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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    If Colt was smart, they would have a limited run of A2 upper receiver assemblies with M4 feed ramps that are correct. They could probably sell thousands of them with little effort.
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    I don't care about whole rifles and many others don't either. But, for there are plenty of guys building clones (like the R0727, etc..) and it would allow someone to use a 14.5", 16" or other barrel length of choice which is something that is lacking right now. It took considerable time to get an A2 upper with M4 feed ramps for my next project.

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    Shit I'd buy a whole rifle.



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    I'm not a retro expert but it appears from looking at Grant's picture that the stock and the flash suppressor are not correct for an M16A1?

    Please correct me if I'm wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 556Cliff View Post
    I'm not a retro expert but it appears from looking at Grant's picture that the stock and the flash suppressor are not correct for an M16A1?

    Please correct me if I'm wrong.

    Colt advised us that it is 100% correct.


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    So $3000 street price because of the limited run of 50?

    Why the heck isn't Colt focusing on 20"ers anymore?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dionysusigma View Post
    So $3000 street price because of the limited run of 50?

    Why the heck isn't Colt focusing on 20"ers anymore?
    Did you read my post with the MSRP listed?? Not $3k.

    Colt is still making AR15A4's. We just received a batch in last month.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 556Cliff View Post
    I'm not a retro expert but it appears from looking at Grant's picture that the stock and the flash suppressor are not correct for an M16A1?
    The stock is correct, just a weird angle, but actuallllly...

    There are "early" 603's (XM16E1) and "late" 603's (M16A1) with the primary differences being 3-prong ---> birdcage, flat plate ---> trap door, un-fenced ---> fenced.

    I could see a slab side finding a birdcage, but did fenced lower guns ever come with 3-prong hiders?

    Who is our Colt expert? Is Bartocci on here?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KalashniKEV View Post
    The stock is correct, just a weird angle, but actuallllly...

    There are "early" 603's (XM16E1) and "late" 603's (M16A1) with the primary differences being 3-prong ---> birdcage, flat plate ---> trap door, un-fenced ---> fenced.

    I could see a slab side finding a birdcage, but did fenced lower guns ever come with 3-prong hiders?

    Who is our Colt expert? Is Bartocci on here?
    Sample of 1....I'm no expert but as a Marine grunt during the mid thru the late 70's I was issued M16 A1's that had both 3-prong and bird cage hiders. All the rifles I saw had fenced lowers. None of the uppers I saw had brass deflectors. I never saw a slab side rifle. A lot of guys I knew (me too) preferred the 3-prong because it was a great tool for twisting and breaking the wire that held cases of C-rats together. As long as the company armorer wasn't looking!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rocketman View Post
    Sample of 1....I'm no expert but as a Marine grunt during the mid thru the late 70's I was issued M16 A1's that had both 3-prong and bird cage hiders. All the rifles I saw had fenced lowers.
    Cool.

    I did some googling and found some pics in that configuration, though more with the 3-prong on slab-sided and un-fenced guns.


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