My newest Keyhole forged Colt



I know there not complete but there in the works, 2 Colt A2 20" gov't profile 1x7 uppers.


My only Colt lower ( yes I know it's not an A2 )

Here is my wife's Colt Sporter Target Model. She used to shoot at Camp Perry with it 20 years ago.

727 clone with Aimpoint Micro setup. Osprey piston kit installed. Armalite lower with CMMG 14.5" upper with permanent Phantom FH. Aimpoint A2 mount. Aimpoint micro with A.R.M.S. #31 mount gives absolute cowitness.

My Bushmaster A2 HBAR

Finished the 5 ArmaLite marked lowers I picked up in June... Bushmaster barrels, the 20" barrels are Gov't profile, A2 uppers are Bushmaster, Colt, and LAR. Spikes LPK's and M16 BCG's. The scoped 20" uses an ARMS #2, an original Cherokee cheekpiece and a Leupold Mark AR scope. The 16" Superlite and M4 profile builds are LIGHT... wow... KISS A2's...

I shoot this rifle better than I use a camera.

Well, fellas... Here it is. My first civilian A2. It feels great to be here.

I had this one once.

Never seen this one before. (Keyhole w/ 3 dot forge mark)

Swapped out the upper to my son's build.

It has taken me months of haunting the EE to get all Colt parts but I finally finished my carbine. Barrel off a 6721, Colt A2 upper receiver. Colt LE Carbine lower. All the various parts from different folks. Thanks to all I bought from here for the smooth transactions. The added bonus of building it all myself, all good. Total cost=$753.85

The point of my exercise was to build a carbine for less than $800 from parts and assemble each part to learn how the rifle functions. Spent many days at the range firing friends and coworkers weapons so I tried everything from HBAR's to M4 profile to pencil barreled carbines. 10 inch to 16 inch barrels. Fat hand guards, rails, skinnies, A1's, A2's flattops with optics and BUIS. I have Colt A2 rifle and like the quality so I decided to attempt to build a Coltenstein for my $800 budget.

Some of the parts were barely used, most were take offs from folks changing out parts off brand new rifles. I didn't jump at the first part I saw, but waited until they fit in my budget. I waited 5 months for a lower at the right price. My only concession to aftermarket parts are a Magpul trigger guard(came on the lower, and I removed a Bill Springfield trigger group and replaced it with a Colt group) and a BCM charging handle.

I was lucky getting the upper(Colt Mueller Brass) that had a 4 stamped on it and M4 cuts from the factory so the 6721 barrel works great. I chose the HBAR profile for that smidge of better accuracy. I had the upper on a Double Star lower and fired a couple thousand trouble free rounds of LC M855 the last 5 months until the Colt lower appeared last week.

So now I need to figure out what to build with the Double Star lower... which by the way, is not quite in spec. It has issues with certain mags dropping free but other than that, was fine.

Finally wised up and bulit an A2

It's been a while since I decided the 20" rifle setup was the best bet for a defense/SHTF gun, as well as having fun, and target shooting. I built a couple uppers off the FNMI A2 barrels, my first being on a flattop upper with a recce style rail, next was on a Colt A1 upper. Each had their drawbacks.

I think I've finally found my solution in the A2 platform, and I just finished her the other day:

FNMI 1:7 A2 barrel (brand spanking new, I don't think this thing was even fired)
FN A2 upper (NOS, unfired, with FN sight, and BCM upper parts kit)
FN bolt (used)
Toolcraft bolt carrier (NOS) (I know...I need an FN carrier!)
Daniel Defense Lite 12.0
Surefire M951

Lower is a Noveske with a CMT LPK, round hammer
A1 storage stock with A2 buttplate/door

I can't wait to snag some M885 and take this sucker out. The FSB is perfect on it, my laser bore zero had me two clicks to the left. TWO!

I can run a smaller Gunfighter as there're no carry handle screws sticking out, so I don't get gouged in the chest.
I have an 800 meter sight.
I can run the RIBZ type zero easier than the 600m A4 sight.

This gun is a WIN. For a platform where I want to exclusively run iron sights, and make it work as both a SHTF and fun rifle––I'm very happy, and I don't have a lot of money tied up into it.

LOVE the A2

I like that. Very nice for an adaptable modern rifle but designed for dedicated iron sights use using quality parts. Not a clone but purpose built with a clear idea in your head of what you wanted.

Great 20" setup.

~Augee

FK upper receiver, FNMI A2 barrel assembly, FN BCG with MPF bolt, carrier and barrel reparked by ADCO
Lower is a McKay Enterprises. Ident Markings did the FN logo and US property markings as well as adding "burst".

How much you want for it?

My Del-Ton A2 Middy Hbar

Sold this upper years ago to purchase a 16" A1 (slickside 604) lightweight upper, now that I'm starting to get interested in the A2s I wish I had kept it

Just a couple of range pics from last week.

latest build

rguns lower
rguns stainless lpk
blackthorne m4 a2 upper
rock river arms bolt carrier group
dpms charging handle

Nothing fancy, inexpensive build for plinking and throwing lead. Has been very reliable with no issues, having fun with it.

This is my carbine I just completed. With the exception of three parts(trigger guard, BCM charging handle and A2X flash hider), it's all Colt. Just finished pinning and welding the FH this morning. 6920 lower, A2 Colt upper with M4 cuts. Colt 14.5 M4 barrel(I had a Colt 6721 barrel on it until today)Test fire and sight in tomorrow. Yum Yum.

Great looking carbine!


Keep em coming guys!

This is now my new toy AR-15 A2. Warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is my 1st AR and I have not been in the military so I will be asking lots of questions... It is an A2 upper with 20" full fluted HBAR barrel and Free Floating fore-grip.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57503535@N05/6347062865
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