So, you ruined your AR...

It's not that you shouldn't put too much crap on your AR, it's just that you should try to put the right crap on your AR.
Weights are unloaded, magazine out. Otherwise I would have to specify the type and capacity of magazine, and the type of bullet.
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[@calvinhuddleston576]

Remember, if your gun feels too heavy, move to anabolic steroids

[@texasranger24]

this is the way

[@RedEyePergo]

Tren ,TRT and HGH have surpassed steroids

[@Matt-xc6sp]

Chicken, broccoli, and rice Bro

[@MRsolidcolor]

do you even lift?

[@thefrogking481]

Dianabol and Trenbalone lightems most systems.

[@brettnewman9050]

Nothing shaves weight off your rifle quite like being too poor for night vision

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

👍

[@hateferlife]

*omg, who let the poors in here?!* jk. You're in the right place, learning the things, formulating a plan. Be deliberate about spendy things! Learn from our mistakes. (Ok, not 'our'..., just Hop's really.)

[@Tattlebot]

I wonder what will happen post-Ukraine.

[@germaxicus6670]

@Solar General I stopped paying child support and man I was able to afford a Pvs14 pretty quickly. White phosphorus of course 😂

[@larryfoster2227]

Be patient, it'll be laying all over the ground when the UN shows up!

[@oskar6661]

As someone who's carried a carbine on duty, you learn real quick what is/isn't important. All of my rifles are not necessarily "ultralight" projects but there are no chonky builds allowed. Sometimes you can tell from a simple internet post that someone has never shot a rifle standing...or has never carried it for more than 20-30 yards at a time.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

(r/ak47 is a big one)

[@6nosis]

I wouldn't know bout not being able to carry my Ak 20 yards, im a big bad ass man. Being 6'4" 250 actually implies me to call yall pussies. So get massive you pussies and dont let me catch you posting things my 5'2" 90 lb wife doesn't even complain about. Such a perfect time to raid us in the states; id bet chinee as fem as theyve become could take us in 48 hours.🤬

[@wackywoohoopizzaman0173]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 oh my god you're right the amount of mass monsters there are on r/ak47 is ridiculous

[@Moppup]

Yeah man, clearing any structure more than a few rooms is miserable on the arms and back, and rucking or running on terrain and then trying to use a rifle effectively is more difficult than people realize.

[@legacy1776sibes]

We have forgotten that short guns are supposed to be lightweight and maneuverable.

[@kxkxkxkx]

So is an M16 with a 20" barrel ☝️

[@JacobpoppaWoody]

No? Not inherently at least. They’re supposed to be short enough to use in CQB.

[@EchoKilo-wi9ec]

​​@@JacobpoppaWoodyUSMC made do with 20" M16s in Fallujah so this is a meme

[@JacobpoppaWoody]

@@EchoKilo-wi9ec Making do and being more useful are two different things. Ask anyone of those guys and they’d almost universally say they’d have preferred a Mk18

[@henryc7548]

@@EchoKilo-wi9ecthe Japanese made due with 4 foot long Arisakas and 18 inch bayonets, doenst mean it’s the best for the job - certified 20-inch Chad

[@Durandalski]

I’m by no means a Navy Seal, just a pog reservist. But one of the funniest things I have ever seen was this “instructor’s” rifle my buddy and I shot with soon after getting home. This monstrosity of an AR15 had two sets of backup iron sights, two foregrips (one for advancing one for retreating,) a peq, a flashlight, and a rail mounted sheath knife “in case I run out of ammo in cqb.” The guy was so proud of his 14lb rifle which was bulky and unwieldy and actually had several malfunctions because he had been messing with parts inside he didn’t fully understand. He was the ultimate representation of a wannabe, never served a day in his life and didn’t have a job that involved any chance of needing to use a gun of any kind, let alone his monstrosity. Yet he came up with “tactical” reasons for every outlandish attachment. Don’t be that guy!

[@josh2711]

You could make fun of him without hinting that that the 2nd amendment doesn’t apply to everyone.

[@latenightlive2982]

​@@josh2711as another reservist I agree. It was funny till he started pooping on the guy for not serving. Us vs them mentality is a no go.

[@james6454]

Fuck you for trash talking a guy practicing his 2A rights and not serving. We served because we chose to do so. 2a community is exactly that, dude sounds like a good sport and probably fun to chat with on the range.

