aculous Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Alright so I have gotten into backpack hunting and I was hiking around last year with a Howa 1500 in 6.5 creedmoor which well...is a 10-12lb gun lugging around the woods. I want to build an ultralight AR10 Specs I am looking for: Overall weight under 7.5lbs, preferably with the scope but I know that will be tough Polymer lower/ultralight lower fluted 18-22" barrel, ported maybe? traditional style stock that I can throw a Graco or Hart recoil reducer in (this is more of a nice to have) Timney or some type of adjustable trigger Is this doable for under $2k? If so can you guys make some recommendations on parts selection? I have never built an AR and while I know accuracy will not be perfect I would like to keep it within 1 MOA or 1.5 inches which I am told is doable, at least with a .308. I was looking at parts from DPMS and palmetto arms but I am little lost because there are so many options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 A friend of mine just built an 6.5 Creed AR-10. He tried to keep unnecessary weight off it, but it still came out over 9 lbs. I think keeping one under 7.5 lbs is going to be a pretty tall order. When you say $2k budget, is that including optic & rings or not? How far are you shooting and what are you going to be shooting at? If you really want to keep things lightweight and don't NEED .308 or 6.5C firepower you might be better off with a 6.5 Grendel AR-15. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aculous Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 400yrds, Elk and yea ideally I would shoot 300 win mag but I thought I could make 308 work as well. from everything I have looked at theres going to be no way to get under 10lbs which sucks. Even going with lighter weight titanium stuff it seems to not really matter and is just going to kill accuracy. I may just grab a different bolt gun. I was kinda hoping of finally building an AR though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Yeah, going light makes it tough. You should build an AR anyway though, they are awesome. For lightweight bolt guns, I have a different friend that has a Savage Lightweight hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor. Its a really nice gun and they weigh in at about 5.5 lbs before optic: http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11LH "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 8.4 pounds, can chose .308 or 6.5 creed plus a lot of other options on practically everything else. A little over your budget but if weight is a concern than who cares about budget right. http://f-1firearms.com/bdr-10-3g-skeletonized-complete-rifle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy 8s Drums Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 .223 / 5.56 still has plenty of killing power at 400 yards. A 20" heavy barrel AR-15 would do just fine, imo. Orion XTR amplifiers Skar subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Crazy 8s Drums said: .223 / 5.56 still has plenty of killing power at 400 yards. A 20" heavy barrel AR-15 would do just fine, imo. Not for elk. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Agreed. My 12.5 inch ar10 is over that weight mark. Look into a ruger American if you want a lightweight gun. My ranch in 300 blk is a featherweight. THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omg_spoon Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 to beat a dead horse my 16 inch ar10 is pretty heavy and it doesnt have shit on it. maybe see if someone makes a lighter stock for your rifle? 98 Mustang GTSinger 3202 12" Incriminator Death Penalties1 SAZ-2500dv22 D3100,1 D34002 Crescendo CZ-65SAX-100.2Door panels by Diablo Kustomz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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