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    Quote Originally Posted by usmcvet View Post
    Is this a new law since '94? I ask because in '93/'94 I bought a M14 parts kit that was imported from Israel. It had a beautiful Winchester bbls marked March/1968.
    The barrels were added in 2005.

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    Thank you Todd.
    "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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    Would it be wrong of me to make an A1 6.5 Grendel? The A1 was intended as a rifleman's rifle.
    "You can't stop insane people from doing insane things with insane laws...it's...insane!" -- Penn Jillette

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    Quote Originally Posted by yellowfin View Post
    Would it be wrong of me to make an A1 6.5 Grendel? The A1 was intended as a rifleman's rifle.
    I say you should make whatever you want. I just took a Kino bbl and put it on an A1 slick side upper. It is what I wanted.
    "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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    Heh. This cracks me up. I recently bought a Sig516 and joined this forum to find out more about outfitting M4s. I know the AR-15 platform has evolved GREATLY since the 1960s, but imagine my surprise to find out my early 80's Colt SP1 Sporter is considered "retro"!

    I guess I never thought about it like that. To me it still looks futuristic. But given what M4s look like in the post-ban era, I know I need to be more realistic. I'm really glad that I finally got around to having both retro and modern. I'm really glad to be here and learn from the community.

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    Ha! Imagine my surprise when I discovered my 20" A2 flat top is considered retro!
    INSIDE PLAN OF BOX
    1. ROAD-RUNNER LIFTS GLASS OF WATER- PULLING UP MATCH
    2. MATCH SCRATCHES ON MATCH-BOX
    3. MATCH LIGHTS FUSE TO TNT
    4. BOOM!
    5. HA-HA!!

    -WILE E. COYOTE, AUTHOR OF "EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW IN LIFE, I LEARNED FROM GOLDBERG & MURPHY"

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    I was issued an -A1 in the Corps as well, so there's the nostalgia plus the history of US service rifles.
    I used to have an Olympic -A1 clone, but got dumb and sold it. When I get the money for the parts, I plan to build another one.
    It's tempting to start a collection of mil-style ARs; -A2, CAR, M4gery along with -A4 & -A5. Actually, I can buy multiple uppers to swap around on the lowers, to get the clone I want to shoot whenever.

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    To quote a good friend of mine on why one may buy a gun, "Because it makes my dick hard!" I really don't find that one needs a reason beyond that. But, I will nevertheless follow it up with more reasons, mainly that I find older guns and styles and configurations, to include the AR platform, to be in my eyes very ascetically pleasing, the A1 especially is a rifle that I find draws the eyes. So guns as toys, as tools, and as art, what more reason does one need to want to own one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
    ....... What is it about a retro that you find so appealing?

    '83 Colt SP1 carbine, what more do you need?


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    hk_shootr, it certainly doesn't get any simpler than that! Nice rifle!
    INSIDE PLAN OF BOX
    1. ROAD-RUNNER LIFTS GLASS OF WATER- PULLING UP MATCH
    2. MATCH SCRATCHES ON MATCH-BOX
    3. MATCH LIGHTS FUSE TO TNT
    4. BOOM!
    5. HA-HA!!

    -WILE E. COYOTE, AUTHOR OF "EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW IN LIFE, I LEARNED FROM GOLDBERG & MURPHY"

    http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/AR%20Carbine/DSC_0114.jpg
    I am American

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