Vintage AR and Clone pic thread.....

**JOHNO** · 06-16-10, 08:42

**demntia0101** · 06-16-10, 08:58

**Phazuka** · 06-17-10, 00:25

Here's mine. They aren't exact but they please the eye. I need the right lowers for each and the right upper for the XM. I also need the right CAR stock and amputate the bayonet lug.

**MASP7** · 06-17-10, 14:40

Originally Posted by Templar

Love the IDF and USAF guns. They've been kicking around so long and parts keep getting upgraded that there's no telling what kind of configuration you'll run into.

I qualified on some super early USAF guns that were still in service in the mid-80's. They were mix n' matched, but some of those parts belonged in collections. I wish I could have had 15 minutes with them to swap out parts...

BTW- Anyone have any info on the Son Tay Raiders Singlepoint mounts used on the GAU-5A/A's?
PM or Email me if you do.

**Ding** · 06-17-10, 14:48

**Phazuka** · 06-23-10, 17:56

Originally Posted by MASP7

I qualified on some super early USAF guns that were still in service in the mid-80's. They were mix n' matched, but some of those parts belonged in collections. I wish I could have had 15 minutes with them to swap out parts...

BTW- Anyone have any info on the Son Tay Raiders Singlepoint mounts used on the GAU-5A/A's?
PM or Email me if you do.

IIRC there are pics of the Son Tay raiders with their singlepoints mounted with electrical tape.

**pezboy** · 06-24-10, 09:54

Originally Posted by Phazuka

IIRC there are pics of the Son Tay raiders with their singlepoints mounted with electrical tape.

The original mounts were a simple base with two straps over the optic. The tape was placed over the mount for insurance. They were not held on simply by tape.
Dustin

**Ding** · 06-24-10, 14:44

The tape is to cut down on contrast and break up the color outline,cammo if you will.Not for insurance.Many weapons were covered in 100 MPH tape,mine included to break up the contrast and outline of the weapon,some weren't.

**jtb0311** · 06-24-10, 15:33

Originally Posted by Ding

The tape is to cut down on contrast and break up the color outline,cammo if you will.Not for insurance.Many weapons were covered in 100 MPH tape,mine included to break up the contrast and outline of the weapon,some weren't.

Everything I've read indicated that electrical tape was used to make the scope mounts more secure. I don't see how black tape could improve the camouflage on a black rifle.