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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:01:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:02:42 PM EDT
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Carry handle is attached to upper. Needs more quad rail and free float barrel.
ETA: What year was that article printed in? |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:02:54 PM EDT
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Yah I guess if I didn't know any better.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:04:28 PM EDT
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He needs $2000 in MagPul plastic stuff, flashlights, and optics on that rifle, or he might as well be carrying a sharp stick. Also, look at his clothes, they're waaaaay too "working man" and not Tier 1 at all.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:04:59 PM EDT
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Yah I guess if I didn't know any better. You're obviously not a TIER ONE RUGGED INDIVIDUAL. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:05:10 PM EDT
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Is that Nicholas Cage in his first acting job?
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:05:12 PM EDT
[#6]
About nine eighty six. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:05:45 PM EDT
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You mean you could buy them that way? You didn't have to hunt around for all the correct pieces and slowly put one together?
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:06:01 PM EDT
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Face it fellas,
OP is right. Y'all go play with your little carbines now. 
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:07:08 PM EDT
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About nine eighty six. Really? Wow, I didn't think Colt was making ARs in the Dark Ages. 
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:08:21 PM EDT
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I couldn't tell from the ad, is that thing tactical?
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:08:44 PM EDT
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I like the fact that the AR-15A2 in the picture is mostly composed of A1 parts....
Does have the A2 plastic though. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:10:35 PM EDT
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About nine eighty six. Really? Wow, I didn't think Colt was making ARs in the Dark Ages.
1986 |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:11:02 PM EDT
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I like the fact that the AR-15A2 in the picture is mostly composed of A1 parts.... Does have the A2 plastic though. AR15A2 =/= M16A2. 
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:11:14 PM EDT
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I like the fact that the AR-15A2 in the picture is mostly composed of A1 parts.... Does have the A2 plastic though. That's Colt for ya. Use EVERYTHING, leave nothing to waste. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:12:29 PM EDT
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Quoted: I like the fact that the AR-15A2 in the picture is mostly composed of A1 parts.... Does have the A2 plastic though. Colt always seemed to use up old parts even on its "new" models. I almost snagged a former Missouri DOC trade in that looked just like that a few years ago. I kick myself for not doing it. Nice simple rifle. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:13:36 PM EDT
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I like the fact that the AR-15A2 in the picture is mostly composed of A1 parts.... Does have the A2 plastic though. Besides the furniture, the delta ring and barrel is upgraded and I imagine the sight post and flash hider are A2 style as well... In some other ads from the 80's, Colt refers to the A1 sights as "rugged field sights" and A2 sights as "target sights". You can see the ads here. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:15:41 PM EDT
[#17]
look kids, thats what they used to look like.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:16:02 PM EDT
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Yah I guess if I didn't know any better. You're obviously not a TIER ONE RUGGED INDIVIDUAL. Currently, more like tier four or five. But I'm guessing if I bought a Colt AR15A2, I would immediately grow a plaid flannel shirt and become tier one. Within mere days of owning my Colt AR15A2 I could lecture "newbs" on the nuances of what an awesome responsibility it is to be tier one and how only "professionals" can be trained on such powerful weapons. I imagine in time- I might even look down upon others who own "copies" of my rifle but whom can't afford the real thing. 
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:17:20 PM EDT
[#19]
Pre UAW?
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:18:38 PM EDT
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Quoted: Don't you have some 10'' plates to ring with your underfolder AK at 400 yards using only iron sights?Quoted: Quoted: Yah I guess if I didn't know any better. You're obviously not a TIER ONE RUGGED INDIVIDUAL. Currently, more like tier four or five. But I'm guessing if I bought a Colt AR15A2, I would immediately grow a plaid flannel shirt and become tier one. Within mere days of owning my Colt AR15A2 I could lecture "newbs" on the nuances of what an awesome responsibility it is to be tier one and how only "professionals" can be trained on such powerful weapons. I imagine in time- I might even look down upon others who own "copies" of my rifle but whom can't afford the real thing. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:19:14 PM EDT
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All that changed when I fired my friends 1st XM-177 clone...
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:20:06 PM EDT
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Yah I guess if I didn't know any better. You're obviously not a TIER ONE RUGGED INDIVIDUAL. Currently, more like tier four or five. But I'm guessing if I bought a Colt AR15A2, I would immediately grow a plaid flannel shirt and become tier one. Within mere days of owning my Colt AR15A2 I could lecture "newbs" on the nuances of what an awesome responsibility it is to be tier one and how only "professionals" can be trained on such powerful weapons. I imagine in time- I might even look down upon others who own "copies" of my rifle but whom can't afford the real thing.
YES! That's the spirit! You may even be able to copy and market a sling design in use by many and refer to yourself as a three letter personage... and make millions doing it, which in turn leads you to eat more McPorkproducts, which will make your tactical belly grow to tier 1 size... Then and only then may you refer to users of the other site as "spongebob watching printer repairmen".
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:20:15 PM EDT
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I remember that ad, in fact, I think that was one of my first motivators for my first AR purchase, bought it in 1988.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:27:45 PM EDT
[#24]
I tend to agree.
