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Posted: 10/19/2011 1:17:49 AM EDT
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i was previously here http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_123/541036__ARCHIVED_THREAD____Restore_a_M16a1_and_M203.html&page=1 and after a few months, here is the result http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4351/img4676.th.jpg http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9242/img4674q.th.jpg http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1089/img4673ib.th.jpg http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7028/img4667y.th.jpg http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9555/img4666u.th.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5953/img4661u.th.jpg http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2525/img4657r.th.jpg http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6476/img4656hk.th.jpg http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2234/img4655g.th.jpg http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7175/img4654h.th.jpg http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/541/img4646w.th.jpg |
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the guns are deact, but all the moving parts are in function ( arm, dry shot ...) Pretty cool, what qualifies them as deact? the only way we can have a lower receiver with a sear pin hole drilled in it here in the USA, without having it registered as a machine gun, is if its cut in pieces. |
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when i unmount all the parts to clean it, i saw the barrel is drilled and plugged and the head of the bolt assembly was cut at 45° i don t see any mod of the lower, the selector works, i can dry shot ... Wow... as if you can't just put a new barrel on it and get a new BCG.. I suppose its a bit more difficult over there than it is in the states though. Here we have plenty of distributors of AR parts and can have a new barrel and bolt at our doorstep within a few days of ordering, not sure how many parts distributors you have there but they really have you on the honor system with dewats, too bad our government doesnt trust us as much as yours!  Here in the USA, if that lower receiver was registered it would be worth anywhere from $10-20,0000
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when i unmount all the parts to clean it, i saw the barrel is drilled and plugged and the head of the bolt assembly was cut at 45° i don t see any mod of the lower, the selector works, i can dry shot ... Wow... as if you can't just put a new barrel on it and get a new BCG.. I suppose its a bit more difficult over there than it is in the states though. Here we have plenty of distributors of AR parts and can have a new barrel and bolt at our doorstep within a few days of ordering, not sure how many parts distributors you have there but they really have you on the honor system with dewats, too bad our government doesnt trust us as much as yours! Here in the USA, if that lower receiver was registered it would be worth anywhere from $10-20,0000but there is a problem here ... no one has and sell parts for ar15. it s impossible to get some working parts to replace the deact one and it s quite impossible to get from the usa ... 99.9999% of the us seller don t ship outside the usa i have bought a few spring... for my gun, but no way to get big parts to do a second one. and don t worry for my gov ...  they don t want french people to have working guns ... nothing, except deact guns, is free for sale... you want a 22lr to do sporting shot or a desert eagle in 50ae, you need the same authorization . and no way to have full auto guns, and no big caliber ... there is no shooting club for caliber biggest than 308
my dream is a barrett like the M82a1, but it will be a dream for a long long time . |
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when i unmount all the parts to clean it, i saw the barrel is drilled and plugged and the head of the bolt assembly was cut at 45° i don t see any mod of the lower, the selector works, i can dry shot ... Wow... as if you can't just put a new barrel on it and get a new BCG.. I suppose its a bit more difficult over there than it is in the states though. Here we have plenty of distributors of AR parts and can have a new barrel and bolt at our doorstep within a few days of ordering, not sure how many parts distributors you have there but they really have you on the honor system with dewats, too bad our government doesnt trust us as much as yours! Here in the USA, if that lower receiver was registered it would be worth anywhere from $10-20,0000but there is a problem here ... no one has and sell parts for ar15. it s impossible to get some working parts to replace the deact one and it s quite impossible to get from the usa ... 99.9999% of the us seller don t ship outside the usa i have bought a few spring... for my gun, but no way to get big parts to do a second one. and don t worry for my gov ... they don t want french people to have working guns ... nothing, except deact guns, is free for sale... you want a 22lr to do sporting shot or a desert eagle in 50ae, you need the same authorization . and no way to have full auto guns, and no big caliber ... there is no shooting club for caliber biggest than 308
my dream is a barrett like the M82a1, but it will be a dream for a long long time . Yeah, that basically what I was implying with my post, that the availability of AR15/M16 parts in your neck of the woods is basically non-existant. If you lived here in the USA you could have your deactivated M16 up and running in a couple days but you can't even have something like that here to begin with, but luckily our government allows us to have the exact same thing in semi auto only, and if you live in a free state, pay the tax stamp, and get approved, you can own a full auto M16 that was made prior to 1986.. but its gonna cost about as much as a new car Anyway, nice rifle you have there! looks great! is the m203 deactivated as well? |
Meh, 203 Serial Number is too high for Vietnam........... Looks good, I dig it. Start looking for some mud brown 40mm bandoleers or a GI Claymore Bag..... Germany was the same way for DekoWaffen, barrels get drilled out at chamber, with rod welded in. Some, Salutwaffen, are deactivated but you can shoot blanks which expell the gas right in front of the chamber, better watch where you put your hands. I had a Deko MP44 and MG34 during my second tour in Berlin, Oct 92-June 94, couldnt bring some stuff back. But I've seen some GIs buy the barrels and bolts thru APO, combine with a Dekowaffe , yadda yadda yadda....... I even had a rubber duck RPG7 that was going to be turned into a floor lamp.... |
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Meh, 203 Serial Number is too high for Vietnam...........
Looks good, I dig it. Start looking for some mud brown 40mm bandoleers or a GI Claymore Bag..... yes, i know ... it s dated from 1979 on the box of the m203 , but i don t find better 
i have a small bandoleer with egg crate for 6 40mm have you some good address for the claymore bag and some other items ...? if somoeone know a friendly seller in us, let's me know. |
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I'd definitely trade one of my firing AR's for that rifle if we could have them. it will be funny if you can check how your country and customs work ... i canno t buy any big parts from your country, and in mine i canno t get any full auto gun ... only semi with an authorization ... very hard to get and keep !! |
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What does a deactivated M16/M203 cost in France? When I lived in England almost 20 years ago, deactivated firearms where still available, but the price was almost as much as it's semi automatic cousin in the USA. ka the M203 came from your country, and the M16 is from germany ... no idea about the price of it in France because no one sell this kind of gun |
I know it must be hard finding parts where you are. I'm looking forward to the photos. |
This is the new member of the M16 mag family
a 40 rounds one ... to compare, you have the pic of a 20, 30 and the newbie i don t know who does it, no mark on it . http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/2166/img4738y.jpg and the new russian sling for the AK http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5718/img4743bf.jpg |
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