[@JazzerciseJustice]

"Two foregrips, one for advancing one for retreating" How does that even..... what? Surely he was trolling you, he HAD to be messing with you.

[@fuckingstupidthatihavetoma2528]

Dont be that guy who feels the need to put others down so they themselves can seem to stand taller. I guess the only people who can be trusted with guns now are high school seniors with no prospects or life options who also check the box of being too stupid to avoid being duped into joining the military... yeah that tracks.

[@pranavkamath4329]

Most people need a light, sling, and optic. That’s it. Maybe a foregrip/hand stop/etc.

[@BusinessWolf1]

most people need to just stick to 1 build for years and train with it

[@Brent-jj6qi]

A suppressor is definitely not a bad idea

[@wackywoohoopizzaman0173]

real and even then a light is definitely not needed the number of times its actually viable are few and far between

[@Brent-jj6qi]

@@wackywoohoopizzaman0173 A light is a very important utility, just mostly outside combat

[@wackywoohoopizzaman0173]

@@Brent-jj6qi at that point it is not necessary its just a $200 muzzle weight

[@seanflorian4653]

Ask not for lighter burdens but broader shoulders

[@Warriorcat49]

They are both admirable goals. I don’t understand why people talk as though light equipment is mutually exclusive to getting more fit.

[@spacebagels_5217]

@@Warriorcat49 because the quality of lighter parts goes from S-tier to Chinesium real fast

[@kilroy5166]

@@spacebagels_5217 If you arent very smart

[@Gchang54]

But what if one aquires both?

[@ConMan1504]

​@Gchang54 then you have extreme performance

[@cletustheslackjawedyokel6083]

With a quality pencil barrel your groups will open up when they get hot, but the zero shouldn’t shift. I’ve got a BCM CHF pencil barrel on a 16” rifle and I’ve been very impressed with it, shooting 10-20 round groups on NRA high power targets at 100 & 200 yards In Hatcher’s Book of the Garand there is a picture of a worker at Springfield Armory using a ‘barrel straightening fixture’ that they would put a barrel in and turn a big wheel to straighten it while eyeballing it. We’ve come a long way since then.

[@KamikazKid]

You can also increase how long it takes to open up by cutting a silicone oven liner and putting it on the gas tube. It pulls heat out of the gas pipe and costs less than an ounce of weight.

[@Warriorcat49]

Modern metallurgy makes pencil barrels much more viable than people give them credit for. Zero shift is basically not measurable with a quality pencil.

[@whiskeymike99]

I'm running a faxon pencil barrel and faxon hand guard. I guess we had the same thought process. I highly doubt I'll ever need to hit a target 500 yards away, but I know I can consistently shoot 300 yards with no magnification as well.

[@thomgizziz]

@@KamikazKid silicone is an insulator not a conductor and isn't going to be helping much... what were you high on when you made up this "trick"?

[@KamikazKid]

@thomgizziz You would be right, but oven liners are made of thermally conductive silicone. Thermally conductive silicones are a type of silicone material that is designed to efficiently transfer heat away from components. Unlike regular silicones, which are typically insulators, thermally conductive silicones are engineered to have high thermal conductivity, making them ideal for applications where heat management is crucial. How Do Thermally Conductive Silicones Work? Thermally conductive silicones are made by incorporating thermally conductive fillers, such as aluminum oxide or boron nitride, into the silicone matrix. These fillers increase the material's thermal conductivity, allowing it to efficiently transfer heat away from heat-generating components. In summary, you don't know what type of silicone you are talking about and that is why your dumb ass is wrong.

[@life_of_riley88]

Considering how many ex military have gloated over the roughly 7lb m16a1 that they were given, there's definitely a lot to be said for keeping it lightweight.

[@2fathomsdeeper]

7 lbs for the M16A1.

[@life_of_riley88]

@@2fathomsdeeper Thanks for the info!

[@navyman8903]

Solid video and good points. Capability is weight, and we live in the modern era where force multipliers are important. I also love my D2.

[@Appalachia_Ape]

That's a great way of wording it.

[@KH-rt3ef]

If a weapon will have many accessories at the end of the barrel, a shorter barrel will provide less leverage for the weight to work against you. Some weight can be transferred between the weapon and your body with QD; lights are a good example. Light, 550, carabiner; your muzzle could be lighter the entire time artificial light isn’t necessary if you QD it and tie it down to your weapon or kit at your discretion while on patrol. I see a lot of parts that don’t go off and on, lol. I see a lot of flashlights in the daytime.

