How much lighter is the BCM 14.5" LIGHT WEIGHT upper assembly than the standard gov’t profile BCM 14.5" upper assembly? I’m talking about this one:
http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-Standard-14-5-LIGHT-WEIGHT-Upper-Receiver-p/bcm-urg-car-14lw.htm
I know that this hasn’t been released yet, but does anyone have any idea on just how much lighter than normal this one is? Are we talking ounces or one pound + ?
The description only says .625" at Front Sight Base.
Do y’all think I should wait for one of these “light weight” uppers or should I just go with the standard model?
As others have kindly pointed out, the weight diff between a Daniel Defense pencil (lt wt) barrel and a regular one is 6 ounces, so I would GUESS that the BCM lightweight upper will be approx 6 oz. lighter than the regular one.
Here is my decision tree on this:
If upper is to be used for high volume shooting => get the regular one.
If upper is to be used by wife => get the lightweight.
If accuracy is paramount => get the regular one.
If you expect to carry the gun a lot more than shooting it => get the lightweight.
If you plan to hand every gadget known to mankind off your AR making it weight 13 pounds => get to the gym and build up those muscles.