2055 lithium aluminum upper with a proof research carbon 20 inch barrel and 16.7" 2099 lithium aluminum handguard (both pieces are made by VSeven weapon systems). Lithium Aluminum is twice as strong as 6061 and more rigid than 7075 (slightly stronger than 7075 as well) yet weighs 9% less than 6061. Only downside is cost...total price of those 3 parts is about 1400 bucks and I haven't even bought the titanium bolt carrier yet...my wallet hurts. and don't get me started on the lower
whenever I am sad, I stare deeply into the weave of a PROOF barrel and realize there is a god and he wants us to be happy
06-30-2018, 05:27 PM (This post was last modified: 06-30-2018, 05:38 PM by StoneHendge.)
I am really digging that handguard. Maybe my propensity to choke on my fourth shot is a form of bipolar disorder and I could lick the Lithium when I shoot groups. Might make sense to do it with an Lithium upper receiver, though, so I wouldn't have to break my cheekweld.
Grendelight Wrote:2055 lithium aluminum upper with a proof research carbon 20 inch barrel and 16.7" 2099 lithium aluminum handguard (both pieces are made by VSeven weapon systems). Lithium Aluminum is twice as strong as 6061 and more rigid than 7075 (slightly stronger than 7075 as well) yet weighs 9% less than 6061. Only downside is cost...total price of those 3 parts is about 1400 bucks and I haven't even bought the titanium bolt carrier yet...my wallet hurts. and don't get me started on the lower
I never knew about V Seven until now...my wallet (and wife) aren't going to be too fond of this new development haha.
I like that non-FA upper. Were I to build a Grendel AR, I'd want to use one. Do you know the weight difference of that V7 upper vs a standard upper w/FA?