[@ethan5.56]

I built out an AR pistol with a Rosco K9 12.5 barrel. That barrel is definitely a little chunky but it does shoot really good. I have a 16 inch pencil barrel upper on a KP15 monolithic polymer lower that weighs less than the 12.5 pistol. Both great shooters though. Great video as always

[@ethan5.56]

Both running Midwest industries combat rails and stream light hlx lights

[@pearson935]

I did the same thing. Kp lower with pencil barrel and b5 handguard and Romeo 5 red dot. Loaded it weighs 5.3 pounds. Love that rifle for hiking through woods when hunting

[@ethan5.56]

@@pearson935 I traded another AR pistol for a Wasr 10/63 AK a while back and neglected all my other guns. When I picked my KP15 build back up like a month later I was like daaaang! So lightweight and it just feels great. I'm running a primary arms 1x prism on it and some mbus sights. Definitely a good trekking rifle. Want to up the magnification eventually from the 1x prism though

[@zedhiro6131]

Got a Faxon pencil barrel and the old gwacs lower my first attempt at a wwsd rifle, I am seriously considering changing the aluminum hand guard for one of the fostech LITE magnesium ones.

[@mtnbound2764]

those barrels look cool, but they just LOOK chunky! glad it shoots well, i bet you could dump a 100 rnd drum through that barrel and have no heat shift

[@captaincampalot]

The heavier my rifle is, the more effective it will be as a hammer after I’ve missed all my shots

[@Tom-qp6oh]

Back in 2002' I used to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile. Now I'm 40 like James, and I wonder what the hell happened?

[@lailer1975]

Uncle Rico vibes.

[@tonyb3848]

Your body is breaking down as you get closer to dying

[@warrenharrison9490]

And throwing anything leads to a sleepless night of bursitis.😣

[@AJohnSmith]

@@tonyb3848We got a Doctah here! 😂 Dork.

[@CK-jb8qh]

Whenever I think my stick is too heavy- I just play with a large caliber stick and then when I go back- it feels feather light

[@joshbechaistron791]

Best ar experience I've ever had was an older dpms, broom handle foregrip, old eotech, carbine gas system. Light-weight out front, tucked into my shoulder nicely and easy to swing target to target; so simple. I've also shot a ddm4v7; cant say I enjoyed it much as there's just too much weight out front, even with minimal attachments...just doesn't have the same balance, feels off. So, this video really resonates, glad you touched on this topic.

[@Valorius]

The lightest possible option for a stock/brace that I have found is a gear head works mod1c brace and tube. My V7 lower with the above brace weighs less than a ke arms polymer lower.

[@KamikazKid]

I like the battlelink stock it's the lightest I've found that is adjustable & has sling QD point.

[@Ironsight_Army]

Ultimate Urban Lightweight Pin & Welded Recce Style Rifle stays winning.

[@oneangrygoy]

"Is it heavy"? Yeah "Then its expensive, put it back"

[@deplorablebilly1066]

I live in a rural area. I don’t plan on or foresee any situation in which I will be forced into an all out battle with a large group of people in a setting where I would need to be clearing buildings or trying to get out of an area that I would need red dots plus magnifier plus laser plus white light,vertical grip,rails ……. You don’t have to be tactiy cool to be effective.A nice light carbine you can handle easily and shoot well will work for 95% of the people.A nice low power scope (2x6)will more than fill most people’s needs,and a good light possibly and maybe a laser for quick off hand …but really shouldn’t need much more than that 😂.No really I keep it simple,scopes fail,batteries fail every thing man made fail’s when you need it the most,don’t put it on just to be cool.

[@fiskersproductions]

HELL YEAH BROTHER #TRUMP #TRUMP2024 #THEREVENGETOUR

[@hikeskool]

“10 pound 10.3”” that describes my ding thanks hope this helps have a Great weekend all 👌

[@lukekloppers9965]

man you gotta get that checked! that ratio is off my dude! hahah

[@Shawnxsather]

To put 10 pounds into perspective: I have a Scar 17, 16 inch barrel with a surefire socom muzzle brake, trijicon 3.5 x 5.5 acog with a piggy back RMR, Parker mountain machine rail extension, X products billet stock hinge, mini KAC grip, surefire M600 pro with a tape switch, Kinetic development group barrel support/QD Mount with 20 rounds of .308 loaded in a steel FN mag and it weighs in at 12.1 pounds. TLDR: if your 5.56 AR weighs 10 pounds, for 20% more weight, you could be running a scar 17 Aka Scar HEAVY

[@FirstCitizenXIV]

His 10.3 AR has night vision capabilities though.

