dcmdon
NES Member
Hi all.
So I recently decided to build a lightweight AR for the women in my life. Namely my wife and with a .22 kit my daughters. I'm kind of an accuracy freak so I wanted a decent barrel. Finally, I didn't want to spend a fortune on it. I didn't have a fixed budget but I wanted to restrain myself. Oh and one other thing. I didn't want to wait 6 months for some esoteric part designed to save me 3 ounces.
After all was said and done, the rifle ended up weighing in at 5.2 lbs with a heavy Miculek comp, M16 bolt, and an H Buffer. So as time passes, I'll be able to take a bit more weight out of it without undue expense once I can get my hand on a semi-auto bolt carrier, lightweight comp, and standard carbine buffer.
So here it is. I realize the look isn't for everyone. I think its cool.
The lower is a GWACS plastic lower.
The upper is just a standard A4 upper with the door left off. I tried to get my hands on a Les Baer upper without a forward assist but they aren't selling parts any more. As for a slick side upper, the DPMS one is actually heavier than a standard upper, and I also want a shell deflector because I'm left handed.
The handguard is a DPMS. I looked into Clarke's CF handguard and came to the conclusion that the only difference between it and the DPMS was the price.
The gas block is a JP rifles adjustable aluminum block that allows me to optimize the gas volume for the carbine length gas system. (This allows you to negate the advantage of a midlength gas system)
Finally, there's the Lothar Walthar 16" very light contour barrel barrel.
I' was shooting 2 MOA with a dot sight (rested) while breaking in the barrel. So far so good.
Don
So I recently decided to build a lightweight AR for the women in my life. Namely my wife and with a .22 kit my daughters. I'm kind of an accuracy freak so I wanted a decent barrel. Finally, I didn't want to spend a fortune on it. I didn't have a fixed budget but I wanted to restrain myself. Oh and one other thing. I didn't want to wait 6 months for some esoteric part designed to save me 3 ounces.
After all was said and done, the rifle ended up weighing in at 5.2 lbs with a heavy Miculek comp, M16 bolt, and an H Buffer. So as time passes, I'll be able to take a bit more weight out of it without undue expense once I can get my hand on a semi-auto bolt carrier, lightweight comp, and standard carbine buffer.
So here it is. I realize the look isn't for everyone. I think its cool.
The lower is a GWACS plastic lower.
The upper is just a standard A4 upper with the door left off. I tried to get my hands on a Les Baer upper without a forward assist but they aren't selling parts any more. As for a slick side upper, the DPMS one is actually heavier than a standard upper, and I also want a shell deflector because I'm left handed.
The handguard is a DPMS. I looked into Clarke's CF handguard and came to the conclusion that the only difference between it and the DPMS was the price.
The gas block is a JP rifles adjustable aluminum block that allows me to optimize the gas volume for the carbine length gas system. (This allows you to negate the advantage of a midlength gas system)
Finally, there's the Lothar Walthar 16" very light contour barrel barrel.
I' was shooting 2 MOA with a dot sight (rested) while breaking in the barrel. So far so good.
Don