Has anyone built a "retro" OLL AR-15

[ar15barrels]

I like your chair.
I'm sitting in one right now.

[moulton]

I like your chair.
I'm sitting in one right now.

Do you have any leads on a 1-12" 16" CAR barrel ?

[ar15barrels]

Do you have any leads on a 1-12" 16" CAR barrel ?

I thought CMMG had run some.

[Hitman]

More pics of or was my SP1 and my 10yr old son shooting it.

[Gator Monroe]

Hitman do you use a BB/Prince 50 or what ? And I'm going to build my A1 replica after the one on Pg.652 of Small arms of the world (Smith & Smith 10th Revised edition) 5.56m16A1 Rifle of current manufacture (It has a full bridged lower & BFA yet is still an A1 with triangular HG's of 1973 )

[Gator Monroe]

You guys really need to get NDS lowers.
The A1 uppers just look wrong on the black A2 lowers

Full Bridged lowers used on A1's in Early to middle 70's ! See Pg.652 of Small arms of the world (Smith & Smith 10th Revised Edition) 1973

[DB2]

Full Bridged lowers used on A1's in Early to middle 70's ! See Pg.652 of Small arms of the world (Smith & Smith 10th Revised Edition) 1973

Your both right, BUT.......................................

An A1 lower has a full fence, but the forging is considerably different than a full fence A2 lower.

A1 lower with full fence.


A2 lower with full fence. And even this isn't totally right, most A2 lowers are marked fire/safe on the right side.



So yes a M16A1 with a current lower does not look correct, compared to an original M16A1.

[Gator Monroe]

Since my 1911A1 rig is Mid 70's them my Retro A1 replica will be mid 70's (Looking) also (Those lowers look very close to a beginner like me) and I may just make finnish of my lower match the A1 upper I recieve to keep my entire Buld cost at $500.00 (Plus BB & Mag/mags & Alumahyde)

[DB2]

Since my 1911A1 rig is Mid 70's them my Retro A1 replica will be mid 70's (Looking) also (Those lowers look very close to a beginner like me) and I may just make finnish of my lower match the A1 upper I recieve to keep my entire Buld cost at $500.00 (Plus BB & Mag/mags & Alumahyde)

That is what I did. Although NDS wasn't making receivers yet when I did mine. I went as far with my lower as I felt comfortable. I filled in the stag head (Stag) to get a text only magwell, and filled in the fire/safe on the right side. I really need a correct lower for it since all the other parts are to the year correct (1968).




Same gun posted earlier in the thread.

[Hitman]

Hitman do you use a BB/Prince 50 or what ? And I'm going to build my A1 replica after the one on Pg.652 of Small arms of the world (Smith & Smith 10th Revised edition) 5.56m16A1 Rifle of current manufacture (It has a full bridged lower & BFA yet is still an A1 with triangular HG's of 1973 )

Don't need to use them. They are registered since they were named on the ban list.