Lightweight AR build

So with the possibility high of AR's possibly getting banned or parts atleast I decided its time to build another, as light, simple and cheap as possible.
ill post up bits and pieces as I do them and as I find parts!

so far I've got an DPMS upper, LBC chrome BCGa (both from people on here, cheers guys!) a carry handle and some other bits and pieces on the way.

When the carry handle arrived I couldn't believe how heavy it was Luck for me its pretty easy to remove a 3rd of the weight (nearly 100g!) Cut the bottom out, drill the top rail, cut the middle out of the clamp rail and replace those heavy (24G each) tightening nuts with light alloy ones.
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@Gloves

Reload with Speer 30-grainers?

I dont reload...yet. looks Interesting though, 30 grain sounds a little light what's the application?

You want world Class lite weight builds. Jump on FB and check out MSTN. Very classy 15 rigs.

So as it happens all my stuff turned up pretty much within a week so I've just finished the build...
Ended up with;
DPMS upper
Aero lower
Pretty standard lpk with ambi safety and ally takedown pins, midwest ripoff handguard, a2 buffer tube with a fabbed alloy buttplate and stainless rod to a fab defence grip, ambi charge handle, lbc chrome bcg, 14.5 spanners barrel, low profile gas block, china special front iron with a cut down ranger handle on the rear.

Has turned out pretty well I think. Weighs in at 2.8 kg too.
Anyone want to take a stab at the cost??Attachment 93786
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Il guess a Shit ton less than boat stuff?

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Originally Posted by longrange308

Il guess a Shit ton less than boat stuff?

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It's depends what "boat stuff" you're referring to...I can tell you it's price bracket is somewhere between bilge pump and super yacht.

No idea of cost. Guessing.....$2200 what kinda mag connector is that?

Fab defence from zahal, think it was 60usd for 2 mags with the connector..
Not even close..

1500? Mine cost roughly that. I think a bit more about 1800 after mucking around with bits I needed.

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Less...

Damn son

I had a new barrel though. If I'd gone for a blued second hand one it'd have been 1300.

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Just to finish it off added a foam cheek sleeve to the buffer tube. Brings the total up to $945. Not to shabby for under 1k. Itching to take it for a shoot!Attachment 93816

get that shiney alloy bit on the stock cerekoted either red or black and it would look nice

I'm kinda toying with getting some bits done fde so leaving it untill i decide. thoughts??
@Double Shot

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Just to finish it off added a foam cheek sleeve to the buffer tube. Brings the total up to $945. Not to shabby for under 1k. Itching to take it for a shoot!Attachment 93816

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For that price, you did really well. What kinda bipod, and is it incl. in the price?

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I'm kinda toying with getting some bits done fde so leaving it untill i decide. thoughts??
@Double Shot

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Hey @Gloves send me a PM with some photos of what you want done and lets see what we can get sorted... FDE is in stock, so is S&W Red & graphite Black ;)

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Originally Posted by Max Headroom

For that price, you did really well. What kinda bipod, and is it incl. in the price?

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It's an accutac clone. Not covered in the $945 but still under a grand with it on

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Just to finish it off added a foam cheek sleeve to the buffer tube. Brings the total up to $945. Not to shabby for under 1k. Itching to take it for a shoot!Attachment 93816

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Care to break down the price of the bits?

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Let's see how my memory is

Upper $150
BCG $150
Lower $200
Lower parts & buffer and tube $100
Handgaurd $45
Gasblock $15
Gastube $25
Grip $45
Barrel $200
Front sight $15
Carry handle $25

Rest of stock is fabbed so free for me..
Foam tube was $5 and included some stupid 12g dumbbell...

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Originally Posted by Gloves

Let's see how my memory is

Upper $150
BCG $150
Lower $200
Lower parts & buffer and tube $100
Handgaurd $45
Gasblock $15
Gastube $25
Grip $45
Barrel $200
Front sight $15
Carry handle $25

Rest of stock is fabbed so free for me..
Foam tube was $5 and included some stupid 12g dumbbell...

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Nice. You got some good deals there ha.

Was the hand guard an Ali express special?

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How much for you to make me a stock like that? Looks solid and simple

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Nice. You got some good deals there ha.

Was the hand guard an Ali express special?

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I really did there's people on here that could have asked more than they did, very generous.
It is! So is the front to sight and gas block. Got a wrench at the same time every came through customs no worries.

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How much for you to make me a stock like that? Looks solid and simple

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You'd honestly be better getting an armourworx stock, I only made one because I could and it was budget. I might look at making some in the future if it proves to be solid enough.

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I really did there's people on here that could have asked more than they did, very generous.
It is! So is the front to sight and gas block. Got a wrench at the same time every came through customs no worries.

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Hell yeah. There were a couple of things on the list that were generously sold. [emoji106]

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You'd honestly be better getting an armourworx stock, I only made one because I could and it was budget. I might look at making some in the future if it proves to be solid enough.

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Looks good. Would probably be quite popular as it's simple and looks pretty good.

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