I've thought about building an ultralight AR for mountain hunting for no other reason than to do it....
I can get it no more than 7.5 pounds work scope....
The most accurate rifle I own is an AR-15, custom....
It is 117F in the shade here, so it was a nice quiet day at the range with all the snowflakes hiding indoors.
I set up the production SS UL on my 223 AR and put about a 100 rounds downrange. 20 or so from the bench and the rest standing, sitting, etc.
As configured, with the scope and silng, but no magazines, it is 7.6lbs:
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The receivers, BCG and the barrel are not lightweighted, soIf I really wanted to build a dedicated ultralight AR, I can probably get it to weigh around 6lbs together with this scope.
One interesting thing to keep in mind is that with its eye relief as is, you do not have to use a one piece mount. There is plenty of rail space to use a two ring set-up. I do not have any 1" rings of appropriate height, but I will be getting one on order shortly. For now, it is in an ultralight mount that I am not a big fan of, but it works well enough.
ILya
