While I was expecting a package in the mail today, I also received another much larger box for a friend in Pennsylvania. Once I opened that box, I found it was brimming with retro goodies:

- PRISTINE, never mounted 20" C MP B barrel
- Front sight base, with sling swivel and rivet attached, with two taper pins
- Three A1 handguards, 2 lefts, one right
- Mottled A1 pistol grip
- Gas tube. rifle length
- PRISTINE Type D buttstock with swivel and sling ring
- M203 handguard, with front leaf sight attached
- Charging handle, less latch and spring
- Commercial six-hole carbine handguard set, without heat shield

Additionally, there was a vented handguard  for what appears to be a Winchester 1897 riot shotgun, a set of M4 handguards, and several small internal parts for an M1911A1, along with a copy of an article on the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) chopped .45 ACP pistol.

I damn near cried. Much appreciation for my retro brothers.

Merry Christmas, gents.

If that was a "Secret Santa" package to you, you must have been a really good boy this year!

ima,

Based on this past year, I was expecting coal.

I didn't enter because everyone sets the bar too high!!

I call ... Pics or it didn't happen.....You know the rules.

Can an FNG like me post pics?

Nice!

It was not part of the official retro secret santa though so don't be scared off next year!

Did I build up any credibility now?

I would love that M203 with front sight attached!!!

You have some quality friends

Congrats and be thankful

I need that for my M16 or my M16A2 build, with airsoft M203.

travis,

I concur fully.

Merry Christmas.

Great gift! Santa must have thought you were really good this year.

Check the twist on that barrel. I and several others bought some from GPC recently (from this link) and even though they were C MP B marked, they turned out to be NOS replacement 1/7" barrels from the mid '80s.

That works for me still. Retro look, yet accepts heavier ammo is cool.

Trenchgun heat shield is from a Winchester 1200 not a 97. Still a very good retro part.



PS. If you can't use it, I know somebody that can

VERY nice Retro Haul!

My target won't be as happy as you but I DID exceed the $25 minimum! But not by that much!

Sweet Swag!

MAGA Christmas yall!

Okay, lemme ask this about the barrel I got: should I use this new one in place of the SAK barrel I already own on my early 603 XM16E1 build, or just use the SAK and use this new barrel on another build?

I am open to suggestions.

Okay, lemme ask this about the barrel I got: should I use this new one in place of the SAK barrel I already own on my early 603 XM16E1 build, or just use the SAK and use this new barrel on another build?

I am open to suggestions.

First thanks for sharing the haul.  Pretty decent especially if free.  Doesn't look too bad if one was paying.  Best answer is build a retro with both barrels.

Either barrel would probably be appropriate for an XM16E1 arsenal / armorer replacement barrel.  Personally I've had more USGI XM16E1 upper receiver assemblies with SAK replacement than Colt replacement barrels.   Could also be those before me grabbed up all the Colts and left the rest with the later mfg'd barrels but the Colts I got from same batches generally still had original barrels with upper proofs and most the XM16E1with USGI replacements weren't Colt proofed so mostly replacement parts builds too.

I kinda like the SAK's over the Colt's all things being equal like new and such for shooting accuracy.   For chrome bore LW profile the SAK's have always been the better shooters,  just ask any military marksman from the LW era and probably the best chrome bore barrel reputation.  Go chronologically prior to chrome bore milspec and some of those early Colt non chromes would really shoot when nice and fresh.  Just ask any of those guys if they could even still remember for various reasons but mostly being 70 plus in age and a life time spent on booze/ drugs and such.  

Apologies.  The new fangled site double tap.

HEY NOW!  I resemble most of that remark!

Remember me saying this back then? I inventoried the parts tonight.

Suffice to say, after the inventory, the word "several" was a HUGE understatement.

I only need the following parts to complete a pistol:

- Barrel, complete
- Bushing
- Ejector
- Plunger spring
- Plunger tube
- USGI Rear Sight
- Grip Screws (4)
- Grip Screw bushings (4)

Added later: I checked my parts stash, and look what I found. The barrel and bushing will need to be cut down, but whatever.

Now I bought a Remington Rand slide online today, along with some internal slide parts. Given this, I am less than $100.00 away from making a replica OSI .45 pistol!

Time to look for an 80% carbon steel 1911 full size frame with a smooth frontstrap (if possible).

Added later again: I only need an ejector and a USGI rear sight, along with the 80% frame now. I also bought a Commander bushing online, to reduce costs at the gunsmith, one less thing to cut down.

Yup!! Ya dun goodly...