This new company looks interesting. Joel, (worked at Noveske for years and ran the N6 program aswell as day-to-day operations) is the proprietor. I think it is also based in Grant’s Pass.
http://v7weaponsystems.com/
$140 for a mil-spec buffer tube? I like the bolt with a lifetime warranty, but AR parts companies tend to come and go.
Joel is a really good guy. I dealt with him a few times with minor issues and concerns and he always went above and beyond to help me out.
I would love to know if the bolts he offers are HPT/MPI on his site. I’ll shoot him an email when I get a chance and relay that info back here.
I inhaled a little coffee when I scrolled past that one. They definitely need to go back and include their justification.
I’m sort of surprised to see anyone using any variation of “Vulcan” in their AR manufacturing name. I assume and hope they’re unrelated?
“The Guns That Win WWIII.”
That slogan is straight up fire! The AR industry just got it’s dick kicked in.
Is that buffer tube steel rather aluminum? Dealt with Joel a couple of times and was he was cool. He sold me a Noveske MUR over a year ago before they were available for purchase. Best of luck to Joel and God bless.
I don’t understand why this was developed.
It seems to me that offset irons make this mount obsolete. They’re lighter, allow for proper cheekweld and don’t require a riser to use.
I inhaled a little coffee when I scrolled past that one. They definitely need to go back and include their justification.[/QUOTE]
The buffer tubes appear to be constructed from 4140 CMV rather than 7075-T6 aluminum, and melonite treated instead of hard anodized. I still don’t see how that justifies a price tag nearly 3x higher than the Vltor A5… Is there a ravaging need for steel buffer tubes that I’m not aware off?
Maybe if you regularly use your rifle’s buttstock to knock down doors but otherwise search me.
I’d be interested to know the reason/application… it’s going to be three times the weight, and I can’t say I’ve ever seen or even heard about a receiver extension breaking in the field.
If you’re bashing in doors with your buttstock, then it’s highly likely that your buttstock will break long before your receiver extension does.
Anyone try any of their parts yet?
I bought their ultralight alloy castle nut and end plate combo (no kidding .4oz for combined) as well as their titanium pins (.3oz) for my ultralight build. Over the vltor castle nut (.65oz), Noveske QD end plate (.55oz) and standard pins (.5oz) I will save 1oz (.7oz vs. 1.7oz).
I am quite excited for their new mag catch and port door as well.
When BCM finally gets around to releasing the KMR rails I will put it all together and post it up!
Matt at JTT reviewed these items https://jerkingthetrigger.com/2013/10/30/review-v7-weapon-systems-qd-endplate-and-lightweight-castle-nut/
I plan on doing the same kind of build and have my parts laid out. Glad to see the claims of lightweight are actually true. I just need to find a good lightweight barrel and I am set. Anyway have a recommendation on that front? I have been leaning towards just getting a BCM lightweight barrel.
Yeah I weighed all the parts and they matched exactly as claimed. The end plate and nut are each .2oz.
I am excited to add their mag catch and port door also.
BCM has said they are releasing the KMR on complete uppers first, you may want to go that route. I would recommend DD and BCM lightweights, Colt’s 16" 6720 barrel too if you can find one, and of coarse Noveske’s skinny barrel if you want 14.5". Can’t go wrong with any of them, my preference is with Noveske’s though.
Not impressed… Fortis already makes an aluminum QD end plate and I don’t know if I trust an aluminum castle nut just to shave fractions of an ounce off. Titanium takedown/pivot pins? Great idea - but anodize them black so that they match most guns. Plus it’s not like takedown pins weigh anything. Even if you went with their full lightweight selection of parts your barely shaving anything off of your rifle, but you’ll end up spending like $200. Cool concept though and I applaud them for bringing something new to the market to appease all of the ultra-lightweight fanatics out there. I do like the lightweight ejection port cover though. It looks nice.
Tenths of ounces here and there and everywhere add up quickly. Decked out with optic, sights and light my rifle already only weighs 6lbs before BCMs new rail.
Yeah, it is expensive but it satisfys my obsessive twitch. Is it wholly unnecessary and borderline diminishing returns, yep 
The castle nut is an aluminum alloy, 30% stronger than 7075.
Those pins seem like a decent idea…
What kind of sights and light did you go with?
More people could lighten the load simply by planning a good gun from the start rather than modifying it 100 times. Most of us here (msyelf included) are not going to notice the few extra ounces of weight to be quite honest. Especially not something as small as pivot/ take down pins.