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Posted: 5/21/2020 8:10:28 AM EDT

I have the handguard, the CAR15 stock and some other A2 components that are asking to be built. I also have a fixed carry ahndle upper. Would it be terribly historically-inaccurate to build something like this on that fixed carry handle upper?

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N

Posted: 5/21/2020 8:46:12 AM EDT

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Posted: 5/21/2020 8:51:42 AM EDT

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I have the handguard, the CAR15 stock and some other A2 components that are asking to be built. I also have a fixed carry ahndle upper. Would it be terribly historically-inaccurate to build something like this on that fixed carry handle upper?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOPMOD#/media/File:SOPMOD_2-2005.jpg

Thanks
N

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is this the picture you wanted OP?

Posted: 5/21/2020 8:59:41 AM EDT

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No and who cares, you're not trying to clone something specific, besides I've seen some random things put together in arms rooms. Build it if you want to.

Posted: 5/21/2020 12:18:30 PM EDT

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XXX

Posted: 5/21/2020 12:21:08 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By d16man:
is this the picture you wanted OP?

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Yes, d16, that is the photo I was referring to. Thanks.

Posted: 5/21/2020 12:21:56 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By ScoutH57:
No and who cares, you're not trying to clone something specific, besides I've seen some random things put together in arms rooms. Build it if you want to.

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That is the plan, H57.

Posted: 5/21/2020 12:25:17 PM EDT

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Itd be similar to the blood diamond/bhd rifle. I think thats called an xm177.

Depends on which carry handle upper you use

Posted: 5/21/2020 4:35:20 PM EDT

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Itd be similar to the blood diamond/bhd rifle. I think thats called an xm177.

Depends on which carry handle upper you use

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Blood Diamond/BHD rifle is the Model 727. I think those are typically an A2 upper and what we today would call an "M4" barrel profile. There's a long thread in the A2 subforum about BHD-style rifles. https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/going-for-a-1993-Somalia-car15-build-and-need-your-help/127-449652/

The XM177 is the Vietnam-era A1 carbine with the "moderator" on the front.

As far as doing a SOPMOD/727 crossover, you could always invent a backstory that it was an old 727, or even one of the semi-mythical XM-4's, that somebody had upgraded with the rail as a testbed or something.

I think I've said here before, my philosophy is, "if you think it's cool, do it."

Posted: 5/21/2020 5:01:04 PM EDT

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Blood Diamond/BHD rifle is the Model 727. I think those are typically an A2 upper and what we today would call an "M4" barrel profile. There's a long thread in the A2 subforum about BHD-style rifles. https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/going-for-a-1993-Somalia-car15-build-and-need-your-help/127-449652/

The XM177 is the Vietnam-era A1 carbine with the "moderator" on the front.

As far as doing a SOPMOD/727 crossover, you could always invent a backstory that it was an old 727, or even one of the semi-mythical XM-4's, that somebody had upgraded with the rail as a testbed or something.

I think I've said here before, my philosophy is, "if you think it's cool, do it."

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Correct. They were using late model 723s and 727s. Both of these had the M4 profile barrels (M203 cuts).

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Posted: 5/21/2020 5:03:12 PM EDT

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Blood Diamond/BHD rifle is the Model 727. I think those are typically an A2 upper and what we today would call an "M4" barrel profile. There's a long thread in the A2 subforum about BHD-style rifles. https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/going-for-a-1993-Somalia-car15-build-and-need-your-help/127-449652/

The XM177 is the Vietnam-era A1 carbine with the "moderator" on the front.

As far as doing a SOPMOD/727 crossover, you could always invent a backstory that it was an old 727, or even one of the semi-mythical XM-4's, that somebody had upgraded with the rail as a testbed or something.

I think I've said here before, my philosophy is, "if you think it's cool, do it."

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that's my plan with this barrel

Posted: 5/21/2020 5:06:49 PM EDT

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Nice.

Posted: 5/21/2020 5:14:33 PM EDT

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Lmao

Posted: 5/21/2020 7:57:48 PM EDT

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Blood Diamond/BHD rifle is the Model 727. I think those are typically an A2 upper and what we today would call an "M4" barrel profile. There's a long thread in the A2 subforum about BHD-style rifles. https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/going-for-a-1993-Somalia-car15-build-and-need-your-help/127-449652/

The XM177 is the Vietnam-era A1 carbine with the "moderator" on the front.

As far as doing a SOPMOD/727 crossover, you could always invent a backstory that it was an old 727, or even one of the semi-mythical XM-4's, that somebody had upgraded with the rail as a testbed or something.

I think I've said here before, my philosophy is, "if you think it's cool, do it."

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Well i had good intentions