Hey,
I've been writing for GunUp the Magazine (www.gunup.com) for about a year. The magazine has a "Black Rifle" issue coming up in a few months and I'd like to pitch an article to my editor on "Retro AR Builds."
The thing is, I only have one "sorta correct" rifle myself - A M16A1 clone, I bought, but the builder inexplicably used a Canadian upper with a brass deflector for the build.
Any of you retro builders here willing to help me out by sharing photos of your rifles we can publish and talking to me (via chat or e-mail) about the details of your build, etc?
I'd like to do an overview article that includes "Why retro?," sources for NOS parts, repro parts, and custom work (like retro lowers or 80% lower finishing and engraving). I'd also like about 8 or 10 good photos of different retro builds of different variations.
I've got a couple weeks before I have to pitch this to my editor. I just want to know if I can get enough help to actually put the article together before I pitch it formally.
What say you?