Equipment Exchange

Up for sale is an extremely nice Taiwanese T65 rifle that I put together. I've rebuilt a total of 20 T65 upper receivers/parts kits and this is the personal parts kit that I made for myself. I'm currently reducing some of my personal collection and so it's now time for this one to go. $3250 shipped to your FFL. NO TRADES

This is far and away the nicest T65 rifle that I'm aware of. The parts kit was hand selected for completeness and finish and is the best one I've yet to come across. The upper receiver is a nice, strong black finish which is 95% complete whereas most T65 uppers were sunbaked and faded. The upper was completely disassembled, all parts thoroughly cleaned, degreased and then reassembled. The barrel is a match-grade Critereon 1:12" twist M16A1 profile which is true and correct to the original barrels used on this rifle. It was then sent off to John Thomas at Retro Arms Works where the front sight assembly, handguard retainers and original flash hider were reparkerized and then correctly pinned to the barrel. I then installed the populated barrel assembly on the receiver using the correct barrel nut tool, and I riveted on the gas piston guide ring. The furniture is also in very nice condition with the original swiveling buttstock sling loop (which is often replaced or missing) and buttstock hardware. An original rack number is painted on the right side of the stock The handguards are in good condition and are engraved by the soldier who carried it in El Salvador where the kit is from. The left side reads "Dios bendiga mi camino" which translates to "God bless my path" and the right is marked CETIPOL which is the security agency where these kits came from. There is also a cross on a mound engraved on the top of the handuards at the 12 o'clock position. The lower receiver is an Int Mil Co correctly machined/profiled receiver marked T65 in the export format which is correct for this kit considering it was an export gun originally. All lower parts parts/pins are original including the selector, FCG, bolt catch, mag catch, mag button and take down pins. All springs however were replaced with new USGI springs for safety and reliability. The original buffer was also used and the rubber bumper on the back was replaced as all the originals were cracked/damaged. The action spring was replaced with a new USGI spring as well.

After the rebuild process, the headspace was checked on the upper and test fired with 10 rounds. From there I've only fired an additional 2-300 rounds through it. From a rest the rifle was shooting about 1 1/4" at 75 yards using standard ball M197 55gr ammo.

Don't miss your chance for one of the best examples of a rare and unique variant of the AR! I am also posting this on Sturmgewehr under my other username IMR7828.

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