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Originally Posted By mbinky: @FONTY Ok, here are a few pics of the 10.3” M5 upper with the hand guard removed. Removal is easy. I placed the upper in my Midwest reaction rod (just got it, love that thing) and removed the two T30 retaining screws at the rear of the hand guard. They had red Loc Tite on them and screw into a steel tie nut on the other side. The hand guard slid off with hand pressure. Even with the screws removed there was no play; the fit between the hand guard and the upper receiver interface is excellent. There is no ‘split’ at the bottom of the hand guard, meaning the retaining bolts don’t provide any clamping force to retain the hand guard. They only interface with two grooves in the upper to keep the hand guard from sliding off. When installed it is rock solid. The operator manual that came with my rifle says the retaining bolt torque is 85 inch pounds. The barrel is a heavy profile. The gas block is a shaved A2. The bottom is marked with Colt’s CAGE, MP, and 5.56 NATO. There is an “R” near the chamber end and I think there is an “O” closer to the chamber but I couldn’t get a good pic. There is a dot of yellow paint on the top of the barrel between the gas block bosses. If anyone is looking for a particular pic, let me know. https://i.postimg.cc/9MB3yyF3/temp-Image9-LXKHl.avif https://i.postimg.cc/VNnPL3xQ/temp-Imageam-FH7-D.avif https://i.postimg.cc/DZhkWxhH/temp-Image-Rm-I34q.avif https://i.postimg.cc/xdMVTWwb/temp-Image-U0-NSZ8.avif https://i.postimg.cc/tTbQ1BbP/temp-Image-XC5-BCT.avif Thanks for the photos. I like that barrel profile, looks like the heavy 11.5". |
Was left unsupervised and this minty Colt R6550 that I've been hunting after for a while followed me home  I swapped out the factory fcg for old school purple SSA. Everything else are left untouched.     |
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Originally Posted By MNRidesHonda: Was left unsupervised and this minty Colt R6550 that I've been hunting after for a while followed me home  Gotta admit, I've been kind of looking for one of those myself. |
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Originally Posted By MNRidesHonda: Was left unsupervised and this minty Colt R6550 that I've been hunting after for a while followed me home I swapped out the factory fcg for old school purple SSA. Everything else are left untouched. https://i.imgur.com/qoT37sK.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/QXSshmb.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/mD1babf.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/bHSYP9W.jpeg nice score |
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Just finished updating an old Colt AR15A2 Government Carbine PD trade-in of mine. Swapped the A2 upper for a Colt M4 upper receiver and put a Midwest extended FSB rail on it. Attached File Attached File |
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 New longer 15 inch Centurion Arms M-LOK free floating handguard, it was a very easy swap with my older 13.5" Centurion Arms handguard I had before (see pic below). Just 2 mounting screws because the older 13.5" Centurion handguard uses the same proprietary barrel nut.  My same carbine with the older shorter 13.5" Centurion handguard (picture taken in 2022). |
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RIP TSgt Jason Norton and SSgt Brian McElroy. KIA 22 Jan 06, near Taji, Iraq.
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RIP TSgt Jason Norton and SSgt Brian McElroy. KIA 22 Jan 06, near Taji, Iraq.
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Originally Posted By Mooninite: Uno Reverse Canada carbine https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/478218/IMG_3433_jpeg-3828203.JPG Real handsome. |