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Sorry, lost the thread in the shuffle.
For everyone that guessed the date of my SOI picture??? Early 2001. |
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"Well I'll just dump this here in GD and let the ball roll. " Go with God Jeff.
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LOVE IT
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I just did a A2 clone build. It is just that. Not exact though. Was on a budget and used what parts I had and could get at a good price.
Already had lowers and lower parts kits. But majority of the gun is DPMS. Stock, barrel with FS, upper, rear sight, buffer tube. Went together smoothly. Rock River lower parts kit, A2 flash hider and crush washer, gas tube, Delta ring kit Spikes tactical lower, since it was the closest match in color to the DPMS upper. PSA forward assist. Think that's it. Felt good to do this build. Now to go find the time to test fire. I do enjoy shooting irons. Just daggone no line bifocals screw with me. Guess u could say I am old school. First issue rifle was a new Colt m16A2 in boot camp but got a A1 when I arrived at my unit. WE also still had the ole 45 but soon transitioned to the M9. W |
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Originally Posted By 5437: My sons carbine. http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag132/58Bisc/guns/6C10EE53-6565-4944-9A10-97F10E21EBD1_zpsv8zy7cgz.jpg http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag132/58Bisc/guns/A877F492-F289-4196-BAA5-1F8B88BD0663_zpsggsbzrcs.jpg He was going for a 727, but the barrel is wrong... View Quote pardon the hijack, what sling is that, and does it come in black? |
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Originally Posted By peekay:
pardon the hijack, what sling is that, and does it come in black? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By peekay:
Originally Posted By 5437:
My sons carbine. http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag132/58Bisc/guns/6C10EE53-6565-4944-9A10-97F10E21EBD1_zpsv8zy7cgz.jpg http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag132/58Bisc/guns/A877F492-F289-4196-BAA5-1F8B88BD0663_zpsggsbzrcs.jpg He was going for a 727, but the barrel is wrong... pardon the hijack, what sling is that, and does it come in black? Field upgrade... On the retro forum they make them all the time. It is a USGI bag strap that you cut the clips off of and use para cord to tie it up. |
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Originally Posted By weath017:
Here's a battlefield pick up gray A2. This is my all time favorite rifle. http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/mattadd1/DSCN9171_zpsd72e67db.jpg View Quote Very nice looking 727 and BFPU A2 20" there Weath |
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Originally Posted By weath017:
Here's a battlefield pick up gray A2. This is my all time favorite rifle. http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/mattadd1/DSCN9171_zpsd72e67db.jpg View Quote How did you do that? My A2 clone is the prettiest rifle of my bunch and I would like it to have a worn look to it like the rest of my milsurps. And no, I'm not throwing it down a driveway |
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The upper is just good honest wear, it's been on bunch of different lowers over the years. The lower was basically new, it started out as a gray Mckay. What I did was take one of those foam sandpaper blocks and go at it. It came out looking just right. I reparked all the steel parts in zinc phosphate so they would be gray instead of black and then used the same sanding block on them. The furniture is just really worn G.I. stuff that I picked up over the years. The stock has a dog tag riveted into the side for a rack number, I always thought that was cool. Michael |
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Looks good Barnacle Bill. I never saw a painted weapon in the USMC 87-91. I have only seen Army with Painted M4.
ETA: I have seen pictures of SAS with C7 painted. |
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Nice pics!!!
Nice acog. Nice rifle / carbine. LOL. |
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Gotta love those Desert Storm Pics
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Originally Posted By weath017:
Got my three Colt A2 clones out of the safe today. Two are really nice and one has that been there done that look. All are complete Colt except for the MHT Defense gray A2 lowers. Michael http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/mattadd1/DSCN9576_zps4222d8c4.jpg View Quote I know it sounds like a broken record by now, but those are mighty fine builds |
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Thanks pro2ndam, this is what happens when an affinity becomes a dependency.
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All the cool Desert Storm photos make me think we might need a " Real Deal A2 " photo thread on this side of the house.
