03-18-2021, 04:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-18-2021, 04:29 AM by Stinky Coyote.)
I have some updates, pulled the rail off the RAR, it's 2.5 oz, replace that with 2.0 oz Talley 1" low rings. I'm going with Trijicon 3-9x40 accupoint green duplex at 13.4 oz, i've weighed the rings/scope together at 15.5 oz. Kenton makes speed dial turrets for these also so dial ups can happen when needed.
I had my machinest give the mdt chassis a bit of a diet but mdt is on the game, he was only able to get 3.0 oz out of it for me. MDT is milling out a fair bit of fat from the get go now.
So in modified chassis, with trijicon 3-9x40/talley 1" lows, magpul moe-k grip and ctr butt stock, strike industries buffer tube with generic castle nut, a magpul 3 slot rail for the light laser and ermo m-lok rail covers over 5 slots, i'm exactly 8 lb 2.5 oz scoped rifle (no ammo, no sling) and i can add my streamlight tlr-8 light/laser for additional 2.5 oz.
10 rounds of ammo adds 6.5 oz and i like blue force vickers slings 4 oz. That'd get me loaded down the trail at just a hair under 9 lbs with light/laser, 8.8 lbs without. I'm building duplicates for the kids except they won't get the chassis diets nor the light/laser combos so they will weigh exactly the same.
My previous scope was leupold fxII 6x36 and was 9.5 oz, plus 2.5 oz weaver low rings, plus the 2.5 oz factory rail....total 14.5 oz. If you just ran that scope in talley's you'd only be adding 12 oz to the rifle instead of 14.5...as it is i was able to go up to a 3-9x40 illum. reticle scope with the talley's for a 1 oz penalty, grand total 15.5 oz for the combo.
If you're obsessive about weight you can keep the chassis builds reasonable. I think the only other avenue to pursue beyond what i'm doing would be to flute the moderately heavy barrel and flute the bolt body, possibly hollow out the bolt handle. The barreled action on these little guys is pretty stout. 4 lb 4 oz without action screws or the rail (68 oz exactly). I'd wager you could drop close to half a pound with the fluting/hollow. Then you'd need to re-cerakote the barrel though.
I'm ok with the weights however, it's a good weight to shoot them well, keeps recoil very pleasant.
I had my machinest give the mdt chassis a bit of a diet but mdt is on the game, he was only able to get 3.0 oz out of it for me. MDT is milling out a fair bit of fat from the get go now.
So in modified chassis, with trijicon 3-9x40/talley 1" lows, magpul moe-k grip and ctr butt stock, strike industries buffer tube with generic castle nut, a magpul 3 slot rail for the light laser and ermo m-lok rail covers over 5 slots, i'm exactly 8 lb 2.5 oz scoped rifle (no ammo, no sling) and i can add my streamlight tlr-8 light/laser for additional 2.5 oz.
10 rounds of ammo adds 6.5 oz and i like blue force vickers slings 4 oz. That'd get me loaded down the trail at just a hair under 9 lbs with light/laser, 8.8 lbs without. I'm building duplicates for the kids except they won't get the chassis diets nor the light/laser combos so they will weigh exactly the same.
My previous scope was leupold fxII 6x36 and was 9.5 oz, plus 2.5 oz weaver low rings, plus the 2.5 oz factory rail....total 14.5 oz. If you just ran that scope in talley's you'd only be adding 12 oz to the rifle instead of 14.5...as it is i was able to go up to a 3-9x40 illum. reticle scope with the talley's for a 1 oz penalty, grand total 15.5 oz for the combo.
If you're obsessive about weight you can keep the chassis builds reasonable. I think the only other avenue to pursue beyond what i'm doing would be to flute the moderately heavy barrel and flute the bolt body, possibly hollow out the bolt handle. The barreled action on these little guys is pretty stout. 4 lb 4 oz without action screws or the rail (68 oz exactly). I'd wager you could drop close to half a pound with the fluting/hollow. Then you'd need to re-cerakote the barrel though.
I'm ok with the weights however, it's a good weight to shoot them well, keeps recoil very pleasant.