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Posted: 12/1/2013 5:01:52 PM EDT
| Want to build a light weight AR which lower is the lightest weight but still metal? |
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Out of curiousity, since this same silliness comes up in the plastic receiver threads...
I weighed a stripped PSA safe/fire lower receiver. 8.5 oz This has been for sale recently for $49.99 (+$7.00 s/h). According to their website, the MAG Tactical lower receiver is 5.875 oz. This is $179.95 (s/h unknown). Yes, the MAG has a built in trigger guard, so add about another .1 oz to the PSA. Spend $130 to save 2.725 oz ??? Any real weight savings is simply not in the receiver. |
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Out of curiousity, since this same silliness comes up in the plastic receiver threads... I weighed a stripped PSA safe/fire lower receiver. 8.5 oz This has been for sale recently for $49.99 (+$7.00 s/h). According to their website, the MAG Tactical lower receiver is 5.875 oz. This is $179.95 (s/h unknown). Yes, the MAG has a built in trigger guard, so add about another .1 oz to the PSA. Spend $130 to save 2.725 oz ??? Any real weight savings is simply not in the receiver. Good point just trying to save weight where ever I can without sacraficing quality ans functionality. |
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Out of curiousity, since this same silliness comes up in the plastic receiver threads... I weighed a stripped PSA safe/fire lower receiver. 8.5 oz This has been for sale recently for $49.99 (+$7.00 s/h). According to their website, the MAG Tactical lower receiver is 5.875 oz. This is $179.95 (s/h unknown). Yes, the MAG has a built in trigger guard, so add about another .1 oz to the PSA. Spend $130 to save 2.725 oz ??? Any real weight savings is simply not in the receiver. Unfortunately, light is NOT cheap. |
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Out of curiousity, since this same silliness comes up in the plastic receiver threads... I weighed a stripped PSA safe/fire lower receiver. 8.5 oz This has been for sale recently for $49.99 (+$7.00 s/h). According to their website, the MAG Tactical lower receiver is 5.875 oz. This is $179.95 (s/h unknown). Yes, the MAG has a built in trigger guard, so add about another .1 oz to the PSA. Spend $130 to save 2.725 oz ??? Any real weight savings is simply not in the receiver. it's just a game man. some people like to play the most expensive AR game, some the most rare or simplest or lightest. whatever floats your boat. it's your money. respect. |
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When you asked what's wrong with them I was gonna joke "the price" but $179 is decent value for an ultra LW magnesium lower coated in the color of your choice. Standard stripped lower retail is still around $125 for most, but they are always on sale for less. People regularly pay more than that for a regular stripped lower that just has a Noveske cross stamped in it.
If I was going for an ultra LW build, I could see getting one of these, certainly not a polymer one (Cav Arms would be the exception). Edit: PSA has one in stock for $120! http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/mag-tactical-systems-ar-15-ultralight-stripped-lower-receiver-mg-g4-fde-flat-dark-earth.html |
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When you asked what's wrong with them I was gonna joke "the price" but $179 is decent value for an ultra LW magnesium lower coated in the color of your choice. Standard stripped lower retail is still around $125 for most, but they are always on sale for less. People regularly pay more than that for a regular stripped lower that just has a Noveske cross stamped in it. If I was going for an ultra LW build, I could see getting one of these, certainly not a polymer one (Cav Arms would be the exception). Edit: PSA has one in stock for $120! http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/mag-tactical-systems-ar-15-ultralight-stripped-lower-receiver-mg-g4-fde-flat-dark-earth.html Thanks that look like a winner. 
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