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15 July 2016, 01:37 #31
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15 July 2016, 01:51 #32
I didn't really have a goal when the mods started.
The host firearm is a Ruger AR556 that worked fine and shot okay but I didn't like the plastic carbine handguards. I thought I'd replace these with a VTAC delta rail. The VTAC didn't fit because the Ruger uses a proprietary front sight base.
My original plan was to modify the Ruger FSB to clear the internal cuts on the VTAC. This worked but I soon decided the barrel was too heavy. Ruger is using a barrel that's probably close to a Colt SOCOM barrel in profile.
Next I replaced the factory barrel with a Ballistic Advantage M4 barrel. This took some weight off and I would have been content to leave the gun as-is had BA not just released the pencil profile carbine barrel.
So my end result is an AR that's 8.4 pounds with a sling and optic attached. Not the lightest gun in the world but usable in a variety of formats. I'll probably use it next time the local club has a 3gun match.
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15 July 2016, 02:26 #33
So how's she look with the new pencil barrel?
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-"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." ~ Michael Althsuler
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15 July 2016, 02:42 #34
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17 July 2016, 06:14 #35
8.4 pounds as pictured.
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17 July 2016, 12:37 #36
Pretty wild looking weapon. What's that in front of the rear sight?
-One Nation, Under God
-"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." ~ Michael Althsuler
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17 July 2016, 12:48 #37
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18 July 2016, 15:00 #38
That's a base for a PVS-14.