Is this retro

[barrelwrench]

I have a Colt AR 15 A2. It's a slab side, no bayonet lug, has a bird cage flash suppressor,round hand guards and foreward asst and the ser# starts with 00xxxx. I picked it up in 95 for $700, but my guess it was made earlier.

[TOrrock]

At this point in time, and on this site, I think anything prior to the M4 or M16A4 is going to be considered "retro", including A2 or A1/A2 hybrids.

[barrelwrench]

Man! that makes me feel old. I remember going to the armory to sign for the new M16A2's and check out the new M249. I remember crying when I had to turn in my 1911 for some subcaliber piece of crap.

[Quib]

Man! that makes me feel old. I remember going to the armory to sign for the new M16A2's....

Same here. The year was 1987. I believe it was that same year we drove back from Bremerhaven in our brand new M1008 and M1009 CUCV's after turning in our M151's.

[barrelwrench]

One of the sadist days of my life. Arrive at the range for a live fire 50 cal shoot, I look out at the hulk targets and what do I see....a whole shit load of M151's out in the impact area.....that was a sad day.

[Quib]

Those things were dangerous.

You know it's possible to bust a Cpt's nose against the windshield, by slamming on the brakes when his seat's not pinned down.

[az doug]

Man! that makes me feel old. I remember going to the armory to sign for the new M16A2's and check out the new M249. I remember crying when I had to turn in my 1911 for some subcaliber piece of crap.

Now that makes me feel really old. When I enlisted the M-16A1 had only been out a short time and we were still converting some M-16s to the A1 variant. Also the 249 did not exist, we had M-60's as our GPMG.

[peabody]

At this point in time, and on this site, I think anything prior to the M4 or M16A4 is going to be considered "retro", including A2 or A1/A2 hybrids.

''retro'' i do thinks i'll have to agree'

mine is a A1/A2 hybrid, A1 upper. A2 barrel. late style delta ring.

tear drop FA, no case deflector. i do have a n0-dak lower'full fence.

my upper must've been a mix/match something or other.

what model would you call it ?

peabody


p.s. pretty sure my upper was built early 80's.?

[USAFCATM]

Nope. Unless it has a light weight 1:12 barrel and A1 style sights, it may be older but not retro. Then again I tend to have OCD about such things.

[scottryan]

I have a Colt AR 15 A2. It's a slab side, no bayonet lug, has a bird cage flash suppressor,round hand guards and foreward asst and the ser# starts with 00xxxx. I picked it up in 95 for $700, but my guess it was made earlier.

It was made during or before 1989 if it has a slabside lower.