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    Well if you happen to use an A2 configuration (or A1) rifle for real use then carry on. If you are collecting or making a clone I'd say it fits the retro forums. I'd rather not see a thread in the tech forum about what part X is correct for a Black Hawk Down era A2...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Todd.K View Post
    I'd rather not see a thread in the tech forum about what part X is correct for a Black Hawk Down era A2...
    I completely agree.
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    This isn't "Retro vs Modern" thread- no derisive comments about either style. It's about understanding the attraction of the retro.

    Why do you like your retro? How do you find a retro satisfying- whether it's a practical reason or not. There must be something about them, or we wouldn't go out of our way to create a "Retro" category
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    Quote Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
    This isn't "Retro vs Modern" thread- no derisive comments about either style. It's about understanding the attraction of the retro.

    Why do you like your retro? How do you find a retro satisfying- whether it's a practical reason or not. There must be something about them, or we wouldn't go out of our way to create a "Retro" category
    For me it is just fun.
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    Why not?

    Anyway I really want to built an a2 20 inch gun and some point and a 11.5 inch off a c7 upper. Just haven't gotten around to them yet. Have my 10.5 inch sbr with its suppressor, rail, red dot, etc on it. Love the thing but their is something to be said for a simple setup with iron sights.

    My 20inch flat top was my basic gun with its carry handle. At this point I've started to change it though(kac rail, front grip, at some point I'll add an acog).

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    I like retro's because of the history behind them!

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    i built my A1 slickside , because i wanted some thing like i carried in basic,
    i shot it very well.

    mine is just a mixed bag of parts, no-dak partial fence lower, and a fulton armory slickside upper, green mountian 1/12 pencil barrel.
    model one sales triangular handhuards.
    and a old A1 stock.

    its a great shooter, very accurate, and EVERYONE , who see's it, whats to try it out.
    they love it. i did send the trigger off to bill springfield., and a tubbs flat recoil spring.
    its really smooth.and LIGHTWEIGHT

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    Quote Originally Posted by marswallace View Post
    Hi guys (first message )

    why retro? because it looks so special forces...

    Today we need to attach to our rifles flashlights, dots, grips, infrared lasers... Troy just released a GPS stock for AR15... and a railed coffee machine is on its way

    Soldiers needs tons of equipments... But give a SF operator a knife and he won't need anything else.
    So that it is, for me... retro rifles look SF.

    Nowdays I can barely imagine someone in the jungle without a camelback... so maximum respect!!
    This comment makes your lack of knowledge apparent.

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    There's some "retro" things I really miss. Like when you could go into your local Woolworths and buy an AR-15. Or even the sporting goods store in the mall (which also sold HK-91's).

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    I have two carbines and love them. One is a KISS Colt 727 and the other one has all the "needed" do-dads I will likely never use or need.

    If you want to ask me why I like retros, well, I learned on a 20" A2 (M16A2, specifically), and still remember hitting steel targets at long distances with extreme precision and ease.

    I also prefer iron sights, maybe i'm just old school.

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