Weights of various optic setups

[Boss Hogg]

In the search for the "fastest" carbine, I've been thinking about the weight/optic effectiveness (cost/benefit) tradeoff recently. Here are what some of my optics (and accessories) weigh (according to a Sunbeam digital postage scale). Please feel free to add to this list.


Description / Grams / Ounces
Trijicon 1.25-4x Accupoint + LaRue SPR-E mount 533 18.80
Aimpoint ML3 + LaRue cantilever mount 338 11.92
EOTech 512 + 2 AA batt + LaRue mount 408 14.39
Trijicon Reflex NSN w/ OEM mount 274 9.66
Surefire M961C light (w/o 3 lithium batteries) 323 11.39
Trijicon TA01 with JPoint on LaRue mount 476 16.79
LaRue BUIS 82 2.89
Vltor Emod 410 14.46
Magpul CTR 250 8.82

[BushmasterFanBoy]

Can you do the 512 w/o the LaRue mount? Or a close guess?

[Bat Guano]

My Trijicon 1.5 x 24 Compact ACOG (TA45-2) is about 6 ounces. It's on top of my A1 style upper M4gery. . Don't think you can get much lighter than that.

At least until I retrofit a LW pencil barrel...