Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

[180ls1]

Has anyone built an ultralight version of the Kifaru gun bearer?

 

[Thegman]

This is the spring that keeps the lugs pushed outwards right?

I'm not totally sure what you're referring to, but I think, yes. It's the spring that is installed at the tail of the bolt, in the bolt carrier. It pushes the bolt forward, and the carrier rearward. If it pushes the carrier back enough, the carrier will unlock the bolt and pull the bolt rearward via the cam pin.

Let me know if you need any help accessing the spring.

 

[Trackselk]

I'm not totally sure what you're referring to, but I think, yes. It's the spring that is installed at the tail of the bolt, in the bolt carrier. It pushes the bolt forward, and the carrier rearward. If it pushes the carrier back enough, the carrier will unlock the bolt and pull the bolt rearward via the cam pin.

Let me know if you need any help accessing the spring.

Thanks, you got it. My anatomy of AR's still sucks...

 

[Trackselk]

Has anyone built an ultralight version of the Kifaru gun bearer?

I haven't heard of any, but after running the kifaru/stone glacier hybrid which works best, I missed having a sling, and once I got my rifle down to 4 pounds, my ultralight sling was actually comfortable (1" ultralight webbing). So, I did away with the awkward carrier and just stuff the rifle in the day pack at the end of daylight. Probably TMI, but after many miles in mixed terrain that's what I found works best, YMMV

*That hybrid setup is pretty light but expensive

 

[Thegman]

Has anyone built an ultralight version of the Kifaru gun bearer?

I did, years ago, with some miscellaneous straps I had. I used it for bolt rifles a lot, but have never used it for one of these. FWIW, it worked very well, but once I started using a pack frame I could hang a rifle sling on, I stopped using it.