The thought is (I hope it will never be needed) as a weapon to protect family from intruders. Reliability is paramount! I have almost all other needs fulfilled.
I am a believer in the adage "use a pistol to fight your way to a rifle ".
Why not start with a rifle!
The thought is (I hope it will never be needed) as a weapon to protect family from intruders. Reliability is paramount! I have almost all other needs fulfilled.
I am a believer in the adage "use a pistol to fight your way to a rifle ".
Why not start with a rifle!
Objective is 100-yard maximum effective range, as light as reasonably achievable.
Carbine – 16” barrel lightest profile
Chambering – 300 Blackout, or...
Skeletonized aluminum handguard
Skeletonized magwell?
Halo sight
Have you done such a thing? What was final weight?
Mine weighs 7.5 pounds using the stand on the scale with and without the rifle method. Spec's are F1 lower & Upper, Faxson 18" barrel, Iron City BCG, Fortis muzzle break and handguard, Phase 5 grip, Tactical Dynamics stock, Razor AMG UH-1 and 3x magnifier. I'm sure the UH-1 and magnifier are about a pound of that weight.
NO reason you cannot get a nice fighting carbine well under 7# with optic in a 16" gun without resorting to exotic, untested components.
You can do a reasonably light weight AR by being selective with parts. Forged upper and lower, lightweight profile barrel, lightweight rail, carbine buffer, lightweight stock can get you around 6lbs pretty easily.
Definitely possible, but at some point, the user reaches a point of diminishing returns. There is only so light that I would go with any rifle. Heck, pencil barrels don't hold groups very after after 15-20 rounds Can they be accurate? Sure. Do they heat up and spread groups faster than a heavy-profile barrel? Absolutely.
[video=youtube_share;_y77fVM40mI]https://youtu.be/_y77fVM40mI[/video]
Lots of really good information in this video IMHO I really like the work In - Range does. Really just swap the barrel for a 300blk and I personally would put an Aimpoint on the rifle and call it a day.