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1/17/2010 8:55:45 AM EDT
Hey,

I am triying to find info on rail weights to make a lighter 3 gun upper?   I already have a DD 12" rail and a Noveske 11" rail and am wondering the weight differnce?
Plus what is the weight of going to a V-TAC 12"/ JP Rifle type rail?   Is it much lighter?   Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

T
1/17/2010 9:00:55 AM EDT
[#1]
The DD 12" Lite rail is 14 oz.  No idea how much the Noveske weighs.  The JP rifle length is 15 oz.  Clark carbon fiber free float tube weighs 6 oz.
 
1/17/2010 9:11:49 AM EDT
[#2]
Here's a couple links comparing forearm weights for AR's.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pwswheghNQsFnUZMkZNF2DQ&output=html

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=2&f=138&t=145023


Troy TRX-Extreme is to the best of my knowledge the lightest on the market without going to a carbon fiber tube.
1/17/2010 9:44:49 AM EDT
[#3]
Thanks guys.  Wow!  I thought the JP rail would be lighter.   I need to look at the Troy rail it seems too.

Thanks,

T
1/17/2010 9:54:47 AM EDT
[#4]
I've got the Troy TRX-E and really like it so far.  13" tube on a 16" barrel.  It's nice and light, as well as rock solid.  As a bonus it's also one of the slimmest floaters out there diameter wise.
1/17/2010 10:32:20 AM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
I've got the Troy TRX-E and really like it so far.  13" tube on a 16" barrel.  It's nice and light, as well as rock solid.  As a bonus it's also one of the slimmest floaters out there diameter wise.


Nice!   That is what i am looking for.  I kow the DD rail is solid, but I had heard weird things about the barrel nut on the Troy rail.  Thanks

T

1/17/2010 10:36:14 AM EDT
[#6]
After the initial release, Troy changed the barrel nut and now includes a wrench specifically for it to avoid the problems with rounding over that the first ones had.  the narrow profile of the rail makes for a barrel nut with shallower recesses for a standard barrel nut wrench to hold on to which led to some folks rounding them over during instal.  It was all sorted out before I got mine and I had no problems with the instal.
1/17/2010 3:47:51 PM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
After the initial release, Troy changed the barrel nut and now includes a wrench specifically for it to avoid the problems with rounding over that the first ones had.  the narrow profile of the rail makes for a barrel nut with shallower recesses for a standard barrel nut wrench to hold on to which led to some folks rounding them over during instal.  It was all sorted out before I got mine and I had no problems with the instal.


That was it.  I heared that  too.  Thanks man.  I need to look into that Troy rail.

T

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