[@stumpyhigginbottom3466]

The #1 thing I see when people complain about how heavy their rifle feels, is poor sling use. Sling feels tight, rifle feels light. Crank that shit down and the sling will carry half your rifle for you.

[@zack9912000]

People also need to get into shape, if people think their rifle is heavy. Now add the 40 plus pounds of kit you throw on in 120 degree weather for 12 hours. Taking tools off of their guns to save 12 ozs and in the end die because you couldn't make out who was shooting you at distance. You will be smoke no matter if their AR was naked or loaded up.

[@vaclavjebavy5118]

@@zack9912000 I don't think the question here was removing optics for weight, moreso getting optics and lights without having pointless weight in there.

[@bosshoodrat]

Hop saying "Doodad" is my new notification tone.

[@yakivpopavich]

Only so much you can do, gotta have the optic. Gotta have the can. Gotta have your IR device. Keep those things as light as you can, other than that it is what it is. Quit buying 10-15+ guns and start buying 15-20k rounds of ammo and train fellas. A gun full gun safe is just a flex. Way more practical to shoot daily and have tens of thousands of rounds and spend other money you would on another pointless SBR on training or a NV/Thermal device.

[@mavrikmavrik3032]

I see you’ve met my son’s 10.5 BRN-180. Super front heavy but that gun and weight at the end of the barrel end up with the flattest shooting AR I’ve ever pulled the trigger on.

[@TheMailmanOfSteel]

Weight was not a consideration when I built my MK18 clone, and man is that bitch heavy with the "proper" Knights RAS, Streamlight and an Aimpoint...

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Me and few friends heard our neighbor brag for a couple months as to what he was going to his AR when he got it. He put on a bi-pod, light, and expensive red dot even after having heard us kindly suggest to him not to, and just keep it simple and will be just as effective. So he spent quite a bit of money for a bi-pod that he never uses, the light is just mainly good if being outside at night (we just keep a few of those low watt led night lights turned on in the house when we go to bed), and well we are hitting targets just as effectively with our truglow iron sights versus his red dot

[@marianmoses9604]

A purpose driven weapon should be the primary determinant of how an AR is optioned out. Weight is a factor, but like a German sports car, form should follow function, not the other way around. To Hell with what any other fool down at the shooting range thinks. Advice, as they say, is worth what you paid for it. 😎

[@milldawgj9598]

Vertical grip. Good red dot, white light. And a sling. That’s about all you need.

[@Mrgunsngear]

🍿

[@lionelhutz3142]

This vid raises an interesting question don't you think...Is Hop Nutnfancy's long-lost lesbian aunt? 🤔

[@ericmckinley7985]

Your email deals are the #1 reason my gats are weighted down so damn much

[@XxL4venderxX]

What i shouldve said was "gizmo or doo dad." Earned a sub lmao

[@StephenR-w5v]

One of the biggest mistakes I often see guys make is assuming that they need a weapon light. Are they searching for targets in a populated area with civilians, and thus needing to identify targets? If so, then a weapon light can be very useful. But that's using a rifle for *offense*, and 99.99% of shooters will never need a rifle for offense. For the overwhelming majority of us, the rifle is for defense. So to defend my home and property, I would never need or use a weapon light. I know my property like the back of my hand, and if someone is intruding and pursuing me, then I don't need to identify the target. All the weapon light would do is give away my position and potentially blind me to other threats (it can take 5-10 seconds for your eyes to readjust to the darkness after just briefly using a weapon light). The same is true if I am in the wilderness. No need to add extra weight when the potential application is limited to non-existent.

[@johnh8197]

I love my little lightweight A1 platform AR. I built a replica of a XM177. I find it just as capable as what you like. Ya see Uncle Sam spent a whole lot of money training me to use this “old style” AR. I’m very good at it too. So, no need to stop and play by 1960 rules. I’m more than willing to play by your rules, but after 5 minutes of playing no one wants to keep playing.

