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Posted: 12/2/2008 11:18:24 AM EDT

Any products or styles that were the "MUST HAVE" item at one time?Only to be laughed at now!

Posted: 12/2/2008 11:24:10 AM EDT

[#1]

When HK mags first came out it seemed like a lot of people here thought they were the best ever. Now, not so much.

Posted: 12/2/2008 11:33:05 AM EDT

[#2]

The OKO sight was a hot item here back around the turn of the century.

Posted: 12/2/2008 11:38:05 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

The OKO sight was a hot item here back around the turn of the century.

I went to a buddy's house and was told "Hey I won this cool optic on that ar15 site." then he pulled out a boxed OKO. My collar seemed a little tight at that point.

Posted: 12/2/2008 11:41:20 AM EDT

[#4]

ARMS stuff seemed pretty good for a while...

Posted: 12/2/2008 11:49:09 AM EDT

[#5]

I remember when everyone wanted those Colt rifles...

Posted: 12/2/2008 1:01:27 PM EDT

[#6]

The Matech, when it wasn't sold directly to civilians. Now that they are plentiful, people aren't so enamored.

Personally, I think it's a bargain for what you can get it for now. ($50ish)

Posted: 12/2/2008 1:33:41 PM EDT

[#7]

The Vortex flashhider used to be the shit. Dont get me wrong, it still is. But now there are a ton of other flashhiders. I remember when it was you either had a vortex......or you didnt.

Posted: 12/2/2008 2:10:17 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Any products or styles that were the "MUST HAVE" item at one time?Only to be laughed at now!

Oh Please, Don't get me started on gimmicks and fads for the AR-15.

These are the Golden Days of fads. Never in the history of the AR-15 has so
much garbage been available.

Someday we'll look back at what's available today and just laugh and
laugh and laugh.

Posted: 12/2/2008 2:11:15 PM EDT

[#9]

Bushmaster

Posted: 12/2/2008 2:16:48 PM EDT

[#10]

weaver mounted afro gel container?

Posted: 12/2/2008 2:19:58 PM EDT

[#11]

ALL LASERS!

Posted: 12/2/2008 2:20:48 PM EDT

[#12]

KKF welded on fake A2 FH
Ace fixed stocks
Fixed "M4" stocks

(All thanks to our last democrap president.)

Mag couplers
Trijicon Reflex
Three point slings

Posted: 12/2/2008 2:22:58 PM EDT

[#13]

i hade to go trade my bushmasterA2 in on one of those S&W.

Posted: 12/2/2008 2:52:40 PM EDT

[#14]

Pistons

Posted: 12/2/2008 3:11:59 PM EDT

[#15]

20" Hbars

M4's

Posted: 12/2/2008 3:21:52 PM EDT

[#16]

Tapco crap

Airsoft crap

Orlite and Thermold mags

Posted: 12/2/2008 3:24:56 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Pistons

This + EOTechs...

Posted: 12/2/2008 3:25:34 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Tapco crap

Airsoft crap

Orlite and Thermold mags

BINGO WAS HIS NAMO

Posted: 12/2/2008 3:51:22 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Pistons

I beleive that!I think it will be down to 2-3 companies in a year or two.

Posted: 12/2/2008 3:57:05 PM EDT

[#20]

What happened to CMMG?

Posted: 12/2/2008 3:57:19 PM EDT

[#21]

Flippers as in sights.

Posted: 12/2/2008 3:59:50 PM EDT

[#22]

Remember the LMT SOPMOD stock? Ah, the old days...

Remember the VLTOR mod stock? So three years ago.

Remember the Tango Down Battle Grip? So passe.

Remember 6.5 Grendel?...

Remember .300 Whisper?...

Posted: 12/2/2008 4:07:21 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
Flippers as in sights.

[>:/]

Posted: 12/2/2008 4:22:55 PM EDT

[#24]

I wonder if a K.I.S.S gun will be the "IN THING" to have again???

Posted: 12/2/2008 4:26:47 PM EDT

[#25]

The thing to figure out is what's going to be a fad that's hot now and sell it, then figure out what will be hot next and stock up.

Posted: 12/2/2008 4:48:15 PM EDT

[#26]

What was wrong with OKO sight?

Posted: 12/2/2008 4:57:09 PM EDT

[#27]

ARMS S.I.R.

