Reasons for resurgence of AR fixed handle upper popularity?

[jarhead714]

In daylight with good lighting and strong target contrast, it can effective. Get outside those parameters, optics help a lot.

Don’t I know it. I’ll be 48 next month and at distance my eyes are starting to fail me. I got a Rock River match A2 I’m probably gonna put a TA02 on the carry handle to compensate for my shortcomings.

[green grunt]

Yep.... old eyes ... over 65... dot sights are good... but I still like the retro's... goes back to 73 for me... yep... dots work

[PogoJack]

I wanted one for quite some time. Looked for cardinal forge ones but never found one.

[plumbum]

I had no idea until today that Harrington & Richardson was being used by Palmetto State Armory to market the "vintage" AR parts - brilliant! I thought it was a little odd when they bought the rights from Remington; I didn't really expect them to bring back the H&R Pardner, but this is a pretty cool use of the name.

I have long wanted a slick-side CAR setup (GAU setup?), so now may be the time.

[PogoJack]

Reasons for resurgence of AR fixed handle upper popularity?

Well I got two CF handles thanks to this thread. Put one on an old LE6920 and bore sighted it. Cool.

I put the other one on a Tavor TS12. Don?t laugh, it needed that carry handle because it?s a bit unwieldy. Doesn?t look terrible either, though you purists will barf. I also have a Russian AK sling on it.

[Blacktail 8541]

I have an A1 Rifle. FN Upper on a Brownell's A1 lower with all surplused furniture. It is nostalgia for me as I qualled with the A1 in boot.

[Garand Hunter]

I have one because my friend called me up and said: Hey Dewey, I am selling my AR for $ 300 you interested ? Oh come on John, I don't have the money. I called him back in 30 minutes and said I WILL get the money ! Hold on. My first grandson fronted the $$ to me and I got the AR and its just as original as they came years ago with the exception of a match stainless bbl. I haven't changed it at all. Even with my 79 years old peepers.

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[OCEquestrian]

Not sure it?s me or if others that have noticed. Seems like starting this year I?ve noticed a uptick in the demand / popularity of the old school fix handle AR uppers .
I do not know if it?s a specific upper from Colt during a certain time period or if it?s really all of the fix handle uppers from other companies such as Bushmaster/Olympic/DPMS/etc..

Is it due to the demand of people doing retro builds ?
Are all the original foundries that forged A1/A2type uppers not making them anymore and the supplies are all dried up ?

Interested to hear opinions or facts on the topic.

I have a carry handle / A2 iron sights on my AR's because that is how I was initially trained on the AR platform.

[JohnnyMtn]

I?ve had my A2 clone (not an A4) for 6+years. Always wanted one because I like service rifles.

They?re popular now? I haven?t noticed.

[Tim padilla]

^^ Thats a great answer!

[Mojaveman]

I think people are starting to figure out (or remember) that a 20? carry handle AR with a 36 yard zero and a sling is an idiot proof death ray out to 300 meters.

I thought you guys learned how to shoot them out to 500 meters?

[jarhead714]

I thought you guys learned how to shoot them out to 500 meters?

We did but you can’t do it without making a wind call and doping your sights. With a 36 yard zero you just aim and shoot (as long as it’s not TOO windy) and out to 300 meters, you WILL hit the target without any holds.

[RANGER295]

I had no idea until today that Harrington & Richardson was being used by Palmetto State Armory to market the "vintage" AR parts - brilliant! I thought it was a little odd when they bought the rights from Remington; I didn't really expect them to bring back the H&R Pardner, but this is a pretty cool use of the name.

I have long wanted a slick-side CAR setup (GAU setup?), so now may be the time.

Neither did I. They are pretty much all old out. Maybe an A-1 build with a three prong will be my celebration for the AWB getting overturned.

[jarhead714]

Though impractical logistically, if there ever was such a thing as an “adjustable” hand guard for the AR15 I’d say the A1 hand guard is it. You can slide to and fro and find a pretty comfy place for your support hand.

[Bladewurk]

I’m gonna be abandoning a BRN16A1 M16a1 lower that was built for an XM or 723 clone if anyone is interested. Will be posting it up soon.