AR/M16 Movie gun

[TriggerFish]

I saw a thread RE: this movie still from Full Metal Jacket…

The question had to do with the funky lump that was where the FA should be. Not that long after I read that thread I was at the '09 Phoenix S.A.R. Show and spotted this MGC 16 on a vendor’s table. I had to have it as a wall hanger for my office. It was made by a Japanese company (ModelGun Corporation), now out of business, and used extensively in many Vietnam era movies. They were 9 pound metal (with plastic furniture) M16 replicas that fire full auto with a type of high powered caps. They were mostly used as guns carried by background actors, but you can see Matthew Modine has one in the above pic. Below is the one I bought. It takes the M7 bayo.

[Quib]

Collectors Armory had a similar M16 back in the early 80’s. This version didn’t shoot blanks though. I have the Collectors Armory M1911A1, a very realistic .45, even fooled the CQ once along with the unit Armorer....LOL.

[colt191145lover]

You also see alot of those in the old TV show "Tour Of Duty" in the non fireing scenes

[Quib]

From my Collectors Armory 1985 catalog.......

[subzero]

I had an MGC "Barnes" model M16A1 carbine once. Getting caps and shells for it was a stone cold bitch (I picked up a bunch while visiting my sis in Japan) and it didn't run particularly well, but it sure was fun to do a mag dump in my living room. A little smokey, but fun.

[Quib]

Here’s the .45 I mentioned above. This pistol has fooled a few folks...fooled the Unit Armorer and the CQ once.

Short story.....we approached the CQ one evening with the .45, claiming we found it laying on the floor downstairs by the locked up Armory. The CQ freaked out so bad, he was shaking just trying to pull the slide back to try and clear the weapon. He then called the Unit Armorer down from his room. The Armorer just about shit his pants until we finally couldn’t hold in the laughter any more.




This next pic shows me and three buddies, dressed up in period costumes for a skit my CAV Troop put on at a Squadron Officers Dinner. I’m on the right, dressed in Tiger Stripes holding a Collectors Armory M16. This rifle fooled the gate guards. Short story....

We dressed for the skit, then drove in our POVs to the O Club. As I entered post, I stopped for the Gate Guard and showed him my ID card. He kinda looked strange at me because of the uniform, but then his eyes grew really big when he saw the loaded rifle laying across the passenger seat. Nervously he says...“Uhhhh…Sgt. you’re not allowed to transport weapons in your POV.” I calmly replied, “That’s right, you‘re not.” and drove on through the gate.

He eventually caught on, when right behind me, came driving through the gate, a Union Soldier, a WWII GI, and one of Gen. George Washington’s men....LOL.

[Al Swearengen®]

Nice.