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AKDoug
12-02-22, 12:13
Recent robbery in a larger remote village in Alaska. I'm not well versed in early AR variants. Anybody have a rough guess what this may be? If you click on the photo in the article it should get larger. Fixed carry handle, no flash hider...

https://mustreadalaska.com/bethel-police-release-video-image-of-pot-robber/
Sam
12-02-22, 12:38
Klinton era AR.
robbins290
12-02-22, 12:42
looks like a none threaded ar15, could be any make if it was made from 1994-2004.
markm
12-02-22, 13:13
Could be Bushmaster or Olympic Arms from back in those dark times.
titsonritz
12-02-22, 13:35
I'm surprised he wasn't blown in half with a .454 Casull.
Hank6046
12-02-22, 14:57
looks like a none threaded ar15, could be any make if it was made from 1994-2004.

I cannot quite tell if it's non threaded or if it has a bayonet lug, but that carry handle does look fixed to the upper receiver.
AKDoug
12-02-22, 15:12
I'm surprised he wasn't blown in half with a .454 Casull.

You’d be surprised how unarmed most of Alaska is.


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Averageman
12-02-22, 15:14
It looks like one if those Clinton era AR15 that's been emasculated for mass consumption.
Carry handle, no flash supressor, no bayonet lug.
markm
12-02-22, 15:37
It looks like one if those Clinton era AR15 that's been emasculated for mass consumption.
Carry handle, no flash supressor, no bayonet lug.

I remember mongos milling off bayo studs back then. Same slappies with Molon Labe stickers on their Jettas.
DG23
12-02-22, 19:25
Recent robbery in a larger remote village in Alaska. I'm not well versed in early AR variants. Anybody have a rough guess what this may be? If you click on the photo in the article it should get larger. Fixed carry handle, no flash hider...

https://mustreadalaska.com/bethel-police-release-video-image-of-pot-robber/


Update: Police say the man is left-handed. Only 10% of the population is left-handed.

The store was hit on Monday night by a lone gunman with an M-16-style firearm, who fired several shots. One shot ricocheted off the floor and hit the counter, after which two employees at the counter fled, as the man shot at them several times, but missed.


Or... Missed because he was PRETENDING to be left handed to throw the popo off his trail... :)

Going to have to practice my left hand AR shooting for in case I ever want to pull some robbery action stuff in the future!
gsd2053
12-02-22, 20:48
looks like a none threaded ar15, could be any make if it was made from 1994-2004.

My first thought
Averageman
12-02-22, 20:55
One thing, it's ugly as sin and easily identifiable. That wont be making any range trips anytime soon.
jsbhike
12-03-22, 09:14
Or... Missed because he was PRETENDING to be left handed to throw the popo off his trail... :)

Going to have to practice my left hand AR shooting for in case I ever want to pull some robbery action stuff in the future!

Or cross eye dominant or other reasons.

Will be interesting if they go all in and beatings, shootings, and wrongful arrests of left handers start happening.
Adrenaline_6
12-05-22, 12:57
Can't see the magazine size, but could it be it has no muzzle device because it is 22LR?