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Well in the beginning I imagined it as a place for guys to post pictures of their 700 series builds. It seems that not a lot of those builds are making it on here.
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Originally Posted By Pro2ndAm:
Iraqi Defense Forces with USGI M16A2's and US Advisor with M16A4 http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sl5FdbXODqDLd0s0d6_7Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwMDtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz0xMDQ2/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f60661084f831226610f6a7067007567.jpg View Quote How do we know he is American? |
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Originally Posted By MikeE23666:
How do we know he is American? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By MikeE23666:
Originally Posted By Pro2ndAm:
Iraqi Defense Forces with USGI M16A2's and US Advisor with M16A4 http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sl5FdbXODqDLd0s0d6_7Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwMDtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz0xMDQ2/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f60661084f831226610f6a7067007567.jpg How do we know he is American? Good question Mike. A close-up of his day-pack has US marking on it and the baseball cap kind of give it away too. I know the Iraqi's received a lot of surplus A2's, BDU's and other gears. But I know they didn't get any A4's. Also note the carry handle mounted on the KAC M5 forward of the EOTech. I've never seen anyone mounted the carry handle this way before. |
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Also note the carry handle mounted on the KAC M5 forward of the EOTech. I've never seen anyone mounted the carry handle this way before. View Quote I never liked it but some guys would run their M16A4s like this. Or with the CH on the 6'oclock rail. Its kinda smart since we never had BUIS on any of our issued rifles. |
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Hey Weath, if you don't mind me asking, where did you get the FN A2 upper from? I like FN guns a lot. Nice looking guns by the way.
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One of the members on here goes by Elohim1. He has been selling great FN uppers for the last couple of years for around $100 bucks give or take. I think he is also on gunbroker under that name.. Michael
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Originally Posted By Pro2ndAm:
Iraqi Defense Forces with USGI M16A2's and US Advisor with M16A4 http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sl5FdbXODqDLd0s0d6_7Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwMDtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz0xMDQ2/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f60661084f831226610f6a7067007567.jpg View Quote All three of those rifles are A4's. |
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Screw It!!!...MACHINE GUNS & OPEN-CARRY FOR ALL!!!
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Originally Posted By 86HMMWV:
All three of those rifles are A4's. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 86HMMWV:
Originally Posted By Pro2ndAm:
Iraqi Defense Forces with USGI M16A2's and US Advisor with M16A4 http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sl5FdbXODqDLd0s0d6_7Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwMDtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz0xMDQ2/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f60661084f831226610f6a7067007567.jpg All three of those rifles are A4's. ^this, Pretty sure these are real deal though: |
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Dang, that would make me very nervous to be walking in front of all of them.
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Originally Posted By JJREA:
You mean like 727's?? I don't get the 700 series moniker. I forget what mine is...... It's a Colt A2 20" Sporter Target. Aaaaaahhh.... I'll look later. Well, we could unofficially call this the real deal thread? We don't get enough traffic in here for it to matter much how the threads are named. http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp93232%3Euqcshlukaxroqdfv3459%3Dot%3E2326%3D483%3D343%3DXROQDF%3E282%3A246%3B37248ot1lsi View Quote No magazines? Perhaps just a photo op. |
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Great pic!! Thank you for your service.
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Originally Posted By DavidLee_64:
No magazines? Perhaps just a photo op. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By DavidLee_64:
Originally Posted By JJREA:
You mean like 727's?? I don't get the 700 series moniker. I forget what mine is...... It's a Colt A2 20" Sporter Target. Aaaaaahhh.... I'll look later. Well, we could unofficially call this the real deal thread? We don't get enough traffic in here for it to matter much how the threads are named. http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp93232%3Euqcshlukaxroqdfv3459%3Dot%3E2326%3D483%3D343%3DXROQDF%3E282%3A246%3B37248ot1lsi No magazines? Perhaps just a photo op. I don't know. I worked with a guy once who claimed he drove a supply truck in the Gulf war and had an m16 without any ammo. LOL. I don't know if it was true or not, but.... |
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