I bought the lightest, most basic AR Bud had in stock the day I went shopping for one,..a short gas system, pencil barrel, no front sight Bushmaster QRC.

My initial plan was to outfit it with a red dot. But mounting a red dot informed me that I have stigmatism. So I went with a simple 1X Vortex scope. The scope and mount added about a pound to the rifle, but I took about 5 ounces of that off by changing out the rattly M4 stock with the Battleling Minamalist stock from Mission First. It fits very tightly and weighs close to nothing.

I'm not interested in all the geegaws that can be had for an AR. I just wanted a light, effective house rifle. This one now weighs 6.7 pounds with scope and mount.

I could use a lighter scope and mount to skim a few more ounces, but what's on it works very well and it's already on the lighter end of the scale.

Considering how little money I have in it, I think it's a fairly nice tool for its intended purpose.