Otto Matic
.22LR
Not sure what forum to post this in but I am hoping the right person will find it. I am modifying my 715T carry handle version to resemble my old Vietnam issue M16A1. I have purchased the triangular forestock with its end cap and the M16A4 solid stock. I want the finished rifle to weigh the same as the .223 version (minus the ammo). Research tells me the M16A1 weighs 7.18 pounds unloaded and the lighter 715T is only 5.25 pounds. I am going to add steel or lead to make up the 2 lbs difference.
I want to insure the authentic balance of the weapon. I can do this if I know the center of gravity. Could someone who owns an M16A1, AR15 (or reasonable facsimile) please lay their rifle on a table top and measure the distance from the trigger towards the front of the barrel when the rifle starts to tip over the edge. Of course that's just one way of doing it. That should be close enough. Thank you, Otto.
I want to insure the authentic balance of the weapon. I can do this if I know the center of gravity. Could someone who owns an M16A1, AR15 (or reasonable facsimile) please lay their rifle on a table top and measure the distance from the trigger towards the front of the barrel when the rifle starts to tip over the edge. Of course that's just one way of doing it. That should be close enough. Thank you, Otto.