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Posted: 12/4/2018 9:33:07 PM EDT
Poverty Pony Lower Double Star LW Upper |
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Posted: 12/4/2018 9:55:56 PM EDT
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Very nice. That is one of my favorite configs. Simple and light.
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Posted: 12/6/2018 12:58:00 AM EDT
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Very nice. That is one of my favorite configs. Simple and light. ETA OP, what sling? |
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Posted: 12/6/2018 6:01:10 AM EDT
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Quoted: Mine too. Just got me a Colt 6520 upper on the way ETA OP, what sling? |
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Posted: 12/6/2018 3:53:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: (I see you removed the hooks, which would be the way to go to make it a vintage, retro looking sling, well done) |
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Posted: 12/6/2018 4:17:49 PM EDT
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Bought it - thanks! (I see you removed the hooks, which would be the way to go to make it a vintage, retro looking sling, well done) Mine has a "unique" scent to it. Maybe I should say a "vintage" smell. |
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Posted: 12/6/2018 5:49:23 PM EDT
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Thanks. Mine has a "unique" scent to it. Maybe I should say a "vintage" smell. 
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Posted: 12/6/2018 8:03:41 PM EDT
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Bought this government carbine lower on GB. Just got this matching gray upper receiver the other day. Already had the barrel. Very happy with this one.
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Posted: 12/6/2018 8:09:59 PM EDT
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Nice!
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Posted: 12/6/2018 9:52:54 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Bought this government carbine lower on GB. Just got this matching gray upper receiver the other day. Already had the barrel. Very happy with this one. https://i.imgur.com/pkkb1nj.jpg Quoted:
Nice! 
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Posted: 12/8/2018 3:27:58 PM EDT
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Bought this government carbine lower on GB. Just got this matching gray upper receiver the other day. Already had the barrel. Very happy with this one. https://i.imgur.com/sqAS4Zc.jpg 
Colt 6520 by SoloDallas, on Flickr PS OP, just got the sling yesterday (not pictured). Mine has scent and patina (white-ish stuff on metal parts). How in the world did you get rid of those steel hooks it comes with? |
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Posted: 12/8/2018 3:38:15 PM EDT
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A2 carbine is the best carbine.
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Posted: 12/8/2018 3:44:43 PM EDT
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A2 Carbines are fun. |
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Posted: 12/8/2018 11:50:17 PM EDT
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My 6520 has quickly become one of my most favorite AR15s. The A2 is so great for simplicity! |
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Posted: 12/9/2018 6:30:44 AM EDT
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https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/14406/LW_AR1-760933.jpg Poverty Pony Lower Double Star LW Upper Breathing fire, and ringing steel, in the rain yesterday. There are some nice A2s in this thread, keep 'em coming. KISS carbine is the best carbine. |
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Posted: 12/9/2018 4:58:20 PM EDT
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It's alive!!! Breathing fire, and ringing steel, in the rain yesterday. There are some nice A2s in this thread, keep 'em coming. KISS carbine is the best carbine. |
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Posted: 12/9/2018 5:59:55 PM EDT
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Will have to test mine too - OP, how did you get rid of the steel hooks on your sling? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's alive!!! Breathing fire, and ringing steel, in the rain yesterday. There are some nice A2s in this thread, keep 'em coming. KISS carbine is the best carbine. Wire cutters, and kung fu grip. |
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Posted: 12/9/2018 6:11:10 PM EDT
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g5vH9A8t9IThe way real men do, GI Joe Kung Fu grip.Wire cutters, and kung fu grip. |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 11:20:22 PM EDT
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Small update. No more poverty pony. |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 11:28:51 PM EDT
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https://i.imgur.com/9u4Ke7j.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5qvPyeR.jpg Small update. No more poverty pony. Love the script on your new lower. ETA I see you also changed the pistol grip. That's another huge element that most underestimate. People think they all look the same, while instead they're widely different - and feel completely different in the hand as well. Since I discovered the ones with a circled 1 inside (original Colts from the 1980s and 1990s) there was no going back for me and I bought a shitload of them, whenever I could find one I'd get it, sometimes even paying 50 bucks for a mint one (NOS from Specialized Armament Warehouse). The one on your lower now tends to look like one of those. Whether it is or not, it's a big improvement over the one you had on before. |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 11:45:17 PM EDT
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Good eye. It is a new grip.
Pretty sure it is an original Colt from the 90's. It it is much fatter in the hand than the first grip. |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 11:54:39 PM EDT
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Good eye. It is a new grip. Pretty sure it is an original Colt from the 90's. It it is much fatter in the hand than the first grip. Those are my favorite ones among them all and I did collect each and every style and almost, brand, out there. |
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Posted: 12/13/2018 4:52:26 PM EDT
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This, IMHO, is the ultimate ''truck-gun"...light, compact and extremely accurate. When it's time train using "irons", this is what I grab...I've got a Colt Tactical Sling Mount I've been meaning to install on it.
