Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

[JBradley500]

Interesting! I bet if you recontoured that chonky barrel you could get a pound off of it...

Probably. I have a 14.5" CVA also and that barrel is ridiculously heavy so this is actually an improvement

 

[johnnyboots]

Anyone have an [Aero Precision Ultralight 1" Scope Mount, SPR - Anodized Black (APRA210700)] that they want to sell?​

I think I do! Let me check when i get to the house.

 

[johnnyboots]

Took my smallest pig with the 300blk. Had no issues carrying the rifle for days in the swamps but I’m about to put it on a weight loss program cause I’m dying to get this into the 3lbs range.



This little pig made great tacos cooked in the ground!

 

[Thegman]

View attachment 1042512 Took my smallest pig with the 300blk. Had no issues carrying the rifle for days in the swamps but I’m about to put it on a weight loss program cause I’m dying to get this into the 3lbs range.

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This little pig made great tacos cooked in the ground!

What load are you running in your BO?

 

[johnnyboots]

What load are you running in your BO?

Callaway 195g Boar Axe which I've still yet to recover in a pig, they fly right through and this one was a neck shot so I wouldn't ruin the meat.

 

[4090Sharps]

Thanks! Ordered one to keep stashed away for a future build. It’s a great weight saver.

I think this one has reached its practical limit for an efficient hunting rifle.
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I got a question about my handguard and buttstock, so here's what I used:

• Cheap aluminum barrel nut
  • https://www.ebay.com/itm/205163009739?var=505902886766
• Handguard 38 x 35 x 500mm Matt Twill(1.5wall) CF tube cut to length
  • https://www.ebay.com/itm/297260332497?var=594835864007
• Buttstock - Farrow Tech butt, ends of an A2 buffer tube, 25 x 22 x 500mm Matt Twill (1.5wall) CF tube
  • https://farrow.tech/ar15-ultralight-stock/
  • https://www.ebay.com/itm/297260332497?var=594835864014

Used some epoxy on inner handguard surfaces to get a tight fit, and epoxy to hold the A2 buffer tube ends to the CF tube.

 

[Welldone]

Thank you very much

 

[Trackselk]

Has anyone built their own gasser buffer tube like the lightest ones in here only gas able?

 

[Thegman]

Has anyone built their own gasser buffer tube like the lightest ones in here only gas able?

Mine use the ends of an A2 tube on the inside of a CF outer tube. There would be enough room for a buffer, but maybe more than enough room. I'm not quite sure how well it work.

Unless you want to experiment with it, Smoke Composites is probably the way to go with that. They're only an ounce or so heavier than some really lightweight stocks I've made.

 

[Trackselk]

Mine use the ends of an A2 tube on the inside of a CF outer tube. There would be enough room for a buffer, but maybe more than enough room. I'm not quite sure how well it work.

Unless you want to experiment with it, Smoke Composites is probably the way to go with that. They're only an ounce or so heavier than some really lightweight stocks I've made.

Thanks! Yeah, I copied that design and it's perfect, but not for gasser

 

[Trackselk]

Any better ideas for what to pare with the smokes buffer tube than this:

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Edit, I guess I could notch a carbon tube, and use some sort of strong but not permanent adhesive. JB weld would work great, but if the slit carbon broke it would be a mess to fix.

And, @Thegman Any idea on the go to lower receiver with TNA gone?