10-28-2011, 05:42 PM
stanc Wrote:All the weight reduction measures -- butchering the bolt carrier, fluting the minimum legal length barrel, integral flash suppressor, carbon fiber handguard, eliminating iron sights -- and it still tips the scales at 5.5 pounds??? I find this rather discouraging.
Is an ultralightweight (4-5 lbs) 6.5 Grendel AR just not feasible?
Well, that tripod hasn't been lightened any!
I haven't weighed it, I'm going from memory. I'll actually weigh it and see.
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