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I want to build a budget retro AR...
Posted on 12/30/21 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 12/30/21 at 12:57 pm
It doesn't need to be amazingly top-of-the-line. I'm satisfied with the BCA uppers that work for me, that lots of AR purists and snobs shite on.
I simply want a plinker that "looks" like a traditional Vietnam era M16, with the fixed stock, triangular foregrip, and the integral carry handle.
What's the cheapest I can put one together? Do I need a 20" barrel, or was it 18"? And is that the 3 prong flash hider, or a birdcage?
I'm not going to buy a Brownell's version for over a grand, I want to keep this around $500 or under.
I simply want a plinker that "looks" like a traditional Vietnam era M16, with the fixed stock, triangular foregrip, and the integral carry handle.
What's the cheapest I can put one together? Do I need a 20" barrel, or was it 18"? And is that the 3 prong flash hider, or a birdcage?
I'm not going to buy a Brownell's version for over a grand, I want to keep this around $500 or under.
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Posted on 12/30/21 at 1:26 pm to Scoob
Not sure about sources, but you want a 20" barrel with the birdcage. If you want to be really historically accurate, try to find a birdcage that has the slots all the way around. At some point they started making them with the bottom solid so it wouldn't puff up dirt/dust if you were in the prone. You have to index them with crush washers so the solid part is aligned correctly; I don't think the old ones were indexed.
ETA I'm a dummy, the birdcage wasn't adopted until the A2. I thought they were using it during the latter part of the war.
ETA I'm a dummy, the birdcage wasn't adopted until the A2. I thought they were using it during the latter part of the war.
This post was edited on 12/30/21 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 12/30/21 at 7:20 pm to Scoob
You should talk to that seapickle fellow he’s like the A. Hays Town of building ar-15s
Posted on 12/30/21 at 7:41 pm to Scoob
Posted on 12/31/21 at 6:57 pm to Scoob
You need a pencil barrel. that will probably be the part that is OOO, the rest should be readily available.
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