Lightweight AR

[Guest nosnos]

I'm building one for my wife off of a Plum Crazy lower. I'm trying to keep it as lightweight as possible on a budget. I'm thinking a DoubleStar pencil barrel upper, or a BCM. Any advice or tips would be helpful....

Thanks.

[mikegideon]

Here's another option. I have two of these light weight Shaw barrels. It's the same one that Red Jacket uses on their "Shootrite Katana" light AR.

Model 1 Sales: 5.56/.223 Lightweight C.A.R Upper

Note that the price of the upper doesn't include the BCG. You can add one when you configure the upper.

[Il Duce]

my buddy just bought that same upper Mike posted and it is nice

[mikegideon]

Model one is OK stuff, and they get it out fast. They DO assemble after you order, but they try to get them built and shipped within two business days.

[Tnscooter63]

AR-15 AR15 Spikes Tactical LE 16" M4 Light Upper : for AR-15 at GunBroker.com

This is the one I put on mine and comes with the bcg and H buffer, and is also on pcf lower works great and very light.

[mikegideon]

Nothing wrong with any brand mentioned so far. I have parts from all of them :-)

[BryanP]

Here's another option. I have two of these light weight Shaw barrels. It's the same one that Red Jacket uses on their "Shootrite Katana" light AR.

Model 1 Sales: 5.56/.223 Lightweight C.A.R Upper

Note that the price of the upper doesn't include the BCG. You can add one when you configure the upper.

I have that exact upper (A3 and railed gas block in my case). It's very light and I've had no trouble out of it. I kept my old BCG and charging handle and tucked my old 20" A2 HB upper in the back of the safe.

[BryanP]

Model one is OK stuff, and they get it out fast. They DO assemble after you order, but they try to get them built and shipped within two business days.

Unless you placed your order during the post-election "OMFG, teh Obama is gonna take all our guns!!!" freakout. It took them 8 freaking months to fill my order because of that crap. Your choice during that time was either pay stupidly inflated prices at a gun show or place an order with someone like Model1 and wait until they could get the parts.

I was already planning to place that order when things went nuts, so I was less than pleased at the idiocy. (not on Model1's part, the twits who were buying everything in sight)

[Guest 73challenger]

I would go with that spikes upper for the same price. I am a Spikes/milspec fan boy though. Most of your reliability is from your BCG so I would at least buy a tier 1 BCG.

[mikegideon]

Unless you placed your order during the post-election "OMFG, teh Obama is gonna take all our guns!!!" freakout. It took them 8 freaking months to fill my order because of that crap. Your choice during that time was either pay stupidly inflated prices at a gun show or place an order with someone like Model1 and wait until they could get the parts.

I was already planning to place that order when things went nuts, so I was less than pleased at the idiocy. (not on Model1's part, the twits who were buying everything in sight)

They were fine last time I checked. I have bought one upper and two barrel assemblies from them in the last several months. It did take a friend of mine over a week to get a light upper from them. Not sure why it took a little longer.

[Magiccarpetrides]

I have a Spikes 14.5" with perma pinned Smith Enterprises Vortex on it(for 16" total length) with pencil profile barrel iits a pretty light setup. Key is not over-accessorizing the gun. Mine has a Sig Dot(i like my eotech better, but it is light), Moe furniture, and a magpul back up sight. Course my Czech VZ58 still makes it feel like a pig.

[dats82]

This place seems to have fair prices that might fit your budget idea. I have never ordered from them, but I have heard good things in the past about them.

JSE Surplus

[Magiccarpetrides]

Isn't that Hess/vulcan renamed?....if so run, run far far far away!

[Dolomite_supafly]

Isn't that Hess/vulcan renamed?....if so run, run far far far away!

No.

Blackthorne is the new name for Hesse or Vulcan or whatever names they have used.

Dolomite

[Dolomite_supafly]

Blackthorne Products LLC, P. O. Box 2441, S. St. Paul, MN 55076-8441

JSE Surplus 4680A State Highway 74 Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Dolomite

[Backon4]

I bought a complete upper from JSE, had it in 2 days and the price was impossible to beat. I've put 3000 plus 22lr plus another 2k of 223 through mine, also on a plum crazy lower. I absolutely love mine. It is my favorite AR to shoot. I like it so much I'm gonna sell my other 2 complete lowers and get me a couple more of the plum crazy's

[Il Duce]

I am running a JSE and it is quality parts. RRA BCG and a Bulldog barrel. For the price and customization ability you cannot beat it.

[Guest nosnos]

Just ordered from Model 1... They said it should ship out within 2 days, which is SWEET for a built-to-order upper. Love it, and the price was great.

This will be for my wife to celebrate our 6th anniversary and 1st baby's birth. She'll either think it's a great gift, or she'll think I'm an idiot.

[Guest nosnos]

Thanks for all the input!

[Jon_L]

Just ordered from Model 1... They said it should ship out within 2 days, which is SWEET for a built-to-order upper. Love it, and the price was great.

This will be for my wife to celebrate our 6th anniversary and 1st baby's birth. She'll either think it's a great gift, or she'll think I'm an idiot.

As a married man, I wonder which one that will be.

Also, post up pics when you get it in.

[bigwakes]

Either way......you can "borrow" it when you go to the range.