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Posted: 10/30/2008 8:29:39 AM EDT
Here you go.
Finished, anodized parts will not be ready until late November. 
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Posted: 10/30/2008 8:57:26 AM EDT
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Nice
 Can't wait to order one!
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Posted: 10/30/2008 9:34:29 AM EDT
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Nice Can't wait to order one!+1 ! |
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Posted: 10/30/2008 9:50:18 AM EDT
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Awesome!
Mike, you do know that if you keep this up we're all going to be really deep in debt. Oh well, it's only money. The government prints it every day! |
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Posted: 10/30/2008 9:54:18 AM EDT
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Looks good so far! Will they have ejection ports?
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Posted: 10/30/2008 10:11:23 AM EDT
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Looks good so far! Will they have ejection ports? HaHa |
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Posted: 10/30/2008 10:26:11 AM EDT
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Looks like the milled off area is raised above the back ridge.
Aren't they supposed to be the same level? Now I have to go to the shop and check.... ETA: nevermind. Looks exactly like mine. Great job Mike!!! |
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Posted: 10/30/2008 10:34:33 AM EDT
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Looks like the milled off area is raised above the back ridge. Aren't they supposed to be the same level? Now I have to go to the shop and check.... Yes, this is not a finished part. After they are milled down, I will buff them to remove any machining marks and blend the rear radius. Because forgings have a +/- tolerance of .020"-.030" you can't cut them all the exact same on the outside. So they get cut as close as we can, then blend them down. |
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Posted: 10/30/2008 12:25:22 PM EDT
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There is a little bump there where they transition together.
The bottom one is more pronounced, but I don't have a pic of that. ETA: It doesn't seem so subtle in person. 
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Posted: 10/30/2008 4:53:52 PM EDT
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That is one sexy 605 coctailer
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Posted: 10/30/2008 5:42:57 PM EDT
[#10]
Hmmmmmm...
I wonder how that would look on a 607 w/ 10" barrel and duckbill FH... |
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Posted: 10/30/2008 5:51:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/30/2008 6:55:52 PM EDT
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Hmmmmmm... I wonder how that would look on a 607 w/ 10" barrel and duckbill FH... Only one way to find out... and I don't mean Photoshop. 
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Posted: 10/30/2008 7:19:10 PM EDT
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Hmmmmmm... I wonder how that would look on a 607 w/ 10" barrel and duckbill FH... Only one way to find out... and I don't mean Photoshop. Hmm..all depends on if I can get my hands on another 607 stock. Well, get my hands on the CASH for another 607 stock, that is. 
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Posted: 10/30/2008 7:48:25 PM EDT
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A couple of more pics of the bump
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Posted: 10/31/2008 6:12:55 AM EDT
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Looks like the second one has some edge blending, but it's not perfectly flush with the radius.
Also looks like you can see some of the machining marks on the "hump". Thanks for the photos guys. 
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Posted: 10/31/2008 7:49:38 AM EDT
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that 605 would look real swell with some waffle mags...
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Posted: 10/31/2008 2:52:29 PM EDT
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can I pre-order one?
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Posted: 10/31/2008 4:09:44 PM EDT
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that 605 would look real swell with some waffle mags... And a 607 lower/barrel. Argh!! |
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Posted: 11/1/2008 7:31:17 AM EDT
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that 605 would look real swell with some waffle mags... Send me a couple and I'll take pics
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Posted: 11/6/2008 4:58:40 PM EDT
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any update on these
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Posted: 11/6/2008 5:07:05 PM EDT
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We are still machining the NDS-603's and NDS-605's.
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Posted: 11/27/2008 11:52:08 AM EDT
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can I get one yet? |
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Posted: 11/28/2008 4:27:37 AM EDT
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Not yet, but I have some out for anodizing.
I will be doing some test firing before I release the 603' & 605's. |
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Posted: 11/28/2008 10:35:39 AM EDT
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I will be doing some test firing before I release the 603' & 605's. So Mike, how was the range trip this morning?
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Posted: 11/28/2008 11:38:49 AM EDT
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What the hell is this? WHY?