Accu-wedge

Gapper

Posted: 12/2/2008 5:07:23 PM EDT

[#28]

Dissipators

Posted: 12/2/2008 5:12:38 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
Dissipators

HA! I forgot about those.

Posted: 12/2/2008 5:29:35 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
I wonder if a K.I.S.S gun will be the "IN THING" to have again???

That was a fad in itself about a year and a half ago, right after the retro fad.

Posted: 12/2/2008 5:48:25 PM EDT

[#31]

Noveske Infidel

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:05:56 PM EDT

[#32]

Flip out of the way red dot magnifiers

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:10:08 PM EDT

[#33]

Did anyone mention the Noveske Piggy brake?

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:13:01 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
Dissipators

I bought one of those ugly bastages cheap because the guy built it and thought it was ugly (it is) he never shot it. Sold it to me at a ~400 loss it's still ugly as sin butt it shoots damn good.

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:16:23 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
ARMS S.I.R.

Accu-wedge

Gapper

I actually liked the Accu-Wedge. I don't know if it helped accuracy any, but it took away the annoying play between the upper and lowers on both my AR-15A2, and CAR-15A2. My Colt M4/6920 doesn't seem to have much play in them.

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:28:39 PM EDT

[#36]

OD green

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:31:20 PM EDT

[#37]

6.8mm SPC

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:41:31 PM EDT

[#38]

stripped AR lowers

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:44:22 PM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
Did anyone mention the Noveske Piggy brake?

Like a piggy on a 16" M4 barrel?

Maybe it's like a bat donut? That way your weapon feels and swings faster!

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:48:53 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
stripped AR lowers

Yeah, remember those?

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:52:00 PM EDT

[#41]

When I joined, it seemed the common build was an M4 style, then the mid-length uppers started to become popular. Coyote Brown started to get popular a bit later for color choice. Noveske wasn't talked about much at all. I got a lower from him because I liked the aethetics The serial number is under 175, so I guess he was just starting to offer lowers around then. Now Noveske is "all the rage", it seems.

GL

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:53:06 PM EDT

[#42]

Can't believe no one has mentioned Aimpoints!!!

Oh and the new fad, PMAGs and CTR stocks....

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:58:26 PM EDT

[#43]

M4 handguards

F front sight posts

M4 stocks

and if you were rich:

KAC RAS with foregrip

Edit to add aimpoint in QRP mount

Posted: 12/2/2008 6:58:50 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
ARMS stuff seemed pretty good for a while...

Hey, 'back in the day' they were kinda the only game in town...

Gotta love healthy competition.

Posted: 12/2/2008 7:07:23 PM EDT

[#45]

Larue Mounts
PMAG's
KAC Rails
Troy sights
Noveske
6.8 SPC
Omega Rail
Arms SIR
90% of what Magpul sells
Bushmaster ACR and it isnt even out yet
Aimpoint T1
3 Pt Slings
IDF builds
Viper Clinic uppers
Lower 1/3 co-witness
Grip Pods
Mk12 Mod 0 builds
416 style sights
Piggy brakes
Cheap piston conversions

Posted: 12/2/2008 7:25:58 PM EDT

[#46]

How ridiculous were the fixed M4 stocks. My old post ban bushmaster was a 16" A2 with the A2 stock. I wanted an M4 stock but couldn't justify spending the dough on one that would collapse. I shake my head every time on that one.

Posted: 12/2/2008 7:31:16 PM EDT

[#47]

Never were the rage, but still looked stupid:

Bushmaster AK-74 muzzle breaks

Colt Muzzle breaks

DPMS M203 handguards

Posted: 12/2/2008 7:34:13 PM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:
How ridiculous were the fixed M4 stocks. My old post ban bushmaster was a 16" A2 with the A2 stock. I wanted an M4 stock but couldn't justify spending the dough on one that would collapse. I shake my head every time on that one.

That was the law, homey.

Posted: 12/2/2008 7:35:25 PM EDT

[#49]

lasers
bipods
camo paint/tape
drum magazines

Posted: 12/2/2008 7:42:50 PM EDT

[#50]

Coyote Brown, replaced by FDE
Lightweight builds(the really lightweight ones, where guys were milling holes in their magwells to shave grams)
Recce builds(I built one, but after the fad and in 6.8mm. Its now my deer rifle)

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