Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

goalie

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Nope.
Hell, I ground off the mounts on mine. Shaved maybe 1/10th of a gram 😄
I'm not gonna do that, but it's getting removed today. I feel like a dumbass for not even thinking about it when I assembled the lower, but I've done dozens of lowers for gas guns and none for straight pull, so that's my excuse.
 

goalie

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Speaking of....anyone know what a stripped A1 carry handle upper weighs? Theres slick side ones and I'm wondering if using one for the carry handle mount for a micro prism will be a net lighter upper than a flat top with mount...
I wasn't a fan of the carry handle mount. Didn't instill confidence at all on an AR I played games with and beat on. right at 9oz with the ADM quick release (3x and mount) is where I'm staying. I may buy a lower height though depending on how it all works out with this build. I have the 1.93" and love it on a "regular" AR
 

Clarktar

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I wasn't a fan of the carry handle mount. Didn't instill confidence at all on an AR I played games with and beat on. right at 9oz with the ADM quick release (3x and mount) is where I'm staying. I may buy a lower height though depending on how it all works out with this build. I have the 1.93" and love it on a "regular" AR
I think I'm pretty fixed on a 3x if I can find some sort of black Friday deal. Sounds like the ADM mount is the way to go ?
 
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I wasn't a fan of the carry handle mount. Didn't instill confidence at all on an AR I played games with and beat on. right at 9oz with the ADM quick release (3x and mount) is where I'm staying. I may buy a lower height though depending on how it all works out with this build. I have the 1.93" and love it on a "regular" AR
Yeah but the 3x acogs are sub 6oz. If an a1 slick side is as light as a regular one, even having it milled for the solo bolt might be the lightest magnified optic route. It's a bit out there of a solution I know, but in another life I carried around an a2 with a CompM2 on a gooseneck mount and never had an issue with it so I don't mind carry handle optics.
 
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