I'm sure someone has covered this before, but my jedi search powers are not good enough it seems. I did my due diligence but could only find bits and pieces in various threads regarding this topic.
My brother is buying 40+ acres in central CA, and we thought it would be great to have an AR we could go hiking with. Something very light weight, used for plunking, possibly protection from coyotes/varmint hunting/etc. Something that doesn't need to be pretty or endorsed by any operators. Just decently accurate (think 200 yds), and the most critical factor, light as a feather.
I was thinking a 14.5" barrel would suffice, or a pencil profile barrel (beggars can't be choosers these days). I can get my hands on a 14.5" plus flash hider.
I don't mind plastic grips (prefer Magpul MOE to the retro style, and I can add rails to that). What receiver/gas block/BCG/Charging handle (this already should weigh nothing)/upper parts would you recommend? Is there any company/certain parts that have dedicated to a lighter weight build?
For lower parts, is there such a thing as a carbon fiber lower? Which stock/buffer tube/etc would you recommend that is decent, and light?
I already have built one AR from scratch, and another lower from scratch, adding on an upper from one of the vendors on here.
Thanks in advance for any constructive answers.