EaZeNuTZ33 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Anyone know how Triangle Shooting Sports (Benny Hill) gets their guns to be so light? I feel more re-assured that people are reaching high 8's to low 10's with their TacOp setups. I just thought I remember Triangle reporting almost a full pound lighter than what is being discussed here. My two setups have me in TacOp at about high 9's to low 10's and TacIrons at about low to mid 7's. only so many things I would think you could do. I could shed a nice chunk of weight by removing my 16.4" Lancer Octagon handguard that is thick and a little heavy, but fits my hand, and replace it with a lighter round carbon fiber tube that is maybe 12" long. The muzzle device can be an area where you would be surprised how much weight is added. My Miculek comp works well, but is kinda heavy and friggin LOUD....I'll replace it with something lighter and smaller when the opportunity arises, same as the handguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdrag Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Anyone know how Triangle Shooting Sports (Benny Hill) gets their guns to be so light? I feel more re-assured that people are reaching high 8's to low 10's with their TacOp setups. I just thought I remember Triangle reporting almost a full pound lighter than what is being discussed here. My two setups have me in TacOp at about high 9's to low 10's and TacIrons at about low to mid 7's. only so many things I would think you could do. I could shed a nice chunk of weight by removing my 16.4" Lancer Octagon handguard that is thick and a little heavy, but fits my hand, and replace it with a lighter round carbon fiber tube that is maybe 12" long. The muzzle device can be an area where you would be surprised how much weight is added. My Miculek comp works well, but is kinda heavy and friggin LOUD....I'll replace it with something lighter and smaller when the opportunity arises, same as the handguard. Have you seen the Triangle Rolling Thunder? Not what I would call light. And AFAIK they're building with extended handguards, much like others. Also using 18" barrel minimum for 3-gun I believe. Btw, the Lancer's don't feel that heavy to me, especially when compared to the awesome but weighty JP modulars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaZeNuTZ33 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Anyone know how Triangle Shooting Sports (Benny Hill) gets their guns to be so light? I feel more re-assured that people are reaching high 8's to low 10's with their TacOp setups. I just thought I remember Triangle reporting almost a full pound lighter than what is being discussed here. My two setups have me in TacOp at about high 9's to low 10's and TacIrons at about low to mid 7's. only so many things I would think you could do. I could shed a nice chunk of weight by removing my 16.4" Lancer Octagon handguard that is thick and a little heavy, but fits my hand, and replace it with a lighter round carbon fiber tube that is maybe 12" long. The muzzle device can be an area where you would be surprised how much weight is added. My Miculek comp works well, but is kinda heavy and friggin LOUD....I'll replace it with something lighter and smaller when the opportunity arises, same as the handguard. Have you seen the Triangle Rolling Thunder? Not what I would call light. And AFAIK they're building with extended handguards, much like others. Also using 18" barrel minimum for 3-gun I believe. Btw, the Lancer's don't feel that heavy to me, especially when compared to the awesome but weighty JP modulars. Never had one of those.....was comparing to the AP customs handguard I had. Decent difference in weight, I just like the octagon shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 My rifle weighs a little over 9# with optic. And I like the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11B Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Mine is 9.5lbs 16"lw noveske with a magpul ubr, comp m4 15"nsr the rest is stock noveske. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mngunguy Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Anyone know how Triangle Shooting Sports (Benny Hill) gets their guns to be so light? I feel more re-assured that people are reaching high 8's to low 10's with their TacOp setups. I just thought I remember Triangle reporting almost a full pound lighter than what is being discussed here. My two setups have me in TacOp at about high 9's to low 10's and TacIrons at about low to mid 7's. Barrel length and profile, hand guard, stock and optic will make up the majority of the weight differences you see on the ARs listed here. After that you're talking ounces per item.. BCG, comp, buffer, lower, etc. It all adds up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Mine is 9.75 with Vortex Razor and Stag 18" heavy fluted SS barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdrag Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Anyone know how Triangle Shooting Sports (Benny Hill) gets their guns to be so light? I feel more re-assured that people are reaching high 8's to low 10's with their TacOp setups. I just thought I remember Triangle reporting almost a full pound lighter than what is being discussed here. My two setups have me in TacOp at about high 9's to low 10's and TacIrons at about low to mid 7's. Barrel length and profile, hand guard, stock and optic will make up the majority of the weight differences you see on the ARs listed here. After that you're talking ounces per item.. BCG, comp, buffer, lower, etc. It all adds up though. Is this what Triangle did for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordfan485 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 My rifle weights about 15 lbs. It is not a dedicated 3 gun rifle though, it is mainly used for NRA High Power Rifle. It is a Rock River Arms AR15 National Match A2 with heavy SS 20" barrel and lead weights under the hand guards and in the buttstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 JP medium contour 18" with larue spr-e, vortex 1x6 and predator tactical 45 degree mount w/doctor comes in at 9.9 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarRacer Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Weighed my rifle on the work scale tonight. 