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Posted: 5/30/2011 6:52:33 PM EDT
I have one built similar but it isn't an exact clone. Mine is built from some left over parts that I had around. Mine is built on a 16" HBAR barrel in a dissy setup with a C7 upper and has an A2 stock on it until I find a deal on a type D. It's an A2 lower and an A1 grip with a clamp-on FSB that I really need to get pinned on. Shoots great and handles well so I'm surprised I don't see more of them around...no love? |
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Posted: 5/30/2011 7:15:08 PM EDT
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I like em
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Posted: 5/30/2011 7:19:42 PM EDT
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There's much love for the 605 in retroland. I need some better pics of mine - can't wait to shoot it!
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Posted: 5/30/2011 7:26:09 PM EDT
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It's my favorite retro carbine, followed closely by the XM177E2.
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Posted: 5/30/2011 7:38:35 PM EDT
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Plenty of love for the 605 in Retroland.
ETA: I have since added a seat belt sling to mine, correct or not I'm not sure but I like the seat belt slings the best. |
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Posted: 5/30/2011 8:01:48 PM EDT
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I used a ratty old M1 sling on mine, looks great.
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Posted: 5/30/2011 8:22:15 PM EDT
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Club 605 member here...
Upper came from SARCO, ad stated "rare M16 prototype". Photos they mailed when I inquired... 
When I opened the box... 
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Posted: 5/30/2011 8:29:57 PM EDT
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You just never seem to see them talked about much on here. Even though mine is not correct or even going to be close it is just a great handling gun that seems to be overlooked by many.
Like the pics though so keep 'em coming! |
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Posted: 5/30/2011 8:39:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/30/2011 9:47:10 PM EDT
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Another club member here, and thinking of building another one here soon.
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Posted: 5/30/2011 11:38:52 PM EDT
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Mine is a work in progress dedicated 22LR, I'm grinding an A2 lower into a partial fence lower. |
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Posted: 5/31/2011 5:14:59 AM EDT
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Found a 605 upper receiver with a FN marked 20" barrel at a local gun store and snatched it up. Have a GM barrel to chop down and build a 605 as soon as I finish moving and settle down.
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Posted: 5/31/2011 5:54:26 AM EDT
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The 605 is one of my favorites, and yet another project I had to sell the parts off to. (The barrel specifically). I keep bugging Olgunner about finishing it so I can see it, but he's stuck on AR10's lately.
 Lots of love for the 605 here on the retro forum.
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Posted: 5/31/2011 9:01:21 AM EDT
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The 605 is one of my favorites, and yet another project I had to sell the parts off to. (The barrel specifically). I keep bugging Olgunner about finishing it so I can see it, but he's stuck on AR10's lately. Lots of love for the 605 here on the retro forum.What? I have 605 parts around here?? Damn. I have GOT to clean this office. 
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Posted: 5/31/2011 9:17:35 AM EDT
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Crappy pic of one of my favorites. I was so excited to take it to the range, I left the trigger guard off ...
I ahve continued to update it with correct parts, but still havent put the trigger guard on... 
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Posted: 5/31/2011 10:40:39 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/31/2011 11:37:48 AM EDT
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Here's mine:
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Posted: 5/31/2011 1:44:37 PM EDT
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All of them is nice. I wants me one of those. Eventually.
Keep thinking of barrel options. Don't want to cut down a retro. THIS Or something similar. |
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Posted: 5/31/2011 2:23:39 PM EDT
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All of them is nice. I wants me one of those. Eventually. Keep thinking of barrel options. Don't want to cut down a retro. THIS Or something similar. You could always go with a green mountain barrel. You would have to pay a lot to pin the FSB and chop the barrel down though.Might could contact adco and see if they would give you a better price since your getting both done. |
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Posted: 5/31/2011 2:47:24 PM EDT
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CMMG midlength gas barrel, .750" at the FSB, cut back with flash hider permanently installed. NDS upper and lower. |
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Posted: 5/31/2011 2:56:55 PM EDT
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All of them is nice. I wants me one of those. Eventually. Keep thinking of barrel options. Don't want to cut down a retro. THIS Or something similar. You could always go with a green mountain barrel. You would have to pay a lot to pin the FSB and chop the barrel down though.Might could contact adco and see if they would give you a better price since your getting both done. Whenever those GMs become available online, you, me and everyone else is probably in for at least one. They are 1/12 after all. Wonder how they are marked? Per Harlan's post - Never thought of doing a 605 'til NDS started making them uppers. Damn you NDS & my disposable income... 
