Vintage AR and Clone pic thread.....

[.45fmjoe]

lebanese army perhaps?

Possible, Colt currently has contracts with over 80 countries worldwide for the M16 rifle and has had contracts for decades. According to Wikipedia, Lebanon is one of those countries.

[jtb0311]

Lots of good looking stuff here.

[flatdarkmars]

[xcibes]

I am sorry but I am having a real tough time seeing the A2 as "retro".....

[armakraut]

The airforce was still using M16A1's in the second Iraq war.

[pezboy]

pics

Do you have any reference pics where someone had their cleaning rod attached like that? It just seems like it is in a good place to get caught on things and poke you in the face.
Dustin

[flatdarkmars]

Not exactly like that. Work in progress. But I've shot it with the rod on and it hasn't bugged me so far. I am pretty sure I want to change to a more secure and reusable method of attachment; inner tube or blousing rubbers or something. Unfortunately there's no FM for field-expedient accessories.

[usmcvet]

The inner tube would work well. Could the rod go below the forward assist?

[chadwick76]

This is the rifle that started my b.r.d., dad brought her home in 1983

[m4fun]

Couldnt help but show and tell some of my own A1 to A2 play - happened for real when I was in...Shot expert in basic with the A1 and still love/have a fondness for it. Not being the greatest in stature, I changed my issue A2 to an A1 stock in the day. Still do that for service rifle matches.
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