6.8 pounds unloaded. 20" BCM barrel 15" NSR Rail Rolling Thunder comp M4 stock DD irons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben b. Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Heavier than I guessed. 18" Nordic barrel, Miculek comp, TAC30, rifle length Seekins SB3R, A2 stock = 9.5# 16" Rainier barrel, Miculek comp, Comp3, rifle length Seekins SB3R, A2 stock, poly NFA lower = 8.5# My zombie gun w/ 16" pencil barrel, AAC flashhider, Trijicon RX30-25, Magpul forearm, CTR stock = 8# but with silencer is 9+# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Weighed my rifle on the work scale tonight. 6.8 pounds unloaded. 20" BCM barrel 15" NSR Rail Rolling Thunder comp M4 stock DD irons How did you shed about 1.5 pounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) My 18" match rifle comes in at 8.6 pounds. My 16" match rifle comes in at 8.1 pounds (but she has a white light, 2 lasers and a NV optic). Edited December 13, 2013 by MarkCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarRacer Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I don't know why the weight was so low, it was a digital shipping scale that usually measures 50+ pound boxes and such but it shouldn't be *that* far off. Does the weight for that setup seem like an outlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon49erfan Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I don't know why the weight was so low, it was a digital shipping scale that usually measures 50+ pound boxes and such but it shouldn't be *that* far off. Does the weight for that setup seem like an outlier? imy gun is a 16" DD pencil barrel 7" ap custom handguard non f/a upper jp lmos ace ultralight stock dynamic resistance comp DD irons it comes in at 5 lbs 5oz so id guess your scale is a little off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarRacer Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Follow up. I checked the weight of my rifle today on another scale today. This was a digital scale that measures in grams. I measured the upper and lower individually so that more of the weight of the object being measured was over the center of the scale. Upper was 2160 grams (4.761 pounds) Lower was 954 grams (2.103 pounds) That gives a total of 6.864 pounds. This jives with my earlier number but since that number was in question before I wanted to ensure that this scale wasn't off too. There's an old triple bean scale here that has weights you can add, they have their actual weights engraved on the top. One was marked .59 pounds and weighed 267 grams (0.588 pounds) and the other was marked .295 pounds and weighed 134 grams (0.295 pounds). I'm not sure what's different about my build that it weighs less but it does seem to weigh 6.8 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I'd think that a lot of people are weighing theirs with scope and mount which can up the weight, especially with a Vortex 1X6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold4x4 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 My old SP1 weighs in at 5.9 lbs with a bushnell trs-25. (pencil barrel plastic handguards and moe stock, oh an no forward assist or fences.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter115 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Mine with an 18" mk12 barrel, Rolling Thunder comp, Nordic 15" HG, Burris MTAC 1-4 in the PEPR mount and Magpul ACS stock comes in at 9.65 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullzeye Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 My JP CTR-02 is 11# empty, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuflehundon Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I'd think that a lot of people are weighing theirs with scope and mount which can up the weight, especially with a Vortex 1X6. Yes, when I weighed mine I did it as I would take it to the range, minus a magazine. After firing a friends lightweight carbine this weekend I like the weight of mine. His wasa little faster between targets, but mine was much more stable on target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverphoenix Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Mine is around 12 lbs. Granted I have a 20" bull barrel and a 19" handguard + a rifle length stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onagoth Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Mine has to be at least 10 lbs...I prefer heavier rifles though, at least for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRicks Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Mine (in my avatar) weighs right at 8lbs without the mag. 16" M4 contour barrel AP Carbon Fiber HG SKEL mount Leupold multigun optic ACS stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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