’s Garand territory. Nice piece, but maybe not the right thread, huh. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By L119188: Originally Posted By cemac: My contribution, 8lbs 13 ozs with suppressor, thermal scope, m300v, rmr on a 45 degree mount, Angled fore grip, LOADED 20 rd mag, laser max uni ir and a sling https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/202149/4C4A19D6-E75B-463E-A5AE-A04F4A903B7C_jpe-1696800.JPG I’m not big on the new math, but I think 8 pounds, 13 ounces is WAY over six pounds. That’s Garand territory. Nice piece, but maybe not the right thread, huh. I’ll bet without the thermal, suppressor, and ammunition it’d be pretty close. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 4:18:24 PM EST
[Last Edit: 12/19/2020 4:19:33 PM EST by StrangerDanger]
This year has been a bad year to build a high end lightweight 223. The goal wasn’t to just build a super lightweight rifle, but to build a reliable rifle that isn’t stripped of features.
 V7 2055 upper, 14.5” Proof Research carbon fiber wrapped barrel, JP Enterprises LMOS bolt carrier group,V7 magnesium hyperlite rails that titanium mounting hardware, SLR titanium gas block, V7 inconel gas tube. B. E. Meyers 249 flash suppressor,RailScales KOS G10 rail covers, Modlite OKW weapon light on a Modlite light body. Scalarworks absolute co-witness RMR mount. The lower is still in parts, but it’s from V7 in the 2055. Receiver extension is carbon fiber. Small parts rug thru Foward Control Design and V7 parts. Geissele trigger pack. All applicable parts are being sent out for NP3 plating soon. Plastics will be OD green and some items will be cerakoted OD green to match. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 1/14/2021 4:32:01 PM EST
[Last Edit: 1/14/2021 5:28:13 PM EST by drew_eckhardt]
4 lbs 9.3 oz. It's 6oz heavier than it needs to be so I can have the stock/handguard ergonomics and aesthetics I want.
 Faxon 16" pencil barrel Timber Creek thread protector SLR Rifleworks Sentry 6 titanium adjustable gas block RTB light weight carrier Coda Evolution Lightning 13.5" handguard Master of Arms laser sintered titanium Red Dot Rizer Vortex Venom 3 MOA red dot Anderson Sport stripped upper Smoke Composites 10 1/8" closed stock with Magpul recoil pad V Seven titanium castle nut 2A Armament aluminum end plate Carbine buffer -20% Springco spring Future Forged SG2 grip Geissele G2S trigger 2A Armament titanium takedown/pivot pins Anderson lower |
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Posted: 1/14/2021 7:17:16 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By drew_eckhardt: 4 lbs 9.3 oz. It's 6oz heavier than it needs to be so I can have the stock/handguard ergonomics and aesthetics I want. https://i.imgur.com/ZxqqaIB.jpg Faxon 16" pencil barrel Timber Creek thread protector SLR Rifleworks Sentry 6 titanium adjustable gas block RTB light weight carrier Coda Evolution Lightning 13.5" handguard Master of Arms laser sintered titanium Red Dot Rizer Vortex Venom 3 MOA red dot Anderson Sport stripped upper Smoke Composites 10 1/8" closed stock with Magpul recoil pad V Seven titanium castle nut 2A Armament aluminum end plate Carbine buffer -20% Springco spring Future Forged SG2 grip Geissele G2S trigger 2A Armament titanium takedown/pivot pins Anderson lower Very nice rig. Why bother w/ the end plate? |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 1/14/2021 9:51:37 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By drew_eckhardt: 4 lbs 9.3 oz. It's 6oz heavier than it needs to be so I can have the stock/handguard ergonomics and aesthetics I want. https://i.imgur.com/ZxqqaIB.jpg Faxon 16" pencil barrel Timber Creek thread protector SLR Rifleworks Sentry 6 titanium adjustable gas block RTB light weight carrier Coda Evolution Lightning 13.5" handguard Master of Arms laser sintered titanium Red Dot Rizer Vortex Venom 3 MOA red dot Anderson Sport stripped upper Smoke Composites 10 1/8" closed stock with Magpul recoil pad V Seven titanium castle nut 2A Armament aluminum end plate Carbine buffer -20% Springco spring Future Forged SG2 grip Geissele G2S trigger 2A Armament titanium takedown/pivot pins Anderson lower Great build. Thats the first Master of Arms mount I’ve seen other than on their website, very nice. I have a FF grip on one of my AR’s, my favorite grip by far. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 1/16/2021 12:15:00 AM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By backbencher: Very nice rig. Why bother w/ the end plate? Compared to a steel one it saves 1/3 ounce for not much money. Compared to no end plate it weighs 0.15 ounces, but would prevent stock rotation if the castle nut came loose. I tap my receivers for 4-40 grub screws to retain the takedown pin detent spring, and thought about leaving it off. |
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