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    Quote Originally Posted by jntmjt1 View Post
    Although it isn't AR15 related, some of you may appreciate another replica that I made (pictured below). From the Cold War era, it is a replica of an uncommon military issue pistol, the Hi-Standard HDM, silenced pistol. It was used by the OSS, and other "special" individuals.

    John Thomas
    You are psychic. I had an uncle that had a Hi-Standard, and my grandfather had a Colt Woodsman. When I was a lot younger, we'd go walking on the ranch, and they'd shoot rabbits with them.

    That was my first real introduction to pistol marksmanship. Sadly, both of those fine gentlemen are gone, and so are their pistols.

    But you bring back some fond memories. Thank you for that.

    Out of curiousity, is that a slide lock on the Hi-Standard, to help lower the audible signature? It was a long time ago, but I am honestly not sure I remember my uncle's pistol looking like that. That was a long time ago, and I was just a boy. I could easily be wrong.

    Thank you again for the photo, and the interesting props in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeriousStudent View Post
    Out of curiousity, is that a slide lock on the Hi-Standard, to help lower the audible signature? It was a long time ago, but I am honestly not sure I remember my uncle's pistol looking like that.
    Thanks again... that is not a slide lock, it's the slide take down lever. I think the first US military silenced pistol to use the slide lock like you asked about was the S&W Mk22.

    There were many, many variations (models) of the Hi-Standard .22s, and several of these looked similar to each other with minor variations. Perhaps your Uncle had a different model. As far as I know the only models used by the military were the HDM and maybe a handful of the Model B.

    Sorry I have derailed the AR15 discussion.

    John Thomas
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    Very nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jntmjt1 View Post
    Sorry I have derailed the AR15 discussion.

    John Thomas
    Most of us love all guns, except for maybe Kel-Tec.
    Todd
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    So cool! Where does one get a wire collapsable stock that slides past the buffer tube? Was that a common stock?
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    Quote Originally Posted by xjustintimex View Post
    So cool! Where does one get a wire collapsable stock that slides past the buffer tube? Was that a common stock?
    That stock assemly was custom made. As you indicated, there are aftermarket buffer tubes around that extend past the wire stock when the stock is collapsed, but the M231 used a special tripple spring setup (spring, inside a spring, inside another spring, guided on a rod) that allowed for a much shorter buffer tube. My replica has a short buffer that actually protrudes into the rear of the bolt carrier. To take the gun apart, the buffer has to come out the rear of the tube (by means of an end cap that unscrews) before you can pivot the receiver open.

    On the "real" M231, the wire stock was a short-lived feature. Shortly after development they got rid of the wire stock all together.

    A picture of the special buffer is below:

    John Thomas

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    I would love to have one of those top charging models.
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    This is 2012. The world is going to end this December and people are still trying to debate the merits of piece of shit, cost cutting crap AR's. Really?

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    Cool.

    I could see myself blowing some money on an A1 clone.

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    So... these are functioning firearms?
    We miss you, AC.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic_Salad0892 View Post
    So... these are functioning firearms?
    Absolutely!

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