Hi,I am interested in a Lightweight (under 6.5 pounds)accurate (less than 2 inches at a hundred)rifle in 223 I would be scoping the rifle (deer and coyote) Reliable(needs to be able to ideally feed factory Barnes or Factory partitions). Prefer 18-20 inch barrel but might settle for 16.
Interested in something like that as well. Kifaru is offering a lightweight lower but I have never built one. Looking forward to input from those in the know.
The barrel is the most weight on an AR. Look for a skinny barrel rifle. I believe Colt has one as well as Daniel Defense. Another option wold be the DPMS Sportical. No forward assist and no sights. Put a small scope on and you might make your 6.5 limit. kwg
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I have a Colt 6920 AR patrol rifle, 16" barrel. This rifle is small and light. So far it has not jammed, failed to rife, failed to eject, not a single problem in the first 500 rounds. I was out testing some handloads with 69 gr Nosler HPBT bullets today. First 3-shot group was 3/8 inch. 10 shot was 1.4". 100 yds benched. It shoots the same with the 63 gr. greentip lake city. Doesn't shoot the 55 gr FMJ quite as well. Another light weight rifle is the Kimber Montana. It should shoot well, but no guarantees. I've had 3 of them. 2 were sub-MOA, one was about a 2 MOA rifle and it didn't matter what I shot through it. If were talking a custom look at a NULA.
I shoot a Barnes Precision and it is a pretty light. I'm comparing it to work rifles and the LWRC I had but it feels like helium in comparison and shoots lights out. Dollar for dollar I don't think they can be beat.
Smith & Wesson M&P Sport AR-15. Mine will shoot sub-1" groups with the good or premium ammo all day long. Worst groups shot have been with military 62 gra penetrator ammo. 1.75" groups at 100 yards. Pretty hard to beat for the money.
I also like the Bushmaster Carbon-15 M4 Carbine. A lot of forum guys trash them over on AR.com. I've had mine for 10 years & have puts thousands of rounds though it & have never had a malfunction! It's also 1lb lighter than most other AR Carbines!
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once you put a scope, mount and sling on it starting at 6.5 pounds you will be at 8 pounds or so. The pencil barrreled Colt 6720 if you can find one is milspec, 5.56 chamber, with a chromed barrel. However if you just want a hobby gun I agree that the SW sporter is probably a great way to go, their barrel is nitrided. I will not own or hunt with a bare steel barreled semi auto gun unless it is stainless.
Hi,it appears like I am going to need a bare rifle weight of bout 5.5 pounds so when I add the scope,rings ,sling,and 5 rounds of ammo it will be 7 pounds or less that i want. Thanks Craig
My rifles are thousands of miles away so I cannot give a definitive answer but I bought my Daniel Defense M4V7 because it was on the lighter end, pretty well thought of given what I read, relatively reasonably priced given how it is equipped and mil-spec. I am more than pleased.
If I stumbled over one of those in this day and age I would have to break the piggy bank to buy it. On the other hand the trouble is folks are asking $4000 for a $2000 rifle these days. The other trouble I think is buying a gun today from a private party you cannot know what parts they have used or if they have removed original parts and substituted cheaper junk parts in order to resell or keep the good parts. So you have the best of both worlds Junk guns and twice the price.
Okay, I'll play. How about a Cavalry Arms lower, with a std upper receiver, the shortest stainless pencil barrel you can find, and a carbon fiber fore end. There are some Cav Arms guns on GB, and I see that another company has picked up making the lowers (GWACS Armory?). I hope their quality is as good as Cav Arms was.
I'm currently building a lightweight upper with a 14.5 in. 1:7 twist pencil barrel, but I went with a YHM fore end to work with the front sight I had already purchased. I need to get off my dead ass & get it finished.
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