Anybody here wanting to make...

11-05-2007, 12:28

Anybody here interested in making any of the "retro" M16 family of weapons? If so there is now a company out there making the lower receivers (small pin) in the M16, M16E1, and M16A1 configurations. They also would work fine on the many variants of "shorty's" too.

**The Reaper** · 11-05-2007, 13:04

I hope that you are referring to the legal semi- versions of the M-16.

TR

11-05-2007, 14:40

Yep, I sure am.

Here is the company and website: www.nodakspud.com/AR%20Lowers.htm

Retired W4 · 11-06-2007, 15:27

This would be my idea of retro AR's. I know they all have the large pin, but I don't intend on swapping uppers anyway.

First is left and right view of an SP1, R6000, c. 1979. Next is a early Sporter Match HBAR, R6601, c. 1991 with slick side

, and a Govt Model, R6550, c. 1988, also with slick side. Don't you just love the way Colt uses what they have on hand?

11-07-2007, 15:20

Yes I do. I owned one sporter back in 1980 and I would consider it ok. I will not own another Colt because of their stance on principles I hold personally and I really believe they are overated for the money. You are paying for the logo now. For a few cabbages you can easily build a complete rifle to your own specifications using pieces/parts that have already been talked about here by the QP's.

Retired W4 · 11-08-2007, 09:43

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Originally Posted by MAB32

I will not own another Colt because of their stance on principles I hold personally....

MAB,
I am curious as to the stance Colt holds that you object to. I have been quietly boycotting several companies for things they have done (or not done) for quite some time now. Levi's, Sara Lee, and Citgo are but a few corporations whose products I refuse to buy. I know Colt capitulated during the first Bush administration by making design changes to their weapons years ago, while Bushmaster and others did not. Would that be part of it? I am a firm believer in holding companies responsible for their decisions, and not buying their stuff is one small step we can all take to make the point.

As for the money and quality, I collect things I enjoy having. I have a bring-back Chicom copy of the Russian TT33, dated 1966, that is not a quality piece, BUT I enjoy holding it in my hands, knowing it's history.