13 July 2024

Better Eat Your Wheaties

Valentine is, officially, the heaviest AR that I, or anyone I know, owns.

As pictured, she is 13.6 lb.

Yeah, I don't wanna lug that very far.

What happened to the light, handy, M16A1 I remember?  It's 9.6 lb. with that D-60 in it.

Oddly this might be an excellent configuration for post-hurricane defense where social distances are extended a little bit.

Not my first choice for home defense because it's ungainly inside.

Update: Olga is only 11.7 lb. as shown (she'd be 13.4 lb. with a D-60):


 

I guess now is a good time to talk about the D-60.

It's 2.8 lb. for 60-rounds.  A normal PMAG GenM3 is 1.1 for 30 and 2.2 for 60.

The normal PMAGs package better for carry too.

You can also buy about 8 normal PMAGs for the price of a single D-60.

Why would I want one past "it's neat!"?

If it's the initial magazine in the gun when the fight starts, you get to save some seconds reloading.  That's probably valuable.

3 comments:

  1. I'll have to weigh it, but I have an AR that might give that one a run for it's money in being heavy. It doesn't have a bipod or a flashlight, but it is a full 20" bull barrel with free float handguard and it has a big full sized large adjustable objective scope on it. I wouldn't want to lug it around too much, but it is a pleasure to shoot as far as having basically zero recoil.

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  2. Damn... I might ave forgot to sign that... a little distracted by the Trump shooting news coverage.
    -swj

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  3. Have 2 d-60's new in boxes. Probubly should see if they work.

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