New Service Rifle questions

Hello,

I’d like to attend some local high power matches and have a few questions regarding equipment. I’d like to use parts that I already have in hand rather than buy something new, if possible. I’ve been through the NRA and CMP rule books and can’t find an answer on two points.

#1. Is a VLTOR A5 buffer allowed, or must the buffer be standard carbine or rifle?

#2. Is the rifle and/or furniture allowed to a different color than black, or does this violate the “visual appearance” clause?

Thank you

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Originally Posted by gunnerblue

#1. Is a VLTOR A5 buffer allowed, or must the buffer be standard carbine or rifle?

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Yes

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#2. Is the rifle and/or furniture allowed to a different color than black, or does this violate the “visual appearance” clause?

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Any color you want
I think the only hard and fast rules they're sticking by is it has to have a GI A1 or A2 pistol grip and the sling must be within 1-inch of where it would be on a GI M16 or M4 handguard.

They changed both rifle and pistol rules starting in 2015 to reflect what a lot of people already own, and for long guns to allow 1-4 power optics to mirror the GI ACOG recruits began using in boot camp.

Thank you, sir.