V7 Titanium GI Barrel Nut

[UWone77]

Another Titanium GI AR part from V7 Weapon Systems (http://www.v7weaponsystems.com/collections/upper-parts/products/v7-titanium-gi-barrel-nut), their titanium AR-15 Barrel nut. The new barrel nut is made from grade 5 titanium and made to your standard milspec dimensions. V7 Weapon Systems (http://www.v7weaponsystems.com/collections/upper-parts/products/v7-titanium-gi-barrel-nut) claims the weight of the barrel nut is 22 grams vs 37 grams of a standard GI Barrel nut. However the price is also quite different $67 vs $5. For those that need absolutely the lightest parts on the market.

Checkout V7 Weapon Systems here (http://www.v7weaponsystems.com/collections/upper-parts/products/v7-titanium-gi-barrel-nut).


Item Code (GIBNUT)

-CONSTRUCTED FROM GRADE 5 TITANIUM

-BUILT TO MIL-SPEC DIMENSIONS

-RAW TITANIUM FINISH

-WEIGHS 22 grams

-MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

-LIFETIME WARRANTY

MSRP: $67


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[FortTom]

I think the industry is running out of new things to think of....[:D]

FT

[mustangfreek]

I think the industry is running out of new things to think of....[:D]

FT

Kind of agree...$65 dollar titanium barrel nuts...Wow...

[MoxyDave]

Lol yes the industry as a whole has just jumped the shark [:-)]

I kid ... choices are good. I guess if I want a titanium barrel nut it's nice to have that option.

Next up, titanium grip screw!

[Aragorn]

Lol yes the industry as a whole has just jumped the shark [:-)]

I kid ... choices are good. I guess if I want a titanium barrel nut it's nice to have that option.

Next up, titanium grip screw!

Yeah V7 already has those too...

[FortTom]

Lol yes the industry as a whole has just jumped the shark [:-)]

I kid ... choices are good. I guess if I want a titanium barrel nut it's nice to have that option.

Next up, titanium grip screw!

Saves you 17 grams or a little over a half an ounce!! Great...

They have a titanium grip screw? And nobody notified me? Thanks, guys.:mad:

FT

[GOST]

I like the looks of their selector and gas block. Would like to see some titanium muzzle devices.

[Gaspipeshooter]

I like the looks of their selector and gas block. Would like to see some titanium muzzle devices.

http://www.v7weaponsystems.com/collections/muzzle-devices/products/v7-titanium-flash-hider

[RiverRat]

Would like to see some titanium muzzle devices.

V7 strikes again:
http://www.v7weaponsystems.com/collections/muzzle-devices/products/v7-titanium-flash-hider

http://www.ar15news.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/620-V7-Weapon-Systems-Titanium-Flash-Hider-1.jpeg
Image credit: ar15news.com (though the setting looks a great deal like the item's photo from V7's web siute).

[GOST]

I've seen those, want to see brakes not hiders. An A2 isn't that heavy, 2 and 3 chamber brakes can be.

[MoxyDave]

How 'bout Titanium takedown pin springs? Feasible? Sigh.

[FortTom]

How 'bout Titanium takedown pin springs? Feasible? Sigh.
"Build it and they will come".....[:)]

[UWone77]

You have to wonder how big the market there is for the absolute lightest weight component out there, especially when the titanium counterparts seem to be 2-20x more than their aluminum equals.

Then there's the fact when people use lightweight components, they knowingly or unknowingly use heavier parts on other parts of the gun, nullifying any weight savings.

Prime example is my wife's carbine. I'm going with the CMT receiver set because it's available, and that's what I have, but the billet receivers basically cancelled out the weight savings of the LW barrel. I'm rethinking that entire build as we speak.

[bzdog]

Then there's the fact when people use lightweight components, they knowingly or unknowingly use heavier parts on other parts of the gun, nullifying any weight savings.


That isn't necessarily a bad thing. Letting me offset the weight of something I don't want to compromise on can be very valuable.

-john

[UWone77]

That isn't necessarily a bad thing. Letting me offset the weight of something I don't want to compromise on can be very valuable.

-john

Oh I'm following... but I was more thinking about a buddy of mine who used a LW barrel, then proceeded to put on a YHM Quad Rail, Bipod, UBR, ect, probably a 10lb carbine. Then he was bragging to me how lightweight his barrel was and how he could really feel the difference. [crazy]

[Computalotapus]

I know my receiver set is going to be the heaviest part of my NTD build. I went light on the barrel and rail and light on the butt stock hopefully centering the weight. Once it is all together I might end out swapping some parts there and there to get it to balance the way I want it. I had looked at some V7 parts they may be options if I need to swap out anything after I have it mocked up

[FortTom]

Oh I'm following... but I was more thinking about a buddy of mine who used a LW barrel, then proceeded to put on a YHM Quad Rail, Bipod, UBR, ect, probably a 10lb carbine. Then he was bragging to me how lightweight his barrel was and how he could really feel the difference. [crazy]
I sort of got into that situation with the Voodoo Arms upper that I recently finished. The ultra lite barrel and the MI SSK rail and barrel nut are very light. The MBUS and Noveske hand stop only a few more ounces, but I added weight back in with the Epsilon VG6 brake. However, I have to ask myself how much it would weigh if I hadn't used a 7 ounce rail and nut and 1lb. and a few oz.'s for a barrel.

Last thing will be either a T1 or H1. I can pick this upper in one hand and my LMT with Centurion Quad rails and the difference is pretty amazing. However, I don't understand your friends rationale of saving a few ounces on the barrel and then weighting that baby down to 10lbs. I'm seeing that happen more and more, someone will take an existing rifle with substantial weight, and then add a "light weight" component, with truly insignificant weight savings, and talk about "feeling the difference".

I just don't get it, but I usually just nod my head and smile.

FT