Retro AR-15.

[slomofo]

Ironwood Designs makes wood furniture in a Retro AR Style.

IWD comes unfinished and takes FOREVER to arrive. I got all my AK sets from IWD, they're really nice when complete, but you've got to have a lot of patience if you order from them.

http://www.precisionfirearms.com has wood furniture (not retro) that's more comfortable, cheaper, and ships much quicker.

I got sets from them on two of mine and they're way more comfortable than the triangles.

[NaughtyMonkey]

Thanks for all the info guys. I probably won't do this until I research some more and get my taxes done. Are all of these with the links provided .223? Is that what we used in Vietnam?

[bohoki]

i made mine way back in 1999 at the time the greyest lower was the cast dpms a-15 so that is what i am stuck with as my raw

and at that time bayonet lugs and threaded barrels were verboden
i've since added the prong hider but its still lugless
some guy had the correct triangle charging handle but wanted $75 i passed
still want a bolt carrier without the foward assist cutts but the chromie i got in there looks spiff



i like the triangle fore end but i can see how it can be annoying for a supply seargent
as i once went to a little surplus store and they had like 50 left side ones no rights wow what a bummer

the genius that came up with the identical top and bottom deserves a medal

eeew wood on an ar-15 thats like putting whitewalls on a ferrari

[slomofo]

eeew wood on an ar-15 thats like putting whitewalls on a ferrari

I think it looks pretty good.

[Vanilla Gorilla]

nice

[NaughtyMonkey]

Ok another noob question I just thought of. The Bullet button and all that is on the lower right? Thats why the part kits are allowed in Cali, because they don't include a lower?

Also the part kits are .223 or ? I didn't see a caliber listed.

[U5512]

Yes, you need to buy a bullet button for the lower and remember that the kits DO NOT include the lower receivers (that's why shipping to Cali is OK for the part kits!!!). The lower receiver has to go through FFL and DROS for background check since it's considered long gun? Part kits are for 223/5.56 NATO which is standard.

[NaughtyMonkey]

Thank you U5512, thats exactly what I wanted to know. Does the Bullet buttons vary or they all just about the same?

[Fate]

About two henweighs (joke question- "So what's a Henweigh?" answer "About three pounds for a fat one!")

IIRC the unloaded M16A1 was 7.2 lbs with sling.
They are the most badass imho.

It's lighter than that: ~6.37 lbs.

[steve92407]

waiting on a grey spud lower,out of stock of course. what is the navel jelly gray trick?

[U5512]

Thank you U5512, thats exactly what I wanted to know. Does the Bullet buttons vary or they all just about the same?

I used the standard bullet button and in fact you can buy from Calguns group buy here and save $5 off MSRP and the local tax!

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=389154

[U5512]

waiting on a grey spud lower,out of stock of course. what is the navel jelly gray trick?

All of the current lower parts kits are packerized in black and if you use the Nodak gray lower (to match the Colt upper), the black parts of the lower parts kit don't match the color of the lower. Therefore, retro builders use naval jelly to lighten the dark packerized finish of the parts toward gray to match the lower. The naval jelly is used mainly on the trigger, trigger guard, pivot and take down pins, hammer and trigger pins, bolt catch, and magazine catch on the left side of the receiver. Or you can buy all of those mentioned parts already packerized in gray to match the lower.

DPMS lower parts kit is known for turning gray with the naval jelly trick.

[NaughtyMonkey]

Thanks for the great Info, much appreciated!

[Jimmy310]

Here's mine. I traded a pistol for it here on the marketplace. The lower is black but whatever...

[Mac Attack]

Does anyone know if the LPK's that SARCO (part AR0001) are for an A1 or A2? I am looking for a A1 LPK along with A1 stock, buffer/spring/tube and grip. Sarco has them but they are not clear on the LPK.