Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

[goalie]

@goalie I ordered one of those covers from your link after my bikini went MIA, thank you. Hopefully it fits over my anti-reflection device.

I barely felt the rifle in my little backpack over the weekend. No bears or kitties located though.
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I like the fit. It's not loose, but I can pull it off easily. I took the center strands out of some 550 cord to tether it to my mount, and it didn't get in my way hanging there when I was shouldering the rifle.

 

[C Bow]

local golf club repairs can hook you up on epoxy as they glue carbon fiber shafts in metal club heads

 

[robtattoo]

Throw my name in as a definite 'Yes' for a Shaw 6x45. Ported or not.

 

[goalie]

If I add a 6x45, I think I'm gonna take the slight weight hit and do a folding stock.

Does that Kidon stock just thread into the lower like a buffer tube?

 

[StupidLightweight]

Does that Kidon stock just thread into the lower like a buffer tube?

Yes it does.

 

[goalie]

Yes it does.

Thanks, that puts is on my radar as a good one to try. Threading the detent hole is super easy, I did it on another build that is a "regular" AR just so it won't go flying if I switch out the buffer tube etc....

I also felt a little dirty buying 45/70 brass last nigh when I saw it in stock at Midway. It's kinda funny that my deer rifle go-to's are a 45/70 and a .223.

 

[Welldone]

Anybody seen the new offering from Blackcollar Arms ? It’s called MBA ( Modern Bolt Action) It’s a AR-10 based gun with a straight pull action. It’s gonna be next year before it’s actually available and the final weight is somewhat of a secret. Looks like a possibility for some lightweight builds. It takes AR-10 barrels without gas port.

I’ve also been wondering about a 22 ARC. From what I’ve read here, extraction seems to be tuff. If that issue could be solved, could a Shaw 223 Wylde be reamed out to 22 ARC?

 

[KyleR1985]

This looks like a 4oz stock combo.


Pricey as heck.


What are the custom homemade carbon fiber stocks coming in at?

 

[goalie]

I may be "wrong" in the context of this thread, but I am not willing, at this point, to start paying that kind of money for something that my $60 total cost stock/buffer tube setup does at the same weight. I spent the difference on bullets to load and practice with.

 

[KyleR1985]

I may be "wrong" in the context of this thread, but I am not willing, at this point, to start paying that kind of money for something that my $60 total cost stock/buffer tube setup does at the same weight. I spent the difference on bullets to load and practice with.

Agree!

That’s why I was asking how it compared.

The ULUL kitty needs to compile a spreadsheet so I don’t blaspheme! Earn his 5.00 donations!

 

[packgoatguy]

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This looks like a 4oz stock combo.


Pricey as heck.


What are the custom homemade carbon fiber stocks coming in at?

The farrowtech and rifle-length buffertube combo seem to be the go-to for simple and low cost. 4.9oz on my scale. There are examples earlier in the thread of using a diy carbon fiber tube instead of the aluminum buffertube, that can get the combo down to a bit over 3oz. You can drill a bunch of holes in the aluminum tube to get the farrowtech/buffertube combo down under 4oz. You can ditch the castle nut, and glue on the farrowtech, or find a ti bolt to shave a few grams. I'd guess that if you can get your finished stock under 3.5oz, you are doing better than most. Under 3oz is true ULUL.

 

[BREAKCONTACT]

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This looks like a 4oz stock combo.


Pricey as heck.


What are the custom homemade carbon fiber stocks coming in at?

My carbon fiber imitation of the farrow tech after shaping and with a shortened 1/4-28 bolt is 32 grams. I'm printing a revised edition currently and will post those files if that's a smother layup.

 

[goalie]

The farrowtech and rifle-length buffertube combo seem to be the go-to for simple and low cost. 4.9oz on my scale. There are examples earlier in the thread of using a diy carbon fiber tube instead of the aluminum buffertube, that can get the combo down to a bit over 3oz. You can drill a bunch of holes in the aluminum tube to get the farrowtech/buffertube combo down under 4oz. You can ditch the castle nut, and glue on the farrowtech, or find a ti bolt to shave a few grams. I'd guess that if you can get your finished stock under 3.5oz, you are doing better than most. Under 3oz is true ULUL.

I just used loctite instead of a castle nut with my buffer/Farrow combo. Been fine so far.