Colt & Brownell's New Retro Scope

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Pretty slick for retro builds. Colt marked, made in Japan with modern optics and technology, carry handle mount...just like the 70s.

AR-15/M16 4X RETRO CARRY HANDLE SCOPE | Brownells

We actually tracked down the original company that manufactured the Colt® AR-15 optics of the 1970s and asked them to build a new one for us as close to the original as possible - right down the yellow inspection stickers. The Retro 4x Optic has u...

www.brownells.com

 

[CutBaitNBlowSh*tUp4ALivin]

I think they're really slick and I've looked them over several times over the last year or two but I can't see em being worth $400+

 

[JEVapa]

I was just looking for these two days ago....they musta just got them in. They're made by LOW (optics for Tasco/Hakko/any other Japanese company) so the $399.99 price point is worth it. If it was Chicom, then maybe $100.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I didn't realize they'd been around that long. I checked them out and for some reason it showed a discounted price of $370 (military discount maybe?). Still pretty steep. Not to mention they're not really user friendly since you'd need some type of riser. Those are almost impossible to find...especially the old Colt Delta style for the fixed stocks.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I was just looking for these two days ago....they musta just got them in. They're made by LOW so the $399.99 price point is worth it. If it was Chicom, then maybe $100.

Yeah...Japanese glass is pretty good from what I've seen. There's no way I'd pay that for Chinese made...

 

[CutBaitNBlowSh*tUp4ALivin]

I know they were out in August '22 cus I texted them to a bunch of people, and I had a buddy buy one. Maybe they were out of stock for a while
Edit, that website doesn't work anymore

https://www.brownells.com/optics/scopes/rifle-scopes/retro-4x-carry-handle-scope/

 

[GlockPride]

Not to mention they're not really user friendly since you'd need some type of riser. Those are almost impossible to find...especially the old Colt Delta style for the fixed stocks.

I’m not sure if these would work, but just did a quick search and found these:

Model 1 Sales: Delta Style Cheek Pieces

Model 1 Sales is a quality based AR15 / M16 component and accessories provider.

www.model1sales.com

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Is Model 1 Sales still in business? I came across several guys saying they'd recently tried to place an order and it came back cancelled. I was gonna try to call them tomorrow.

 

[GlockPride]

Is Model 1 Sales still in business? I came across several guys saying they'd recently tried to place an order and it came back cancelled. I was gonna try to call them tomorrow.

 

[sherrick13]

Have had one on my CAR-15 for a while. Works like an old scope.