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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 2148649" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>As long as you're not getting the "naughty" M16 parts (IIRC, hammer, bolt carrier, selector, and auto-sear), it should be fine--that's the nice thing about a mil-spec design. Back when I built my first AR, the cheep way was to buy a lower, then go to Numrich and buy an ex-GI M16 parts kit; they weren't pretty, but they were functional--parts is parts, as they say. The only thing "special" about AR15 parts is that the "naughty" M16 parts are the ones involved in selective fire. Unless they've changed the rules recently, owning the M16-specific parts and an AR15 is a no-no (unless you have the pretty blue tax stamp).</p><p></p><p>Edit: This assumes you don't have a Colt lower with the funky pins. IIRC, there were adapters made, but I've no experience with them. Then again, I don't know why you'd need a parts kit for a Colt lower, as I'm pretty sure Colt only sold complete rifles...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 2148649, member: 26737"] As long as you're not getting the "naughty" M16 parts (IIRC, hammer, bolt carrier, selector, and auto-sear), it should be fine--that's the nice thing about a mil-spec design. Back when I built my first AR, the cheep way was to buy a lower, then go to Numrich and buy an ex-GI M16 parts kit; they weren't pretty, but they were functional--parts is parts, as they say. The only thing "special" about AR15 parts is that the "naughty" M16 parts are the ones involved in selective fire. Unless they've changed the rules recently, owning the M16-specific parts and an AR15 is a no-no (unless you have the pretty blue tax stamp). Edit: This assumes you don't have a Colt lower with the funky pins. IIRC, there were adapters made, but I've no experience with them. Then again, I don't know why you'd need a parts kit for a Colt lower, as I'm pretty sure Colt only sold complete rifles... [/QUOTE]
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