{"id":5310,"date":"2010-07-25T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-25T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2010\/07\/25\/how-much-does-your-ar-15-weig\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:11:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:11:29","slug":"how-much-does-your-ar-15-weig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=5310","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does Your AR-15 Weigh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5827,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/vuurwapenblog.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:19228,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.545ar.com\\\/calc.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20201214055927\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.545ar.com\\\/calc.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 05:20:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 05:20:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:19229,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/545ar.com\\\/calc22.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20201221043547\\\/http:\\\/\\\/545ar.com\\\/calc22.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 05:20:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 05:20:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I stumbled across the <a href=\"http:\/\/vuurwapenblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vuurwapen Blog<\/a> today for the first time &#8211; and am I ever happy that I did!<\/p>\n<p>Andrew, who runs the blog, has developed a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.545ar.com\/calc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calculator<\/a> to determine what each thing you add to your AR-15 will weigh. For example, your basic M4 carbine configuration with a 6-position adjustable stock, Troy BUIS, Eotech 552 optic, Vortex flash hider, and a PMag full of 62 grain 5.56&#215;45 ammo will weigh 8.525 pounds. If you decide you want the Vltor Clubfoot Modstock on it instead of the basic Tapco M4 buttstock, then the weight drops to 8.44375 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>This tool is a great way to figure out in advance what hypothetical configurations will weigh without having to buy, assemble, and then weigh the weapon.<\/p>\n<p>But wait! Andrew doesn&#8217;t stop there with his calculators. He also has developed a <a href=\"http:\/\/545ar.com\/calc22.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">balance calculator<\/a> that helps you determine the center of gravity of your AR-15. It helps you determine how the weigh will shift if you change various parts. He has a 3-part article that discusses weight and balance in AR&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an AR-15 and you plan to modify it, you should bookmark these calculators. While you are at it, bookmark the Vuurwapen Blog as well.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I stumbled across the Vuurwapen Blog today for the first time &#8211; and am I ever happy that I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[168,3895],"class_list":["post-5310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ar-15","tag-vuurwapen-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5636,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310\/revisions\/5636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}