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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:17:20 PM EDT
I never cease to be amazed at what people will do. I found this on Gunbroker (auction here).
This numbskull has an original Portuguese AR-10, but he apparently wasn't satisfied at having a rare collectible. No, it really needed to be refinished and its hardware painted tacti-cool black. And of course, no tactical package is complete without the M-60 bipod. On the plus side, he has an original bayonet and a custom scope mount.  |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:21:22 PM EDT
[#1]
I wish I hadn't looked.
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:22:46 PM EDT
[#2]
OMG
 He had the carry handle drilled/tapped for the scope mount (at least that what the pics look like) |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:23:34 PM EDT
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I talk about this all the time. Never sinks in.
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:25:01 PM EDT
[#4]
The scope has KILLRAD!
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:27:00 PM EDT
[#5]
This piece of shit ain't much better:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=113350755 |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:27:32 PM EDT
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8 times
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:33:57 PM EDT
[#7]
  WTF was he thinking.
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:43:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/17/2008 12:48:10 PM EDT
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Sure it is...everything there is easily reversible. Original AR10s are rare. Of course the ad says, "Yes you would have refinished it too[sic] if you would have seen what it looked like originally." Perhaps the refinish is reversible too. Heck, I've done some stupid stuff myself, but most of it was reversible. |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 1:23:04 PM EDT
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I saw this one and thought it'd be perfect for a build...until I saw the BIN...
www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=112918400 Current Bid - $600.00, Reserve Not Met Started at $500.00, Buy It Now for $2,450.00 With that high a BIN, the reserve can't be far behind...
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Posted: 10/17/2008 1:32:24 PM EDT
[#11]
That's still not bad, you'd be lucky to get a complete one for $3K. |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 3:09:21 PM EDT
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That's 4 1/4 times too much, IMHO... 
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Posted: 10/17/2008 4:40:33 PM EDT
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That's why I prefer the SP-1 and don't hang a lot of crap on my AR's.
That finish is a real shame. 
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Posted: 10/17/2008 4:52:17 PM EDT
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I looked again at the SP1 with the 37mm launcher.
What's with the green trigger? Also I looked at the price. Even with all the stuff on it it isn't worth the opening price, much less the BIN! If it were reasonably priced I'd buy it and rebuild it, but I couldn't sell the crap on it and get near enough to make it worth it. |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 5:01:53 PM EDT
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I don't disagree with that, I'm just sayin' I've been looking for one I could afford for a few years, and I've only seen one for less than $3K in the past three years, and that one went for $2999. Guess that's why I'll probably never get to own one. 
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Posted: 10/17/2008 8:00:59 PM EDT
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he has a A1 upper also listed as an A2.
ETA, I'm guessing the rapidex confused him? |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 8:46:55 PM EDT
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I'm not defending his douchebaggery but it is a parts kit built up on an after market lower.
It's not an original...but he did fuck up a nice parts kit.
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Posted: 10/17/2008 9:50:02 PM EDT
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This post diminishes the main point in the thread. This gun would be worth about $5K in original condition. |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 9:51:18 PM EDT
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While your point is valid, I was trying to show this persons taste for shit accessories and outrageous prices. |
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Posted: 10/18/2008 5:28:21 AM EDT
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The Portuguese AR10 parts I've bought/examined were all Metric...I don't know this CKA Arms; do they offer a Metric receiver??? Or maybe they ran a one-off for this build??? |
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Posted: 10/18/2008 5:54:09 AM EDT
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I'd have put rails and an ACOG on that.
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Posted: 10/18/2008 6:05:38 AM EDT
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Come on, it's Tacticool! With it a Mall Ninja can be ready for anything.  I bet it would lose some crap if he had to carry it very far. I thought the M203 was cool until I was graced with the privilege of carrying one on a 20" A2. And shooting the rifle wasn't much fun either. I'll leave the M203 to the young kids. |
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Posted: 10/18/2008 9:47:47 AM EDT
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CKA, Central Kentuky Arms made about 250 lowers for Portuguese kits. They were made of 4140 steel. They were also marked AR-10. At least that is what is says in Pikula's book. |
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Posted: 10/18/2008 10:02:09 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/18/2008 1:40:14 PM EDT
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I have a 1965 GTO with 17,000 original miles on it. Always garaged.
I'm thinking of jacking up the back end and having flames painted on it. Where can I go to get a sunroof installed? |
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Posted: 10/18/2008 4:06:22 PM EDT
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Don't forget to put hydro's on it and triple gold Daytons
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Posted: 10/18/2008 4:22:43 PM EDT
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And a bigass blower and chrome lakespipes |
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Posted: 10/18/2008 5:14:15 PM EDT
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Some would disagree with your choice but it is your car. Meaning you have every right to do with it as you wish. Have at it. |
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Posted: 10/18/2008 6:44:03 PM EDT
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Most of the CKA receivers were built for the Portuguese kits. I have two AR-10's buit on CKA receivers. One is Portuguese. The other is Sudanese. The Portuguese rifle has a serial number which matches the serial number on the upper receiver. Sudanese rifles did not have the serial number on the upper and therefore CKA Sudanese receivers are sequentially numbered. Mine is #002X. From this, one would gather that they must have also made at least a few dozen Sudanese receivers. |
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Posted: 10/19/2008 2:18:14 AM EDT
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Aw you're no fun.......
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