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Posted: 11/28/2008 11:49:04 AM EDT
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What the hell is this? WHY? uh. . . HUH? |
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Posted: 11/28/2008 11:49:47 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/28/2008 11:51:38 AM EDT
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What the hell is this? WHY? Wrong attitude for the retro forum..... |
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Posted: 11/28/2008 12:00:35 PM EDT
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What the hell is this? WHY? One style of upper for the Colt 605 carbine. The other is the 604 upper. Because SOME 605s used this style of upper and an original Colt piece is all but impossible to find. |
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Posted: 11/28/2008 12:08:33 PM EDT
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What the hell is this? WHY? One style of upper for the Colt 605 carbine. The other is the 604 upper. Because SOME 605s used this style of upper and an original Colt piece is all but impossible to find. 
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Posted: 11/28/2008 12:24:45 PM EDT
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What the hell is this? WHY? One style of upper for the Colt 605 carbine. The other is the 604 upper. Because SOME 605s used this style of upper and an original Colt piece is all but impossible to find. http://www.fototime.com/F8FADECA4DDFB43/standard.jpg
...show off!!
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Posted: 11/28/2008 1:33:37 PM EDT
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Wrong attitude for the retro forum..... + Eleventy-billion. 
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[Joker Voice] Where does he get all those wonderful toys? [/Joker Voice] |
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Posted: 11/29/2008 7:28:43 PM EDT
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[Joker Voice] Where does he get all those wonderful toys? [/Joker Voice]
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think uxb bought that one before the rest of us knew what it was. To his credit, I don't think he rubbed our noses in it when he did it. 
YMMV |
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Posted: 11/29/2008 8:17:16 PM EDT
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[Joker Voice] Where does he get all those wonderful toys? [/Joker Voice] Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think uxb bought that one before the rest of us knew what it was. To his credit, I don't think he rubbed our noses in it when he did it.
YMMV I think that was a recent acquisition. |
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Posted: 11/29/2008 8:32:15 PM EDT
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[Joker Voice] Where does he get all those wonderful toys? [/Joker Voice] Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think uxb bought that one before the rest of us knew what it was. To his credit, I don't think he rubbed our noses in it when he did it.
YMMV I think that was a recent acquisition. Received from SARCO 04 March 08. |
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Posted: 11/29/2008 8:49:51 PM EDT
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My bad, I could've sworn someone on here posted a "check this thing out, what the hell is this" thread, and someone on here bought it and then someone told us what it was.
Sorry Steve! 
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Posted: 12/2/2008 5:58:42 PM EDT
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Ok, so I know what it is...But why did Colt cut the FA off. That is a bunch of work for, well to me it seems just visual.?
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Posted: 12/2/2008 6:20:55 PM EDT
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They used upper forgings that were destined to become forward-assisted guns rather than forging a specific upper. since they weren't going to use the f/a they milled the hump off the back of the receiver that would have otherwise been further milled to accept the f/a assembly. Think of it as frugality due to what was on hand at the time.
-RH |
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Posted: 12/3/2008 6:14:27 AM EDT
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If you've got a bunch of FA forgings sitting around, it's cheaper and faster to shave off the hump, than to make new slickside forgings.
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Posted: 12/3/2008 12:36:32 PM EDT
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Ya ok. But but why not just finish the FA? Did they not have enough notched bolts to go with them? Did thay not have the old molds?
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Posted: 12/3/2008 1:27:19 PM EDT
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oh, you mean, why would they not just USE the FA instead of sheering it off? I have no idea.
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Posted: 12/3/2008 7:15:14 PM EDT
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Because the Air Force did not want the forward assist. Their contract specified that they did not want the bolt closure device according to the Small Arms Review. If you get a chance to look at their M16 guide you'll see that the 603 was the M16A1 with the forward assist for the Army and the 604 was the M16 without the forward assist for the Air Force. That's OK though, Colt still stuck them with notched carriers for spite! Actually, it was for standardization purposes.
Colt made two versions of just about everything and some had the forward assist and some did not. It was easier for them to shave the F/A hump off of the A1 forging than to acquire more slick side forgings at the time they filled this particular contract. Don't ask me why, I have no clue about that. |
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Posted: 12/3/2008 7:20:36 PM EDT
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Because it just looks cool
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