[@kujob6442]

If you want a SHTF, NV capable, rugged, and durable rifle, its gonna be heavy. You can't really get around it. Hit the gym, lol. Good video

[@PilotTed]

I am currently building a .350 legend AR for hunting hogs and deer, and its quite light even though it has a heavy barrel. For the upper, Its got an 18" heavy contour barrel, aero adjustable gas block, Stag arms left hand eject upper and bcg, Aero Breach charging handle, aero 15" ATLAS S, Aero light weight scope mount, and a Trijicon 1-4x Creedo. I haven't decided what bipod to go for yet. As for the lower, an Aero M4E1 lower, Trimney 4.5 Ib trigger, Timney ambi selector, JP silent capture spring, strikes extended bolt catch, Aero enhanced buffer tube, and a Magpul ACS stock. I chose the ACS for its storage mostly, and it was on sale. Those battery compartments will make great storage for a nice cleaning kit, with the side compartment holding some small tools and cleaning patches. I wish I could have gotten the 1-6x creedo, but 1-4x should be perfectly capable for the range of .350 legend, and I just didn't have the money for the 1-6x. All in all, i'm sure its not light, but it really doesn't feel that heavy, and I can hold it out with one arm. For hunting, it would be perfectly capable and not too bad. I'm getting a custom made break for it, but may one day, put a suppressor on it.

[@candyinthefire]

“Well, I don’t have NVGs, but I put this Airsoft PEQ-15 on there as a place holder and I have the EoTech because there is no other way. I just don’t see how I could’ve made it any lighter…”

[@Legalizeasbestos]

"A Mk18 and 6 pounds of credit card debt" the hallmark of a gravy seal.

[@jhutch1470]

Sounds like you green teamed into Meal Team Six.

[@HawaiiFoodAndFun]

Ounces = Pounds. And remember there's no treadmill in your moms basement.

[@lionelhutz3142]

You sick bastard!

[@Whiskeylocker899]

A Heavier gun will have less felt recoil so to each their own. Retro builds use pencil barrels so yes they’re going to feel lighter. The reason people side mount lasers is to avoid FSB or backup sight not because it’s ideal. Use blue locktite and zip ties.

[@Beavis4pres]

One of my faves is a 16" mid length with adjustable buttstock, A1 upper and 2 point sling. Light, simple, effective.

[@JudgeConviction]

instead of making my AR lighter i just started lifting weights. Literally the main reason i started going to the gym was cause i put too much shit on my gun but didnt want to compromise lmfao

[@gewamser]

I always build my AR’s as light as possible. SIG Romeo5, sling and tiny powerful flashlight are the only add ons…under #7…..a personal choice.

[@turdferguson2863]

Digging the lightcaps! +1 for One Hundred Concepts

[@angryjackalx]

Not fighting a war, not hunting at night, and not competing. All I need is a decent light for target ID in a dark house. A red dot is nice but optional.

[@jerkygutts8386]

I have several AR’s a couple with red dots one with a 1x6 but my go to is my fixed carry handle 16” with a light. It’s all that I need.

[@recondo886]

short boi usually stays home for indoor use. long boi goes if I gotta move.

[@kylesmith7733]

I love light weight ar’s seeing the wwsd2020 rifle has made me vehicle my own analog of it without the carbon fiber handguard.

[@joker747A]

No worries… they will all be a few ounces lighter and much less lethal next month without the evil pistol brace attached 🙄

[@tneper]

I built 2 ARs recently, one 10.5 and one 11.5, both weighed 4.25lbs before optics and accessories. Lightweight is the way.

[@deltathirtyfour]

Rifle fasting is a real thing.

[@shanenonwolfe4109]

Honestly most people will just need an optic and a light at the minimum

[@m07c]

Hop- nine inch rails Me- immediately put on The Fragile in entirety

[@thebeltingbalaclava4798]

As a 400 pound man myself, I would choose the lighter weight option. Mobility > fancy gadgets.

[@zack9912000]

Doesn't matter if your gun weighs 5 pounds or 9 pounds. End of the day for anyone who has seen combat you are absolutely smoked no matter the gear. its a really dumb reason to die because you took off a useful accessory to save 9 oz. Get into shape because your life depends on it and makes it easier to carry what you need.

[@siegsouls]

I felt I did well with this balance with my first build, which was a dmr AR-10. Making quite a rigid but lightweight platform.

[@XuroX.]

It is kinda true, I keep my Aero Precision M4 clone completely stock. Carry handle and FSB....

