Thursday, September 21, 2017

While I Remember How To Post Here...

Here's something I did at the day job not that long ago that turned out really flippin' sweet:

Building an AR-15 Under 5 Pounds (Including Optic)

Lightweight AR Build

The original specs were that it weigh under 5 pounds, including optic, and that the total cost of the build not exceed $2,000 (MSRP). It came in at 4 pounds, 13 ounces and a total cost just over $1,800 - and that included some exotic materials like titanium lower parts and a magnesium (!) handguard. Go take a read - it turned out pretty flippin' sweet if I do say so myself...

The one drawback, though, is that now *every* other AR I own feels like an anchor...

That is all.

2 comments:

Ed said...

Gee. If you were still back in Massachusetts, you could have spent that kind of money plus a few hundred more for the privilege of purchasing a twenty five year old used fixed stock pre-ban AR-15.

Jay G said...

Ed,

Funny story. When putting together this build, I had the choice of a muzzle brake or the flash hider that wound up on the barrel.

I went with the flash hider, because *that* made it *NOT* MA compliant.