AR15 ignorant newbie question

[Boboclown]

If its 6 pounds that's close to how light one can get short of starting to use polymer lowers.

Tbh, that's light compared to my ARs.

 

[Doc In UPlace]

I derailed, or more accurately only slightly railed, for a Surefire light. I like the round old-school handguards.

With the handle gone, you can low-mount an optic without the handle adapter fal-de-ral.

In the end, the amazing configuration options are one of the many reasons the platform remains viable these many years.

Troy is a name you'll hear often in flip-up sights; that's the rear sight here, shortly before the tragic canoe accident that sent all the guns to the bottom of Lake Louise:

 

[Hedrin]

If its 6 pounds that's close to how light one can get short of starting to use polymer lowers.

Like I said, it seems heavier than six pounds. I think I'm off somewhere in my calculations.