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Posted: 12/16/2014 8:37:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/16/2014 8:47:26 PM EDT
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Lovely rifle may want to post it here:
A2 forum A lot of the guys in here don't consider the A2 old school or retro. 
Digging the HG though can you give us some specs. |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 8:50:30 PM EDT
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What constitutes retro here? I'm mid 50's and this looks modern to me.
And please don't tell me I'm getting old. 
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Posted: 12/16/2014 8:53:01 PM EDT
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What constitutes retro here? I'm mid 50's and this looks modern to me. And please don't tell me I'm getting old. I'm no where near you but my knee aches when it gets cold now so i consider myself "honorably old" soon to be "orny old" also accords collection fills me with several emotions, several of which are strange and confusing to me...one of them is extreme jealousy though. Also my understanding was that retro was anything pre A2 and maybe the odd 727, because they look sweet, but i'm a short timer here so I don't know really. and just to throw some pics in, Not me and not my rifle (my buddies bushy A2), definitely older but not retro as i understand it 
i'm not sure if my C7 clone counts: 
But i'm pretty sure this would: 
and this is retro but may not belong here: 
Or as i like to say to myself in the world of retro AR's "if it's grey, let's play, if it's black put it back" |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 8:56:45 PM EDT
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Here is some old school. <a href="http://s100.photobucket.com/user/jamesrea_2006/media/Weapons%202014/010_zpsf5a46f51.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/jamesrea_2006/Weapons%202014/010_zpsf5a46f51.jpg</a> Now I can dig this! Thanks jrs93accord. |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 8:59:00 PM EDT
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I tore my only complete retro down because I wasn't happy with it.
I'm going to take my time and do it right this time, all USGI except for the lower and barrel, I'd probably use a Colt barrel too but I figure if I shoot out a new one I won't feel so bad, plus I already have one. I'm hoping to redo it soon. Somehow two other builds got in front of it and on my budget a build can take 6 months.
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Posted: 12/16/2014 8:59:59 PM EDT
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Yeah, OP has a nice rifle, but it's not retro. With all the flat tops around today though, I can see why he might think it old school. Still an A2 though, and that's not retro.
Speaking of what is and what isn't retro.......since the MK18 Mod O was issued as an upper to be used in conjunction with an M16A1 lower, does that make them retro? OP..........is the handguard for use with a launcher? |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:25:00 PM EDT
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Yeah, OP has a nice rifle, but it's not retro. With all the flat tops around today though, I can see why he might think it old school. Still an A2 though, and that's not retro. Speaking of what is and what isn't retro.......since the MK18 Mod O was issued as an upper to be used in conjunction with an M16A1 lower, does that make them retro? OP..........is the handguard for use with a launcher? Restomod.........or for lack of a better word.....Retromod |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:29:11 PM EDT
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To me retro: pre-A2 upgrades.
Brunton bumps should be banished to the A2 forum. 
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:34:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:40:32 PM EDT
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Ok - where should this go? Factory configuration from Colt (with a A1 slabside - not the lower shown)...A1.5 forum? 
<a href="http://http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y345/fastswift1/IMG_3484.jpg</a>] Quote HistoryQuoted:
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To me retro: pre-A2 upgrades. Brunton bumps should be banished to the A2 forum. Ok - where should this go? Factory configuration from Colt (with a A1 slabside - not the lower shown)...A1.5 forum?
<a href="http://http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y345/fastswift1/IMG_3484.jpg</a>] XM16A1.5? |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:41:53 PM EDT
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I'll play..
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:43:40 PM EDT
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To me retro: pre-A2 upgrades. Brunton bumps should be banished to the A2 forum. Ok - where should this go? Factory configuration from Colt (with a A1 slabside - not the lower shown)...A1.5 forum?
<a href="http://http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y345/fastswift1/IMG_3484.jpg</a>] XM16A1.5? That made me laugh 
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:50:10 PM EDT
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If it's got an A1 rear sight i think it belongs here *hides*....
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:51:11 PM EDT
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It's a frankin build...the upper was one I had for a few yrs. I put this together thru several companies. The HG came from a gb auction.
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Posted: 12/16/2014 9:58:15 PM EDT
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The M203 hg is not really practical without the 203 because of the huge gap on the bottom. I fixed that with a heat shield from an A2 hg. I call it old school is because of the military uses M4's and all the A2's are being sold to the Iraq army. This is retro to me since I myself switched to the M4...I shoot the A2 a whole lot better than the M4.