I'm about to turn my A2 into an A4, with a carry handle, simple because it looks cool. I think rifle length AR's with irons, are pretty much one of the best devised weapons ever. The newer ACR and SCAR style weapons are giving them a run for their money, but for simplicity's sake, you can't beat an A2. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:30:10 PM EDT
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Quoted: I tend to agree. I'm about to turn my A2 into an A4, with a carry handle, simple because it looks cool. I think rifle length AR's with irons, are pretty much one of the best devised weapons ever. The newer ACR and SCAR style weapons are giving them a run for their money, but for simplicity's sake, you can't beat an A2. My first AR was a 20'' with a fixed carry handle, it was a blast to shoot, crazy accurate I really, really, really miss that rifle  |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:32:45 PM EDT
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The newer ACR and SCAR style weapons are giving them a run for their money, but for simplicity's sake, you can't beat an A2. Sure you can. A1. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:33:02 PM EDT
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I tend to agree. I'm about to turn my A2 into an A4, with a carry handle, simple because it looks cool. I think rifle length AR's with irons, are pretty much one of the best devised weapons ever. The newer ACR and SCAR style weapons are giving them a run for their money, but for simplicity's sake, you can't beat an A2. My first AR was a 20'' with a fixed carry handle, it was a blast to shoot, crazy accurate I really, really, really miss that rifle Short of my 10/22, my A2 with a couple hundred rounds of brown bear, makes for an extremely fun day at the range. 
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:33:28 PM EDT
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The newer ACR and SCAR style weapons are giving them a run for their money, but for simplicity's sake, you can't beat an A2. Sure you can. A1. 
Say what? |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:37:16 PM EDT
[#29]
available in .222 and 9mm as well. Glad to see big hair was in style , needs a full capacity mag
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:37:36 PM EDT
[#30]
piss off
you young whipper snappers. 
I bought one just like that when I got out of the Army. It had some of the ( then ) new M16A2 features, and some A1/SP-1 stuff. I have a pic of it somewhere |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:38:37 PM EDT
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The newer ACR and SCAR style weapons are giving them a run for their money, but for simplicity's sake, you can't beat an A2. Sure you can. A1.
Say what? You said you can't beat an A2 for simplicity. C_J made the obvious observation that you sure can: A1. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:38:52 PM EDT
[#32]
Fucking elbows match his vest.
That's some tier one shit.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:41:01 PM EDT
[#33]
Is that the large take down pin?
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:41:46 PM EDT
[#34]
Sold mine.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:42:40 PM EDT
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Is that the large take down pin? Yeah. It's an early SP-2/AR-15A2. |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:43:33 PM EDT
[#36]
ibtl and time out.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:44:07 PM EDT
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The newer ACR and SCAR style weapons are giving them a run for their money, but for simplicity's sake, you can't beat an A2. Sure you can. A1.
Say what? You said you can't beat an A2 for simplicity. C_J made the obvious observation that you sure can: A1. I'm retarded.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:45:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:45:25 PM EDT
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The newer ACR and SCAR style weapons are giving them a run for their money, but for simplicity's sake, you can't beat an A2. Sure you can. A1.
Say what? You said you can't beat an A2 for simplicity. C_J made the obvious observation that you sure can: A1. I'm retarded.It happens, lol.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:46:10 PM EDT
[#40]
...ahem 
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:47:41 PM EDT
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Don't you have some 10'' plates to ring with your underfolder AK at 400 yards using only iron sights?Quoted:
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Yah I guess if I didn't know any better. You're obviously not a TIER ONE RUGGED INDIVIDUAL. Currently, more like tier four or five. But I'm guessing if I bought a Colt AR15A2, I would immediately grow a plaid flannel shirt and become tier one. Within mere days of owning my Colt AR15A2 I could lecture "newbs" on the nuances of what an awesome responsibility it is to be tier one and how only "professionals" can be trained on such powerful weapons. I imagine in time- I might even look down upon others who own "copies" of my rifle but whom can't afford the real thing.
My Kassnar- it's accurate enough but I'd rather have one of my 74's for that distance. Still waiting on Ironwood to send my damn stock set so I can take my latest Bulgarian import out for a test drive. 
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Posted: 11/22/2011 6:47:53 PM EDT
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111027.... |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 7:15:05 PM EDT
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...ahem
not sure what your point is. Armalite in Geneseo, IL didn't exist in 1986 |
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Posted: 11/22/2011 7:15:44 PM EDT
[#44]
Needs more tacticool
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Posted: 11/22/2011 7:33:04 PM EDT
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...ahem http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad272/IllinoisShooter/Armalite%20M15s/DSC_0046.jpg Nice Eagle Arms.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 7:40:15 PM EDT
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No way can that rifle work. It doesn't have a piston and some butthole playing dress up in the ad.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 7:40:17 PM EDT
[#47]
Oh snap.
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Posted: 11/22/2011 7:41:30 PM EDT
[#48]
He can still lift it, needs more "stuff".
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Posted: 11/22/2011 7:41:33 PM EDT
[#49]
Why is he not carrying it by the carry handle?
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Posted: 11/22/2011 7:45:08 PM EDT
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The rifle in the ad looks like a Colt R6500, It was sort of a transitional model for them. It had A2 furniture, but A1 rear sights and a slab sided receiver w/o the mag release guard rail. They were sold in the late 1980's (1985-1988?). They came with a two piece pivot pin, which also happened to be in the "big hole" configuration. The barrel was 5.56 NATO with 1/7 twist.
I bought mine in 1986 and I still have it (along with a DD big hole flat top upper yet to be installed)............. unless the right offer comes along. |
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