I really love these Aero Precision receiver sets, plus the AP Customs carbon fiber handguards for a lightweight hunter.
I've done several of them now this way, and even a Lilja AR740 20" barrel rifle can be made to come in at 6.25lbs, without even putting the lower receiver group on a diet. It really made me rethink barrel length, the thing was so light.
If you went with the Balios light receivers, a carbon fiber stock, or the new Luth-AR stock with adjustable cheek piece, the JP SCS balanced with the LMOS, you could really push the scale, but even with what you have done, you have a very lightweight hunting system that will hit game with at least 85% of the energy of the .308 Winchester, but half the recoil, and ammunition that was specifically meant to work in a gas gun.
This type of build is what I had in mind when we wrote Chapter 3 of Volume II for the 6.5 Grendel Hunting Handbook, Barrel Length: Handling vs. Velocity, which starts on page 12.
I've done several of them now this way, and even a Lilja AR740 20" barrel rifle can be made to come in at 6.25lbs, without even putting the lower receiver group on a diet. It really made me rethink barrel length, the thing was so light.
If you went with the Balios light receivers, a carbon fiber stock, or the new Luth-AR stock with adjustable cheek piece, the JP SCS balanced with the LMOS, you could really push the scale, but even with what you have done, you have a very lightweight hunting system that will hit game with at least 85% of the energy of the .308 Winchester, but half the recoil, and ammunition that was specifically meant to work in a gas gun.
This type of build is what I had in mind when we wrote Chapter 3 of Volume II for the 6.5 Grendel Hunting Handbook, Barrel Length: Handling vs. Velocity, which starts on page 12.
NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO
CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com
CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com