Redd ... Sorry but I am not sure on the exact weight of the carbine. I had weighed it several years ago and now I can not remember what the exact weight was.

As I remember, the 22" rifle weighed 8.5 lbs. The 16" carbine came in at 7.25 lbs. Naturally, these weights were for the assembled rifles only with no optics attached.

Now Redd, you could save some weight by using a light weight carbon fiber forearm as opposed to the machined aluminum version from JP Rifles that you see in the photos.
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