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Posted: 5/31/2011 3:50:21 PM EDT
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All of them is nice. I wants me one of those. Eventually. Keep thinking of barrel options. Don't want to cut down a retro. THIS Or something similar. You could always go with a green mountain barrel. You would have to pay a lot to pin the FSB and chop the barrel down though.Might could contact adco and see if they would give you a better price since your getting both done. Whenever those GMs become available online, you, me and everyone else is probably in for at least one. They are 1/12 after all. Wonder how they are marked? Per Harlan's post - Never thought of doing a 605 'til NDS started making them uppers. Damn you NDS & my disposable income...
Did you see if you have a local dealer? Looks like I have one in the town next to me. |
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Posted: 5/31/2011 4:37:46 PM EDT
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All of them is nice. I wants me one of those. Eventually. Keep thinking of barrel options. Don't want to cut down a retro. THIS Or something similar. You could always go with a green mountain barrel. You would have to pay a lot to pin the FSB and chop the barrel down though.Might could contact adco and see if they would give you a better price since your getting both done. Whenever those GMs become available online, you, me and everyone else is probably in for at least one. They are 1/12 after all. Wonder how they are marked? Per Harlan's post - Never thought of doing a 605 'til NDS started making them uppers. Damn you NDS & my disposable income...
Did you see if you have a local dealer? Looks like I have one in the town next to me. Closest to me is about 60-70 miles away, could give one of them a call for details. But, Like you said before, for the 605 it would need a chop & FSB pinned. GM as a source for other builds is interesting though. |
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Posted: 5/31/2011 4:55:00 PM EDT
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Possibly my favorite rifle.
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Posted: 5/31/2011 5:08:30 PM EDT
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It's nice to see all of the 605's come together.
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Posted: 5/31/2011 6:50:15 PM EDT
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How about one from Arizona.
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll155/Gunsfins/100_4253.jpg |
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Posted: 6/1/2011 2:14:49 AM EDT
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I am patiently waiting for heatnbeat to resume his black rifle skunkwerks so that I can get my 19 1/2" Green Mountain barrel converted. I so want to finish the 605.
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Posted: 6/1/2011 7:36:32 PM EDT
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Ok, I have to admit, many years ago as a kid I remember watching the Evening News and seeing coverage of what was going on in Vietnam. I would see pictures of 20" barreled M16's and thinking "man, those guns are ugly with all that barrel sticking out in front!!!" but, as I grew up (and was issued an M16 by Uncle Sam) I got used to the look of the 20" barrel and now.....I just think the 605 looks "odd" with the flash hider right up against the front site base on a gun with full length handguards. I'm not knocking the functionality of the 605 with it's short barrel compactness and it's full length sight radius, I just think it looks funny.
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Posted: 6/1/2011 8:16:33 PM EDT
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I am patiently waiting for heatnbeat to resume his black rifle skunkwerks so that I can get my 19 1/2" Green Mountain barrel converted. I so want to finish the 605. +1 |
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Posted: 6/1/2011 8:41:26 PM EDT
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A little more 605 lovin' here.
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Posted: 6/2/2011 7:25:50 AM EDT
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I'm not knocking the functionality of the 605 with it's short barrel compactness and it's full length sight radius, I just think it looks funny. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f168/mwrdyna/Idunno.gif Doc Looked odd to me too when first saw one in TBR and RBR website and here. Guess the 605 look was an acquired taste for me. Grown to like the snub-nosed look, especially after seeing so many really nice builds. Want to add one to my little collection, thus the questions on barrel issues. Great builds all, 'specially Coctailer's - I think his was one of the earlier examples posted here. |
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Posted: 6/2/2011 7:28:59 AM EDT
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The 605 is nothing but hotness in my eyes, and one WILL be added to my little AR collection.
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Posted: 6/2/2011 8:04:09 AM EDT
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Other than the cycling issues, it was "Grail" before the Grail.........................
Short barrel with a long sight radius, what's not to love. |
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Posted: 6/2/2011 9:13:35 AM EDT
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I know that the 605 upper receiver with the milled off forward assist isn't actually specific to the 605 because it was used on early 604's due to a shortage of slickside forgings, but is it safe to say that not all 605's used the upper receiver with the milled off forward assist, and instead used 604 receivers?
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Posted: 6/2/2011 9:20:49 AM EDT
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Think of the 605 as the "mannlicher" of the AR15 family.
Ralph |
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Posted: 6/2/2011 9:28:30 AM EDT
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I know that the 605 upper receiver with the milled off forward assist isn't actually specific to the 605 because it was used on early 604's due to a shortage of slickside forgings, but is it safe to say that not all 605's used the upper receiver with the milled off forward assist, and instead used 604 receivers? It has been posted before that "most" 605s used regular 604 uppers. |
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Posted: 6/2/2011 9:31:56 AM EDT
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here's my 605 inspirational pics
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Posted: 6/2/2011 9:50:38 AM EDT
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here's my 605 inspirational pics http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/crackedcornish/DSC02475.jpg I love the "Penthouse" treatment on that last photo. 