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Posted: 12/16/2014 10:04:32 PM EDT
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Probably this Space gun is way to modern Voodoo magic. Just kidding.
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Posted: 12/16/2014 10:05:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/16/2014 10:16:42 PM EDT
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To me retro: pre-A2 upgrades. Brunton bumps should be banished to the A2 forum. What He said above, +1........... |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 10:17:10 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/16/2014 10:18:48 PM EDT
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Probably this Space gun is way to modern Voodoo magic. Just kidding. http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/fortis120/100_2464.jpg Winner! |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 12:50:49 AM EDT
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Well, this is quite current, but representative of the collection!
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Posted: 12/17/2014 1:16:10 AM EDT
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Need to get better photos of some of the others, but here's a couple:
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Posted: 12/17/2014 3:10:59 AM EDT
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If it's got an A1 rear sight i think it belongs here *hides*.... Actually, that's a general guideline I often use, too. I am aesthetically offended by A2 reinforcements and finger bumps on pistol grips and round rifle handguards and such, but depending on the rest of the rifle, I can hold my nose and (just barely) tolerate such things. But A2 sights are just abhorrent to my retro sensibilities! To the person who asked, "retro" here was originally intended to be up through the VN war-era. Our time boundaries have expanded a bit...but stop just short of the A2. OP, nice rifle. And, yeah, it's retro...just not retro!
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Posted: 12/17/2014 9:27:28 AM EDT
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Does this count?
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Posted: 12/17/2014 10:03:45 AM EDT
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Well, this is quite current, but representative of the collection! <a href="http://s1084.photobucket.com/user/Mike_Connelly/media/c297e022-df0e-4f73-b290-6538575688db_zpsc883b4a3.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/Mike_Connelly/c297e022-df0e-4f73-b290-6538575688db_zpsc883b4a3.jpg</a> Very nice collection. |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 11:30:16 AM EDT
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602, HowaAR180, 603, Rem11, 1911, two Win 12's.
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Posted: 12/17/2014 4:02:55 PM EDT
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Here is some old school. <a href="http://s100.photobucket.com/user/jamesrea_2006/media/Weapons%202014/010_zpsf5a46f51.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/jamesrea_2006/Weapons%202014/010_zpsf5a46f51.jpg</a> That's a nice class picture from the old school! I bet recess is a blast... (bad pun, I know). |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 4:17:19 PM EDT
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That's a nice class picture from the old school! I bet recess is a blast... (bad pun, I know). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Here is some old school. <a href="http://s100.photobucket.com/user/jamesrea_2006/media/Weapons%202014/010_zpsf5a46f51.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/jamesrea_2006/Weapons%202014/010_zpsf5a46f51.jpg</a> That's a nice class picture from the old school! I bet recess is a blast... (bad pun, I know). Hummm...first post not bad. I think you just might fit in here...
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Posted: 12/17/2014 4:53:05 PM EDT
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<a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Iron_Airship/media/retrogroup.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/Iron_Airship/retrogroup.jpg</a> <a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Iron_Airship/media/retroshotguns.png.html" target="_blank">http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/Iron_Airship/retroshotguns.png</a> 602, HowaAR180, 603, Rem11, 1911, two Win 12's.
I am having serious shotgun jealousy! Nice, very nice! 
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Posted: 12/17/2014 6:42:31 PM EDT
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<a href="http://s745.photobucket.com/user/sergio762/media/20140921_143603_zpssx0tzdwu.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/sergio762/20140921_143603_zpssx0tzdwu.jpg</a> This is Awesome!
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Posted: 12/17/2014 8:37:53 PM EDT
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I am having serious shotgun jealousy! Nice, very nice! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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<a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Iron_Airship/media/retrogroup.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/Iron_Airship/retrogroup.jpg</a> <a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Iron_Airship/media/retroshotguns.png.html" target="_blank">http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/Iron_Airship/retroshotguns.png</a> 602, HowaAR180, 603, Rem11, 1911, two Win 12's.
I am having serious shotgun jealousy! Nice, very nice! Thank you! the Win12 on the bottom is a 1917 production and has been in the family since new (we believe) It's marked "Model of 1912" because they didnt shorten the name until after WW1.
