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Posted: 12/5/2018 12:35:45 AM EDT
After being out of the retro game for a while I’m trying to build up another XM16E1, but it seems nobody has any grey uppers anymore, only black. What gives?
Link Posted: 12/5/2018 12:50:18 AM EDT
[#1]
they are trying to be politically correct???
Link Posted: 12/5/2018 7:25:48 AM EDT
[#2]
I really like the black uppers and lowers even though the color is not clone correct.
Glad they make them.
Link Posted: 12/5/2018 9:39:53 AM EDT
[#3]
Black anodizing is black anodizing. Harder to match grey anodizing. If every company made their own grey the shades wouldn't match and everyone would be bitching about that.
Link Posted: 12/5/2018 9:45:45 AM EDT
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Glad they make them.
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I wish Brownells would restock the black XM16E1 lowers. I have 3 gray Nodak lowers, but it's a LOT easier to build black receivers.
Link Posted: 12/7/2018 10:24:30 AM EDT
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I wish Brownells would restock the black XM16E1 lowers. I have 3 gray Nodak lowers, but it's a LOT easier to build black receivers.
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I really like the black uppers and lowers even though the color is not clone correct.
Glad they make them.
I wish Brownells would restock the black XM16E1 lowers. I have 3 gray Nodak lowers, but it's a LOT easier to build black receivers.
I am waiting on those also.

Hopefully soon.
Link Posted: 12/7/2018 11:16:08 AM EDT
[#6]
Norrells will tint that black receiver the perfect color..... A small bottle of black and one of gray and an air brush ensures the perfect tint and proper upper / lower mismatch!
Link Posted: 12/7/2018 11:21:36 AM EDT
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I am waiting on those also.

Hopefully soon.
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The most I can get out of Brownell's is "not this year" and "no ETA."
Link Posted: 12/7/2018 1:30:37 PM EDT
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To me, nothing screams retro more on an AR than the old Colt grey.
Link Posted: 12/7/2018 4:24:30 PM EDT
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I wish Brownells would restock the black XM16E1 lowers. I have 3 gray Nodak lowers, but it's a LOT easier to build black receivers.
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I got #2 and 3 when they first came out. .nobody wanted them at first because they were not grey
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