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Posted: 6/2/2011 7:13:49 PM EDT
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I know that the 605 upper receiver with the milled off forward assist isn't actually specific to the 605 because it was used on early 604's due to a shortage of slickside forgings, but is it safe to say that not all 605's used the upper receiver with the milled off forward assist, and instead used 604 receivers? It has been posted before that "most" 605s used regular 604 uppers. Thanks. Any more input is welcome.
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Posted: 6/2/2011 7:28:26 PM EDT
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A little more 605 lovin' here. http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii10/downyours/IMG_4300ab.jpg Peep - just wanted to tell you - that pic of those two rifles had me droolin'! Veh Nahce. Veh Nahce. |
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Posted: 6/6/2011 12:39:44 PM EDT
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This barrel from Spikes Tactical looks to be the perfect host for a cold weather reliable 605 build.
Just need to shorten, thread, and pin/weld the FH on. ETA: cut off the bayonet lug too |
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Posted: 6/6/2011 1:19:53 PM EDT
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This barrel from Spikes Tactical looks to be the perfect host for a cold weather reliable 605 build. Just need to shorten, thread, and pin/weld the FH on. ETA: cut off the bayonet lug too Is that a midlength or a rifle length gas system? It sure looks like rifle length, but they have it advertised as midlength. If so, that's extremely neat! ETA: I see that it's a dissipator type thing. Still neat, though. |
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Posted: 6/6/2011 8:46:20 PM EDT
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would the 605 have had the smooth FSB? i would assume so by dating the other parts used (edgewater buffer, chrome bolt carrier w/o fwd assist serrations, etc...)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 8:06:36 AM EDT
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All of them is nice. I wants me one of those. Eventually. Keep thinking of barrel options. Don't want to cut down a retro. THIS Or something similar. I've got all the parts for a 605 build except the barrel assembly. Will the A1 hand guards work with this barrel? It looks to me that the barrel OD is too large for the ID of the front of the hand guards. I'd rather have a lighter barrel, but right now I just want to finish up so I can shoot it. Edit: No, the A1 handguards will not work on the heavy profile. I took the guards off my HBAR and tried the A1s. No go. Who carries a light weight Dissipator style barrel? |
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Posted: 6/12/2011 10:40:05 AM EDT
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Here's my 605 replica at the range this weekend. Shot an Appleseed course with it in the rain! Lots of fun, except for the part of not being able to see the targets due to rain on my glasses.
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Posted: 6/12/2011 3:26:00 PM EDT
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would the 605 have had the smooth FSB? i would assume so by dating the other parts used (edgewater buffer, chrome bolt carrier w/o fwd assist serrations, etc...) Yes. Some had the smooth forged FSB, & some of the earlier ones even had cast FSB. |
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Posted: 6/12/2011 5:05:42 PM EDT
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Here is my 605B with piggy back mags.
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Posted: 6/12/2011 6:01:11 PM EDT
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All of them is nice. I wants me one of those. Eventually. Keep thinking of barrel options. Don't want to cut down a retro. THIS Or something similar. I've got all the parts for a 605 build except the barrel assembly. Will the A1 hand guards work with this barrel? It looks to me that the barrel OD is too large for the ID of the front of the hand guards. I'd rather have a lighter barrel, but right now I just want to finish up so I can shoot it. Edit: No, the A1 handguards will not work on the heavy profile. I took the guards off my HBAR and tried the A1s. No go. Who carries a light weight Dissipator style barrel? funny, my triangular handguards work just fine on my HBAR's. I've tried them on Colt and Bushmaster HBAR's so far without any difficulties. What barrel are you using? |
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Posted: 6/12/2011 8:33:05 PM EDT
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I have a DPMS HBAR upper. It is a full 1" diameter all the way to the triangular front guard retainer. The inside diameter of the A1 guards is less than that. I just ordered the Midway barrel and will turn down the barrel to work.
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Posted: 6/12/2011 9:42:59 PM EDT
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I have a DPMS HBAR upper. It is a full 1" diameter all the way to the triangular front guard retainer. The inside diameter of the A1 guards is less than that. I just ordered the Midway barrel and will turn down the barrel to work. 1" is a bull barrel. |
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Posted: 6/13/2011 2:47:28 AM EDT
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I have a DPMS HBAR upper. It is a full 1" diameter all the way to the triangular front guard retainer. The inside diameter of the A1 guards is less than that. I just ordered the Midway barrel and will turn down the barrel to work. 1" is a bull barrel. That would explain it then. It was advertised as an HBAR upper but I've never had one before so I didn't know what the diameter should be. The inside diameter of the hand guards looks to be 7/8". Thanks. |
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