Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

[grappling_hook]

^^ same, plus interested in the accuracy in general.

 

[gtriple]

I finally made time to circle back to this project. I won’t say I’m happy with it until I shoot it (will report back how that goes) but it came together just under my target of being under 4lbs with a scope.

TN Arms polymer receiver
NFA polymer lower parts kit
Solo 300 upper
Custom barrel made from a Green Mountain
223 Wylde 1:7 blank
Jag 7.5” ultralight handguard
Hogue grip
Trigger tech black diamond 2.5lb
Used a set screw for the rear takedown pin spring
I think I got the skeletonized buffer tube from Palmetto.
Don’t recall where that little buttstock came from but this thread led me to it.
Aluminum 10rd mag

Sighting device options:
SWFA 2.5-10x32 in an Aeromount
Aimpoint micro H2 2moa ina Larue QD

Unloaded weights:
rifle alone 3lb 2.6oz
W/aimpoint 3lb 9oz
w/swiffer 3lb 15oz

I have the parts here to go a tad lighter but they required compromises I wasn’t willing to make. It will be an evolving project and I now have a couple boxes full of parts for future tweaking.

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Man, that is eerily similar to my current build, except for the stock. I went A2 buffer and farrow tech stock. Awesome setup!

 

[ebrownw2]

That thing is sweet! Great job. What does the barrel weigh? Do you have any pics of the barrel and contour details? What was the cost of the barrel after finishing it?

Thank you, sir. This one weighed 17.7oz. The others were in the 18.5oz range. Here's some pics and more info. I think I ended up with around $350 each in the custom barrels.

Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

FYI, Green Mountain is doing 25% off right now, bringing their chambered blanks down to ~$120 before ship... https://www.gmriflebarrel.com/military-barrels/ar15-chambered-barrel-blanks I ordered a 21" Wylde - that extra 5" is my built-in "suppressor", ha.

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