Based on how everything weighed in, I should be right around 5 lbs empty and without optics. Since I was pulling everything out of packaging to weigh/inspect it anyway, figured I'd take some "before" pics.
Build starts with a matched receiver set from 2A Armament: Gen 1 Balios Lite upper and lower receiver.
Weight: 12.4 oz
Barrel is a 12" stainless 6.5 Grendel from OdinWorks with adjustable gas block and carbine length gas. 1:8 twist, 416R Stainless, 5/8 threaded muzzle
Weight for barrel and gas block: 22.5 oz
Lightweight bolt carrier from Aim Surplus, with a JP 6.5 Grendel bolt.
Weight: 8.8 oz
Speaking of JP, using their Silent Captured Spring set up for the buffer.
Weight: 5.3 oz
It'll be riding in a 2A Armament 8 position tube, secured with a V7 castlenut and endplate.
Weight: 3.5 oz
Using a MFT Minimalist stock.
Weight: 6 oz
Heading the other direction: Geissele Airborne charging handle.
Weight: 1.4 oz
Also using a Geissele SSA-E trigger.
Weight: 2.2 oz
and a Geissele LPK with their Maritime Bolt Catch (minus the safety and trigger guard). Instead I'm using a Radian Talon ambi safety.
Weight of LPK+safety: 2.1 oz
Magpul K2 grip:
Weight: 2.9 oz
V7 Ultralight port door and rod:
Weight (weighed all V7 parts together: castle nut, end plate, gas tube, and port door/rod): 1.4 oz
V7 extreme environment gas tube:
ALG 10" EMR V2 handguard:
Weight with all hardware/barrel nut: 9.9 oz
Finishing with the muzzle device...Rugged M2 brake so I can attach a Rugged Suppressor to the gun as well.
Weight: 1.6 oz
Total weight of all parts: 80 oz (or 5 lbs even).
Looking forward to getting this one put together and start shooting.