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

as a WWSD fanboy, I weight is maybe the most significant factor that I consider. Love KP15 lowers, love carbon fiber handguards

[@ericmckinley7985]

Except KE arms is turboghey and has terrible QC

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

@@ericmckinley7985 you can build your own WWSD like an adult instead of buying from KEArms

[@ericmckinley7985]

@@AlexLee-dc2vb oh yeah, let me pull one over on KE by buying a KE stripped lower you're a fuckin genius. Ruining a rifle with garbage parts was the first mistake regardless

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

@@ericmckinley7985 since when was the KP15 lower known for having bad quality control? I've seen a LOT of people who are extremely happy with them. Complaints about KE Arms in general didn't really start either until Karl kicked the hornets nest and became a pariah

[@ericmckinley7985]

@@AlexLee-dc2vb personally saw an out of spec selector like 4 years ago. Friend threw it and the replacement out. FB gun groups im in have said it. They RUINED young manufacturing. They send out OOS all the time. They'll send replacements but will never admit they fuck up. You see people happy with buying the latest iPhone and Supreme merchandise. People wanna seem cool and justify shit retroactively as well as building identity with their wallet. They wanna be inrange lackeys

[@macgyver5108]

8:30 look into getting that pencil barrel cryogenically frozen over a couple days and it practically eliminates "walk". You can usually find cryo treatment places locally, as they do it on all kinds of parts, tooling, transmission gears and even golf clubs now for the added strength and performance benefits. Freezing things at sub-zero −310°F relaxes the grain structure of some materials so the atomic structure aligns better, removing stress in the material and even making the steel harder, so it lasts longer and even cleans easier and less frequently... It's a trick Faxon uses for their pencil barrels.

[@jaredchin2731]

If the shroud is plastic they did a phenominal job in the design. I could have sworn it was metal on mine and i even ran a nocturn tanto on it.

[@jakeallen4191]

We've come full circle to nutnfancy.

[@lionelhutz3142]

Missing the Dad bod and an ill-fitting robin-blue ballcap 😂

[@V3RTIGO222]

Chungus 15: When you're short, but you're thick.

[@mahbuddykeith1124]

Meanwhile, my next big purchase is a ten pound rifle before anything is even put on it, despite the fluted barrel. I can’t get a nice, light AR in Canada, so I might as well go all in on a big-ass semi-auto .308 I can hump around.

[@pbbananas]

Always keep weight in mind or else you’ll have a real pig on your hands… however the other side of that coin is to also keep in mind 100lb women across the world and history carry babies weighing 8-30lbs every day, sometimes all day, for up to 2 years. Perspective is everything.

[@trix3791]

My First AR is a KP-15 Lower with a ballistics Advantage Pencil Barrel Upper and a Eotech 512 it comes in a little over 6lbs I love it so far zero Issues

[@carguy3028]

You can also build a night and a day gun, the day gun doesn’t need a bunch of stuff and the night gun can be set up for night.

[@eugenechurch6135]

I don't think for myself. I have no brain. I do what KZbin and Instagram stars tell me too

[@sixtenahlman3375]

10 pounds??? What a light and easy-to-yse rifle!

[@JDpewpew]

I'm now noticing I'm the guy this video is about. I have a full build 16" that's definitely gained about 2 pounds from stock config. It's so nice shooting friends bare bones stock ARs with nothing but a LPVO or just a magpul handrail. I end up just getting a PSA pistol just to scratch that light AR feeling for the cheap. This is definitely a real thing though, good video!

[@scoutXM]

I feel personally attacked

[@scoutdogfsr]

6lb AR now weighs equal an M1 Garand but still shoots a varmint cartridge

[@koryjohnson7kj]

Heat treating as really helped modern pencil barrels. The shift is no where near as extreme as older firearms and a lot of bolt actions.

[@newdefsys]

Hop makes a good little video drop, on Saturday morning, to go with your coffee

[@NativeOfTheLand97]

Serious noob question on the surpressors, it was my understanding is that they have to an extent a service life. At some point after so many rounds they do wear out. That was my thoughts on why youd want a quick detach for a supressor

[@samohteel4393]

I swear I'm not coping but making all these mistakes on you own is priceless.

[@_Delta_P_]

If your gun is heavy. Lift weights.

[@fullm3taljacket]

Nutnfancy approves of this message

[@gleamtarrest6310]

Ha, that's Funny! I blocked His channel years ago!

