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Very nice! Mine is just an afternoon of free time away from being assembled.
Similar parts list don to the Brown Brownells stocks painted with Moeller Zinc Phosphate. I did use a 1/12 barrel though. Good note about the slip ring. I'll have to see if I have another less shiny one. I could Moly coat it Colt Flat Gray Black at least. Mine isn't work though. At least not yet... |
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It looks incredible!! I just got my 601 reweld back this week and I think I’m gonna do the exact same thing you did with the buttstock and handguards!
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That’s not battle worn… it just came from the Puerto Rico police department the rest of the 601 kits came from! Lol
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Quoted: But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" View Quote Gtfo of here man. If it doesnt tickle your fancy, cool. However, that’s not really a reason to shit on someone's build. You could say that about any semi auto version / clone of an originally fully-automatic rifle People are often into retro because of the patina they have. You don’t get that with new production parts. People are paying $1500 for 601 barrels, $2,500 for handguards, etc… that’s not feasible for everyone |
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Quoted: Note to others. The Luth-AR split washer is almost twice as thick as a colt split washer. Dont even bother with one. View Quote Luth-AR is not the only ones selling them. I ordered a few from a couple different places last year before Luth-AR started flooding the market and they were them super thick washers too. The originals were like half as thick. https://www.wbparts.com/rfq/1005-00-992-7280.html |
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Quoted: But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" View Quote OMG! Thats so nice of you!! I guess u gonna donate to my real 601 parts for a single dad who is broke because he has to live in CA to be a good dad to his kids fund. Thanks! Stoked! Heres the funny thing, this aint my first rodeo. If i wanna throw this 601 i can! |
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Quoted: But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" View Quote Heres the thing "guy", what is your purpose here? I could go into any thread and sh** on builds. Thats what trolls do. Go troll the GD |
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Are the ones at FA any better? Pics make them look correct... are they phosphated and the correct thickness?
https://www.fulton-armory.com/flashsuppressorlockwasherfa1and3-prongsuppressors.aspx |
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I just ordered THESE ones from Ar15sport a few days ago. It says they're the same as originals, so hopefully so. Haven't gotten them yet, but they're in the mail.
I can swap out the one I just did on my Hydra-Matic build, and wait to finish my 601. I'm kind of screwed on my GUU-5/P though since its pinned and welded. Which I had realized/learned about them being too thick earlier! |
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Quoted: But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Excellent job on the weathering, it looks like the real deal. But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" Well aren’t you just a beautiful ray of sunshine! How about you take that bullshit elsewhere. |
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Quoted: But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Excellent job on the weathering, it looks like the real deal. But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" @tooldforthis I was going to ignore you, but couldn't . . . WTF is wrong with guys like you, ah forget it, you don't have enough witts to understand me anyway. Oh, were you trying to spell ''toooldforthis?'' |
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Great looking rifle OP.
I'd love to do the battlefield thing on one of mine, but always figured I'd mess it up. Why the top load, state restriction? |
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Forgot to comment, great looking job.
How about posting the details on how you got it to look like it does. I'd like to try it on mine. Attached File Attached File |
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Quoted: Forgot to comment, great looking job. How about posting the details on how you got it to look like it does. I'd like to try it on mine. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/64178/Retro_601_Build_Full_Left_Side_02_jpg-3205382.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/64178/Retro_601_Build_Full_Right_Side_02_jpg-3205383.JPG View Quote Go here if you haven’t before my friend |
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Quoted: Forgot to comment, great looking job. How about posting the details on how you got it to look like it does. I'd like to try it on mine. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/64178/Retro_601_Build_Full_Left_Side_02_jpg-3205382.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/64178/Retro_601_Build_Full_Right_Side_02_jpg-3205383.JPG View Quote Very Nice!!! I used a file or 2 and dry sponges with green scrubby stuff. Filed all edges in the wear zone, used the file with no handle to cause some random scratches as spots. And a lot of green scrubby pad on all the rest as needed. I also used the file to gouge certain areas. Mighta overdone it a hair, but whatever lol. I did use h2o2, and salt to oxidize all the small parts. |
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Nice 601 clone OP! How did you "weather" the handguards? Particularly where the brown shows through?
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Quoted: But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Excellent job on the weathering, it looks like the real deal. But it's not. It is all faked. And I never seen the appeal of that. It's the firearm equivalent of a fake Rolex. It was in exactly zero "battles" Sign out. And don't sign back in. |
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Thanks. I ended up getting a brown set from Brownells and used the Moeller Zinc Phosphate on it. I did 3 coats and used a white scotchbrite pad to put some wear in high use places, then put the furniture set in a box with a dozen or so large bolts and screws, closed the box and shook it for about 30 seconds. Then used the scotchbrite pad a bit more and did the box shaking again. That gave it some different size nicks, a few minor scrapes, and then the scotchbrite added wear in some places through one coat and in some places down to the brown color.
Appreciate the idea. |
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I think it looks really cool. That other guys just being a Richard. Thanks for sharing the pics and your “used” methods.
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OP, nice build.
What exactly does this mean? "Modded bolt catch myself." Did you remove material to replicate the early style, or was it to comply with some local law that prevents the local yutes from engaging in reckless behavior? |
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Quoted: Here's mine... I may create a tiny bit more wear on some spots on the handguards, grip and stock - I only did it on the corners. Most of the 'wear' on it was from shaking the furniture in an enclosed box with a bunch of big bolts and screws. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53742262132_7844d7e9aa_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53743515144_9513dc156c_k.jpg View Quote What upper is that? I have the carbine version. Edit: I am going to have to pony the cash to buy the correct safety. I call it my FSOG Carbine, "fifty shades of grey" 'cause all the variations in anodizing. Attached File |
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Quoted: What upper is that? I have the carbine version. Edit: I am going to have to pony the cash to buy the correct safety. I call it my FSOG Carbine, "fifty shades of grey" 'cause all the variations in anodizing. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/2320/20240519_104225_jpg-3222739.JPG View Quote |
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