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Posted: 12/17/2014 10:19:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryUm... Your sling in the upper picture is mounted backwards. Just sayin. :p |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 10:44:53 PM EDT
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This Green Beret has it on backwards too.... :-)
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Posted: 12/18/2014 12:30:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2014 12:37:59 AM EDT
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This Green Beret has it on backwards too.... :-) http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad59/bluecar427/sling_zps6c0cc988.jpg http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad59/bluecar427/99_photo_1f_cc_zps2bae17a5.jpg Green Berets tend to do everything backwards...
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Posted: 12/18/2014 7:52:13 AM EDT
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602, HowaAR180, 603, Rem11, 1911, two Win 12's.
WHOA! What's up with the handguards on your Howa? |
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Posted: 12/18/2014 9:20:12 AM EDT
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Retro AR
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Posted: 12/18/2014 9:50:06 AM EDT
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<a href="http://s1271.photobucket.com/user/TRIMDAD/media/5A0C2C44-61CC-4C54-8AA0-4C1921E0362C.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj633/TRIMDAD/5A0C2C44-61CC-4C54-8AA0-4C1921E0362C.jpg</a> I have such a crush on your collection.
Where's the DOE?!
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Posted: 12/18/2014 9:50:59 AM EDT
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WHOA! What's up with the handguards on your Howa? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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602, HowaAR180, 603, Rem11, 1911, two Win 12's.
WHOA! What's up with the handguards on your Howa? I don't know, in what way do you mean? I didn't buy it new.
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Posted: 12/18/2014 10:21:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know, in what way do you mean? I didn't buy it new. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: 602, HowaAR180, 603, Rem11, 1911, two Win 12's. WHOA! What's up with the handguards on your Howa? I don't know, in what way do you mean? I didn't buy it new. |
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Posted: 12/18/2014 10:57:54 AM EDT
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<a href="http://s1271.photobucket.com/user/TRIMDAD/media/5A0C2C44-61CC-4C54-8AA0-4C1921E0362C.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj633/TRIMDAD/5A0C2C44-61CC-4C54-8AA0-4C1921E0362C.jpg</a> Some very very nice rifles you got there..........! |
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Posted: 12/18/2014 5:27:06 PM EDT
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I have such a crush on your collection.
Where's the DOE?! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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<a href="http://s1271.photobucket.com/user/TRIMDAD/media/5A0C2C44-61CC-4C54-8AA0-4C1921E0362C.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj633/TRIMDAD/5A0C2C44-61CC-4C54-8AA0-4C1921E0362C.jpg</a> I have such a crush on your collection.
Where's the DOE?! Thank you sir!..... And crap... I forgot it .. Now I have to retake the pic. |
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Posted: 12/18/2014 5:28:06 PM EDT
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Some very very nice rifles you got there..........! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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<a href="http://s1271.photobucket.com/user/TRIMDAD/media/5A0C2C44-61CC-4C54-8AA0-4C1921E0362C.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj633/TRIMDAD/5A0C2C44-61CC-4C54-8AA0-4C1921E0362C.jpg</a> Some very very nice rifles you got there..........! Thabks man , how's that 601 coming ? |
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Posted: 12/18/2014 6:43:01 PM EDT
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I,ll play, and MIX it up just a little.
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Posted: 12/18/2014 7:31:28 PM EDT
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Here are a few:
John Thomas 
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Posted: 12/18/2014 8:05:44 PM EDT
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Here are a few: John Thomas http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h53/jntmjt1/SP1%20and%20602/P1410204_zps9c7b53cd.jpg http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h53/jntmjt1/607/P1430178_zps694c3458.jpg http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h53/jntmjt1/601%20x%202/P1370470_zpsf23a9d31.jpg http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h53/jntmjt1/621/P1360142_zpscb51f5b8.jpg
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Posted: 12/18/2014 8:07:43 PM EDT
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This thread should be called "Show Your Sickness!"
Some VERY nice Gun Porn Gentlemen!
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Posted: 12/18/2014 8:09:04 PM EDT
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Wow, too much eye candy. I'm getting a headache. Super pictures guys! I'm still wondering if those Green Beret pictures are photo op's due to the sling being installed backwards. Or are they correct for the time/era? Any old timers here that really know?
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Posted: 12/18/2014 8:17:18 PM EDT
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Here is a 602 rebuild, a 604, and some hybrid thing I built for a buddy of mine
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