Colt AR6520 
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Posted: 12/13/2018 5:01:25 PM EDT
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This, IMHO, is the ultimate ''truck-gun"...light, compact and extremely accurate. When it's time train using "irons", this is what I grab...I've got a Colt Tactical Sling Mount I've been meaning to install on it. Colt AR6520 https://i.imgur.com/GX7DSnp.jpg?2 |
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Posted: 12/13/2018 5:02:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
This, IMHO, is the ultimate ''truck-gun"...light, compact and extremely accurate. When it's time train using "irons", this is what I grab...I've got a Colt Tactical Sling Mount I've been meaning to install on it. Colt AR6520 https://i.imgur.com/GX7DSnp.jpg?2 |
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Posted: 12/13/2018 8:24:19 PM EDT
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I've added the sling that OP inspired me to get.
This one shown is Troy's sling. But I want to underline that it's the same exact one we'd get on Amazon (shown above) at more than double the price. The work done to it was to chop off the hooks and swapping those with a nice OD paracord. All work done by Troy's (i.e., you get the sling as you see it here, ready to go with instructions). The sling smells exactly as the other one you can get more cheaply on Amazon - old and mold - so it's evident that it's exactly the same source of government stock that was then sold off to various distributors. So once and again, they are exactly the same product with the same provenance, the Troy's GAU (so it is marked) being shipped out with nice paracord in lieu than steel hooks. Very nice. 
Colt 6502 by SoloDallas, on Flickr |
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Posted: 12/13/2018 8:42:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I've added the sling that OP inspired me to get. This one shown is Troy's sling. But I want to underline that it's the same exact one we'd get on Amazon (shown above) at more than double the price. The work done to it was to chop off the hooks and swapping those with a nice OD paracord. All work done by Troy's (i.e., you get the sling as you see it here, ready to go with instructions). The sling smells exactly as the other one you can get more cheaply on Amazon - old and mold - so it's evident that it's exactly the same source of government stock that was then sold off to various distributors. So once and again, they are exactly the same product with the same provenance, the Troy's GAU (so it is marked) being shipped out with nice paracord in lieu than steel hooks. Very nice. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4827/31367130387_f57348bc51_k.jpg Colt 6502 by SoloDallas, on Flickr At least you didn't need to waste your Kung Fu grip on it!!! Can you share the Troy instructions? Curious. |
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Posted: 12/13/2018 8:48:40 PM EDT
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Looks good. At least you didn't need to waste your Kung Fu grip on it!!! Can you share the Troy instructions? Curious. you don't understand: I did that, too. Just like you. But at the same time, I had purchased this one from Troy. So I have two: one where I applied the Kung Fu grip (and it wasn't easy) and this other one that slipped in like underwear. For no reason in the world I prefer the Troy's one over Amazon's, however. So keep that in mind. Instructions incoming (please wait, scanning; come back in a couple of minutes I'll edit this one and add the image here)  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/13/2018 9:04:19 PM EDT
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Nice looking carbines guys. I have 2 14.5" carbines with detachable carry handles that I'd like to swap out for A2s but I hardly shoot them and they just sit in a surplus rifle rack, ready for my growing fireteam.
Next time try a Dremel with a cutoff wheel for those hooks. |
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Posted: 12/13/2018 9:06:05 PM EDT
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Thanks for the pic, I think I have 2 of those straps laying around.
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Posted: 12/13/2018 9:16:14 PM EDT
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Thanks for the pic, I think I have 2 of those straps laying around. ETA: I think I made it slightly better and added it on my flickr - you should all see it better now 
Troys GAU by SoloDallas, on Flickr |
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Posted: 12/13/2018 9:31:55 PM EDT
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Thanks SoloDallas!
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Posted: 12/13/2018 9:40:54 PM EDT
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Thanks SoloDallas! |
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Posted: 12/16/2018 10:59:02 PM EDT
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Where can I get one of those slings?
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Posted: 12/16/2018 11:02:40 PM EDT
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Where can I get one of those slings? |
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Posted: 1/21/2019 6:33:25 PM EDT
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Just got another
Gov't Carbine Former UGA PD Weapon 
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Posted: 1/21/2019 11:37:46 PM EDT
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6520 rules
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Posted: 1/24/2019 12:04:45 PM EDT
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Took a guy from work to the Range this past weekend to teach the basics of operating an AR-15. We started off with the 6520 and taught basic marksmanship skills then slowly migrated to a BCM EAG w/a T2 and a Colt SOCOM w/an M4 to learn how to use an RDS.
After running a couple of rounds through the EAG and SOCOM, he always came back to the 6520...never having fired one before, this guy said the 6520 would be his top choice of the three. Long live the A2...
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Posted: 1/25/2019 10:21:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryMy favorite carbine configuration, with a fixed stock. Don't know why, but collapsible stocks don't do it for me.....
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Posted: 2/2/2019 11:27:47 PM EDT
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My favorite carbine configuration, with a fixed stock. Don't know why, but collapsible stocks don't do it for me..... |
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