[@covert0overt_810]

@@gleamtarrest6310 why? nut is OG

[@cantsneedgaming4591]

​@covert0overt _ why do I want to watch him review another utg optic noone has ever heard of or cared about lol

[@RealJohnnyDingo]

life is too short to watch long winded rambling videos

[@gleamtarrest6310]

@covert0overt_810 He is quite Annoying & He never improved His shooting abilities! Flat skills at best! Also block Hickok years ago also, I got tired of seeing His vids pop up 39 times a day!

[@dmitrykarkov4747]

Dude that quad rail build is awesome

[@mrchips.9245]

Red dot, magnifier and light. That's it .

[@Followme556]

And make the magnifier a QD.

[@tubeguy4066]

Sling helps

[@Followme556]

A QD sling, yes.

[@mrchips.9245]

@@Followme556 its reduces the weight not add up .

[@doctorgears9358]

cries in bullpup brick

[@Valorius]

My 11.5" AR weighs 5.5lb fully loaded and equipped (light, laser and optic). Ive uploaded the recipe.

[@_Art.Vandelay]

Can you please start referring to your channel as “The Hoplopfeil Project”?

[@hikeskool]

Finally a useful comment have a Great weekend all 👌

[@kevinbenedict1422]

I'll stick with my A1, thanks.

[@galaxyhero2454]

Honestly all you really need is a cco, grip and maybe a little. That's all were issued in the USAR

[@warblerblue]

If your AR is too heavy, work out with a 7.62 AK, iron sights. After a few months, your AR will be light as a a feather and far more accurate.

[@Texy-Mexi]

Came for the title, stayed for the gizmos

[@macgyver5108]

"Ounces = £'s!"

[@rtek777]

As NUTNFANCY calls it, SWC, Size Weight Constraints. This is a goos video. Mirror's TNPs old video on this from years back.

[@rekire___]

But how do I mitigate the recoil with out tons of attachments?

[@dependablekit5500]

[@carguy3028]

I have an m16 clone and it works fine, you don’t need all that stuff. If you want it that’s fine but you don’t need it, iron sights work and an optic will not make you shoot better. I say like in building a performance engine be honest about what you’re going to do with it and build it for that. If you are planning to fight at night outside your house build it for that but remember they do make goggles so you can use night vision goggles instead of having night vision on the rifle.

[@ZX-es9zw]

My primary rifle has a lpvo, offset red dot, light, and sling. Simplicity saves weight.

[@mghegotagun]

My weight saving ar is all I feel I need. It's amazing how much you save when you refuse to do atf paperwork for a can and measure your nightvision capability in lumens and candela instead of buying nods and a peq to go with it. Also, why backup irons on an AR with a non QD scope mount and an LPVO with an etched reticle? Makes no sense, and is extra weight.

[@austinhuber3131]

My AR-308 weighs 12 pounds. The lower itself is a few pounds. I built it during the 2020 panic and the only lower I could find that wasn't a meme lower was 80 bucks built by a machine shop in Minnesota. On the upside, very low recoil.

[@squidy4082]

That moment when your gun will only fragment with 1-2$ OTMs

[@calholli]

I imagined it was a full sized M16 (1:03)- and you are just a giant with huge hands.. and I couldn't unsee it. lol... being sleep deprived is a trip

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

ya'll ever notice how kids in WW1 and WW2 went to war with 10-14 lb guns and didnt whine. They didnt even have scopes mounted.

[@Hoplopfheil]

That's why everybody who had the opportunity carried an M1 carbine instead.

[@fiskersproductions]

WW1 and WW2 guys also had horrible causalities statistics

[@1.forestrunner]

LOL...I remember running around with a HK G3 +ammo for the gun and the machine gunner + our equipment.

[@dothmynugs]

The old nutnfancy classic lol Dude was talking about this 10 years ago.

[@santanagamingcinema]

My primary Ar15 is heavy. I haven't weighed it but she a big girl. HK MR556, Eotech EXPS, G3 magnifier, Knights Armament flip ups, fake peq15 😂, angled foregrip, sling, SureFire light... she is probably like 12 lbs unloaded.

[@Wonderkidd863]

So where’d you get a 10.3 SOCOM? Cut down or one of the mystery, unobtanium FN/Colt units they’ve released from time to time?

[@TheChibitodd]

I have a kac upper on my lower with the scout vampire and 1x6 leopold . Same aero mount you have. It is noticeably heavier than the same gun with my comp m5 with kac mount. Kac mount is adjustable in height. I like the range of the lvpo . I am taking much longer shot with the lvpo.

[@rolly1097]

It’s called a sling, USE IT!