Where can I get a replacement AR10 integral carry handle charging handle? I found an AR10 in a closet at work a few days ago. The charging handle is broken.
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Where can I get a replacement AR10 integral carry handle charging handle? I found an AR10 in a closet at work a few days ago. The charging handle is broken.
"Real men have always needed to know what time it is so they are at the airfield on time, pumping rounds into savages at the right time, etc. Being able to see such in the dark while light weights were comfy in bed without using a light required luminous material." -Originally Posted by ramairthree
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That is damned pretty...
Lucky mofo.
I really like how the auto sear was removed and the auto was engraved over. Is it now able to be owned by yourself? Or is still owned by work and able to potentially get it back to auto?
Will take a look for the handles.
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Work is a Sheriff's Department. I think it's a machinegun that's been changed so it's only shooting semi auto now. I've never seen an AR-10. Onenif the bus at work said that's an Air Soft. As soon as I saw it I knew it wasn't a toy.Originally Posted by HeruMew
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Last edited by usmcvet; 03-20-18 at 18:12.
"Real men have always needed to know what time it is so they are at the airfield on time, pumping rounds into savages at the right time, etc. Being able to see such in the dark while light weights were comfy in bed without using a light required luminous material." -Originally Posted by ramairthree
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If the Office allows it, I am sure Brownells could hook you up with an auto sear to bring it back. The holes look good to go, just that the auto sear pin and sear itself are gone. Might need the "auto-cut" safety as well. Would be a badass fixup to get an amazing rifle back in duty cycle.
Oh, and most importantly, thanks for your service as LEO. In whatever capacity that may be.
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Definitely semi now, but still a "machinegun".
Looks like in addition to the autosear being removed, the fire control parts were modified to semi configuration, at least the hammer is modified.
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I agree someone spent some time on this. I wonder if it's a Century Arms deal. They're here in VT.
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"Real men have always needed to know what time it is so they are at the airfield on time, pumping rounds into savages at the right time, etc. Being able to see such in the dark while light weights were comfy in bed without using a light required luminous material." -Originally Posted by ramairthree
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If Century imported it, it will have their name on it.
If not, it no doubt came from the GWN. Lots of AR-10's were imported there, and they don't have the "once a machinegun, always a machinegun" silliness.
Based on your location, I'd be guessing that's where it came from.
Last edited by MASP7; 03-25-18 at 18:36.
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The Brownells charging handle (or Genesco Armalite) will not fit and a replacement handle is unobtanium. Every now and then a collector will make a few reproduction replacement handles but it is going to be another couple of years for it to happen again. The charging handle and the bolt are the most common points of failure on the early AR10s (1957-1960). The later Portuguese contract model (1961) wore out gracefully, and there were no common points of failure because of the wider bolt lugs and radically improved charging handle. The one piece charging handle in the Cuban and Sudanese was somewhat delicate. The Guatemalan and Transitional AR10s had a slightly reinforced one-piece charging handle which was not as prone to breakage.
The rifle in the OP is a Sudanese variant and is almost certainly from Canada, since it looks "converted" to their specs. Some of these sneaked by and others were allowed to be imported by sleepy border agents. These are generally taken by atf and later the owner is allowed to keep the upper and possible other parts. A pre-may sample like this one would be worth $8-12K (if shootable) and a Transferable would be worth at least $30K since it would have C&R status. Otherwise its just parts.
Unshootable machine guns sell at quite a discount even from wholesale. I found a pre-may sample AR10 that was missing the selector switch and it was obtained by a friend after a $2K discount. My first C&R MG was an AR10 missing the entire bolt carrier group and was bought at a huge discount.
A class 3 ffl holder with good relations with atf can find out the status of the gun. They have to do it all the time before taking department trades. A LLEO or civilian will get nowhere with atf.
To change the subject. My latest acquisition is a Cuban model AR10 made in 1957. It is intact and came with the original leather sling. However, the sling is tucked away somewhere so that it does not degrade in the dryness of the gun safe.
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http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/201...ls-retro-ar10/
Contact Brownells.
See if they can sell you one of their newly built "Retro" handles.
Apparently they're sturdier than the old ones to help avoid the issue you're having.
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Ditto the Brownells as option.
You have much better closets than I do.
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