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    I think I will build a light weight Plum Crazy for training only and see if the gun has any failures over the next year or two. So I will be ordering the following items,

    Complete Plum Crazy ultra-lite lower with 6 position stock..... Cost $119.00 delivered.... $10.00 FFL fee

    DD 14.5" 5.56mm Lightweight Mid-length CHF Barrel - Complete
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    DD 14.5" 5.56mm Lightweight Carbine CHF Barrel - Complete

    Cost $355.00 delivered either type.

    I will use a Colt upper and BCG that I have and a Polymer Quad Rail system.

    I figure the cost should be $484.00 complete and the weight 5 pounds give or take a ounce or two.

    Worst case is that l have to replace the lower receiver down the road if the Plum Crazy does not work out as all the other parts are reusable. Best case the rifle shoots like a champ and I have a feather weight truck/walking SHTF rifle.

    I just have to decide if I want a carbine or mid-length system.

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    To the op as a minimum I would get a quality lower, BCM bolt and the gas key restaked. Then let her shoot the crap out of it and have fun. It should still be prettylight

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    Quote Originally Posted by sboza View Post
    Seriously? You recommend a $1200 rifle to a guy looking for an affordable rifle for his wife to plink a couple hundred rounds a year with?
    Lol, what are you, new?

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    Quote Originally Posted by polymorpheous View Post
    At the very least get a new lower.
    The upper, shoot it until you shoot the barrel out, or have the money to buy a good upper.
    This. The Plum Crazy lower's quality is very suspect (to include FCG breakages and breakages near the rear extension/aka buffer tube). Forged lowers aren't much heavier and the majority of the weight that women struggle with is in the foreend/barrel. If time is not of the essence, you can even pick up a cheap forged lower for $50 right now and just build it at your leisure.

    That aimpoint had better be part of the micro series or else you're adding major weight to the rifle.

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    youre not gonna save a lot of weight by just making the lower polymer. You can get bigger weight savings with something like a Cav Arms MkII lower and stock. It is a fixed stock but you will get more weight savings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SIMBA-LEE View Post
    What's the proven problems with DPMS & Plum Crazy anyway? I haven't been able to find any facts, maybe because it's so time consuming & difficult to sort through all the posts to find substantive answers.
    Hope these threads answer your questions.
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=11176
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=65729
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=81081

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    Quote Originally Posted by J8127 View Post
    Lol, what are you, new?
    I don't even know how to respond to your comment since it completely lacks any thoughtfullness. I made an assumption that I should not have but other that, the op wants his wife to have a rifle to shoot a hundred or two hundred rounds per year. He bought a piece of crap rifle which is serving that purpose but would like to improve quality while maintaining low weight without paying a lot more. I didn't see how recommending an expensive rifle suited what I perceived he wanted for his wife.

    So maybe you could add some coherence to your sentence.



    And other than the comment I am referring to, it is great to see people with great solutions for the op. That is what I love about this board, that there is so much knowledge amongst the members.
    Last edited by sboza; 09-11-11 at 21:15.

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    Thanks guys, after living for years where it was over 200 miles round trip to and from the nearest range we are out of practice and out of date. Way out of date!
    Last edited by SIMBA-LEE; 02-12-12 at 13:48.

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    My suggestion would have been be to build a quality lower, then toss a dedicated .22lr upper on it for plinking right now, since it sounds like that's going to be its primary role. Increase your round count so you're developing muscle memory, and .22 is the most affordable way to get better at shooting within 50m.
    I would then spend the intervening time figuring out which upper configuration you like best - something like a 14.5" middy would be on the short list to look at.
    If you do go with a DPMS, that lower half is certainly usable, but I've had poor luck with certain DPMS components used - that isn't the expensive part to get up to spec.
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    I know inexpensive is part of the post, but an SBR is not done over night thanks to the paper work involved. Why not go that route? I wanted one when the ex-fiance was a concern of mine. Now it is not a priority, but that was my solution to the weight issue she had. Just a thought . . .
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