Another variation on the AR?

https://www.thefirearmblog.com...le-the-arka-44828743

I hope the listed weight is wrong because a 11.25" weighing over 8 lbs without an optic, light or laser is stupid.

Barrel length

CQC: ≈ 285mm (11.25")

STD: ≈ 368mm (14.5")

Weight (empty magazine)

CQC: ≈ 3.7 kg (8.2 lb)

STD:≈ 3.9 kg (8.6 lb)

quote:

Originally posted by lkdr1989:
I hope the listed weight is wrong because a 11.25" weighing over 8 lbs without an optic, light or laser is stupid.

Yeah... It's effectively a SCAR-L/Mk 16 redesigned to have AR-style controls and stock.

A 10 inch SCAR-L is 6.7 pounds and a 14 inch is 7.3.

So where are the extra 1.5 pounds coming from?

An AR15-ish short-stroke piston rifle. Looks to be kinda heavy. Likely will be expensive. Based on prior experience with SCARs, probably acceptable but not great accuracy.

Ground breaking. Game changing. Nothing like this has ever been introduced during the short time that ARs have been on the market.

This is another case of the AR-fication of small arms where everything eventually just evolves and reinvents itself back into something that resembles an AR.