Mini 14 here but to tell the truth, at times I would trade it for a Savage 99 lever in 308 with a scope.
Pictures as said once I got it done. Colt R6600 Hbar Pre89 20" gun with Colt LMG hydraulic buffer, KAC flash hider and M5 RAS. Later today I will be installing the older new in package KAC2 stage match Trigger.
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My 2 "retro's" would both work out fine -- first one is an M-16 604 upper and furniture on a 25 year old Olympic full fence lower - have the old school 4x scope on there for plinking but the wide open ghost ring rear sight is visible through the scope mount quite easily
The 9mm is a vintage Colt upper on a Bushmaster lower --- its proven itself reliable enough over a couple thousand rounds through it so far, that im not worried about it -- both could use slings but thats about it --- if things go bump in the night, my EDC Surefire is on the nightstand next to the noise cancelling muffs - its not totally necessary to mount it to the weapon but YMMV (my opinion is along the lines of the Hackathorn argument - but weapons setup is like politics to me - i'll not criticize a guy for his setup if he has thought about it and feels he has the best for his or her needs
My "truck gun" is a Colt 6920, but even it is pretty retro in comparison to the way a lot of folks prefer thgeir stuff setup --- Despite the truck gun moniker, it comes in with me at night if the truck is not garaged for some reason --- I was leaning towards an Aimpoint Pro, but the LWRC iron sight works so well, i almost dont want to mess with success - and a bulletproof system -- no sling and it will never wear one - there are too many things for a sling to snag on in a "truck gun" role --- but will be adding a binary trigger when i get around to it
The stock 6920 is kind of chunky, but the 604 and the 6540 format retros feel so slim and light, they are a joy to carry
The 9mm is a vintage Colt upper on a Bushmaster lower --- its proven itself reliable enough over a couple thousand rounds through it so far, that im not worried about it -- both could use slings but thats about it --- if things go bump in the night, my EDC Surefire is on the nightstand next to the noise cancelling muffs - its not totally necessary to mount it to the weapon but YMMV (my opinion is along the lines of the Hackathorn argument - but weapons setup is like politics to me - i'll not criticize a guy for his setup if he has thought about it and feels he has the best for his or her needs
My "truck gun" is a Colt 6920, but even it is pretty retro in comparison to the way a lot of folks prefer thgeir stuff setup --- Despite the truck gun moniker, it comes in with me at night if the truck is not garaged for some reason --- I was leaning towards an Aimpoint Pro, but the LWRC iron sight works so well, i almost dont want to mess with success - and a bulletproof system -- no sling and it will never wear one - there are too many things for a sling to snag on in a "truck gun" role --- but will be adding a binary trigger when i get around to it
The stock 6920 is kind of chunky, but the 604 and the 6540 format retros feel so slim and light, they are a joy to carry
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I got a set of UTG rails that are made to mount to regular two-piece hand guards. They’re wedge shaped and I cut them down to the length I wanted. I like to use Magpul light mounts.
I got a set of UTG rails that are made to mount to regular two-piece hand guards. They’re wedge shaped and I cut them down to the length I wanted. I like to use Magpul light mounts.
Nice ! Reminds me of my first CAR style build. When i took possesion of my 9 mm, it had an unfortunate looking quad rail installed so i made a trip to my spares box, knowing i had a lighter set of Magpul handguards somewhere -- i did, but i also found the old skinny CAR handguards from that first build ---- i thought it would be sacrilege to hit them with some bbq black, so i am running them as is for now -- different picc as the paintjob is not very visible in the pic i posted above
Reminds me of the opening lyrics of an old Iron Maidensong
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LyricsYou'll take my life, but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand, there's no turning back
where do you all get your retro stuff? I already have the complete lower and stripped upper
What are you looking for? Brownell’s and H&R (Palmetto State Armory) make/sell a bunch of stuff. Model 1 Sales also has some parts.
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- Caliber: 308/7.62x51
