Vintage AR and Clone pic thread.....

**mrbieler** · 06-27-10, 11:45

I really need to put together a retro carbine. I love my A2/M4 as a light weight fun gun, but the sleek A1's with pencil barrels are too cool.

**bearstalker** · 06-28-10, 03:44

JOHNO,

Those are some awesome pictures. Gets me to thinking about my Dad in his days in the 'nam! Man, I miss him.

I'm going to build a retro now.

**103** · 06-30-10, 02:58

Don't know if a gray A2 counts, but here's my stop-gap 727 clone. The barrel and bolt are temporary until my 6921 barrel gets pinned. Also, oddly enough, the KAC RAS is only on there because I can't find my 6-hole carbine handguards right now. The lower is wrong (from a previous build I never completed), but I haven't decided if I am going to grap a NDS A1 yet.

ETA: The upper is one I found on TOS's EE. Colt markings, "4" up front for the M4 feed ramps.

**chavez_e_chavez** · 06-30-10, 05:13

Originally Posted by Buck

The rate of inflation from 1966 to 2010 is 581.41%

If you take $189.50 in 1966 $$$ and multiply it by 5.8141, the sum is $1101.77 in 2010 $$$... The price of a Colt AR really has not changed much in the last 40 + years...

B

oooooy, that is crazy how houses etc totally inflate in price, muy house in 1950's was $8,000 and was $240,000 6 years ago...,hurts

**MASP7** · 06-30-10, 14:26

Originally Posted by jtb0311

You were at Son Tay then?

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.

Tape was definitely used for security, not camouflage-

Reference the Son Tay mount question...
I'm relatively sure that the "strap mount" was used at Son Tay, but I would still like some more evidence that supports that.