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Posted: 8/23/2004 5:05:06 PM EDT

We all have some sort of piece or part that we wish they made for the AR series of rifles that they don't. Mine is a set of high QR 1" rings that aren't just 30mm with a 1" insert.

I'd also like to see a way to make the Cavarms take a single point sling that wasn't a wrap around strap.

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:07:29 PM EDT

[#1]

A tree that produces them.

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:10:11 PM EDT

[#2]

cupholders?

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:13:20 PM EDT

[#3]

A Zeiss/Swarovski/Leupold quality short eye relief scope designed from the ground up for the A2 carry handle...

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:15:09 PM EDT

[#4]

$50.00 Gen III night vision optics.

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:15:36 PM EDT

[#5]

USGI mags that are steel.

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:45:00 PM EDT

[#6]

Origionaly posted by Triburst1:
A tree that produces them.

+ a billion!

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:46:05 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
$50.00 Gen III night vision optics.

LMAO

I was expecting Lumpy as the poster for that...

$25 Trijicon to go in front of that would be even better.

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:46:21 PM EDT

[#8]

A supportive rich wife to go along with them...

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:50:52 PM EDT

[#9]

15"chrome lined carbine barrels so a birdcage can be permanently attached to maintain the proper look.

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:51:07 PM EDT

[#10]

Title one DIAS.

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:51:27 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
A supportive hot rich wife to go along with them...

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:51:50 PM EDT

[#12]

new production 20" pencil barrels in 1/9 or 1/7

Posted: 8/23/2004 5:58:22 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
new production 20" pencil barrels in 1/9 or 1/7

that reminds me
18" lightweight midlength in either 1:9 or 1:7. Hell, let's compromise, let's call it 1:8 so we can have the 1:8 18".

Posted: 8/23/2004 6:33:57 PM EDT

[#14]

7 inch beowolf barrel, for my no ban build

Posted: 8/23/2004 6:59:42 PM EDT

[#15]

Ninja star mounting device.

Posted: 8/23/2004 7:08:50 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
let's call it 1:8 so we can have the 1:8 18".

You can...
18" 1:8 twist middy

Posted: 8/23/2004 7:23:42 PM EDT

[#17]

An ACOG. TA-31 to be exact, that zooms from 0 to 4 X. That would make life complete... Yep Yep Yep

IPSC_GUY

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:04:13 PM EDT

[#18]

a kitchen sink...

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:17:42 PM EDT

[#19]

Title II recievers made after 1986, that us unwashed "civilians" can own.

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:32:07 PM EDT

[#20]

some sort of device that automatically zero's your rifle perfectly for you :-)

Love shooting, hate zeroing.

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:36:03 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
some sort of device that automatically zero's your rifle perfectly for you :-)

Love shooting, hate zeroing.

... Zeroing is fine, I hate break-in periods

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:37:20 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
An ACOG. TA-31 to be exact, that zooms from 1 to 4 X. That would make life complete... Yep Yep Yep

IPSC_GUY

Fixed it for ya'. LOL You have to have at least "1" power, that's normal eye sight. I'd like to see a dot sight that has variable power. 1-6x would be nice. Also, I'd like the dot to adjust too so it'd stay a constant size thru the power levels. In other words if you have a 4moa dot(4" at 100 yrds.) and you're at 1x you'd cover 4", at 4x the dot would still only cover 4" at a 100 yrds.

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:38:02 PM EDT

[#23]

*

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:47:43 PM EDT

[#24]

A factory production upper with both a fixed A2 rear sight, and instead of a carry handle, a flat top rail from the front of the sight forward.

May this is some good allergy medication!

I may give up beer for this stuff!

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:53:55 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
A factory production upper with both a fixed A2 rear sight, and instead of a carry handle, a flat top rail from the front of the sight forward.

May this is some good allergy medication! I may give up beer for this stuff!

I thought RRA was making something like that?

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:56:31 PM EDT

[#26]

TNFrank,
Wow, hadn't seen those. But I had been thinking more along the lines of a standard height rail. I saw one similar to what I'm talking about once, but it was a frankenstein custom job.

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:56:41 PM EDT

[#27]

A production lower that accepts unmodified Grease Gun mags and works with the Olympic .45ACP uppers...

Posted: 8/23/2004 8:58:46 PM EDT

[#28]

A group of people with the time, talent and inclination to archive high-res images of the various components out there. Then take them and render them in 3D a la Maya or other image program.

Then build a website anyone could visit that would allow you to mix-n-match components and view the results. It would also have ballistics and ordering information right there. So if you built a rifle and really, really loved it you could click "Buy Now" and your contributing advertisers would get their respective orders via an escrow service or individually, depending on your relationship with them.

I figured if I was going to dream it I might as well find a way to pay for it, too.

Posted: 8/23/2004 9:02:15 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
A production lower that accepts unmodified Grease Gun mags and works with the Olympic .45ACP uppers...

As long as we're dreaming make it use standard Thompson mags(that way it'll interchange with my 27a1) and we'd be in buisness.

Posted: 8/23/2004 9:10:11 PM EDT

[#30]

crome lined 1/8 barrels in all sizes and contours
Remman

Posted: 8/23/2004 9:22:35 PM EDT

[#31]

early 80s prices on all new manufactured pieces and a magical mag that nevers fires empty.

Posted: 8/23/2004 9:31:36 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
USGI mags that are steel.

sa80 mags are as good as they get.

Posted: 8/23/2004 9:36:17 PM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
crome lined 1/8 barrels in all sizes and contours
Remman

AMEN!

Posted: 8/23/2004 11:32:08 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
Title II recievers made after 1986, that us unwashed "civilians" can own.

+1

Posted: 8/23/2004 11:44:40 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
TNFrank,
Wow, hadn't seen those. But I had been thinking more along the lines of a standard height rail. I saw one similar to what I'm talking about once, but it was a frankenstein custom job.

Get an Lewish Machine & Tool rear sight. It looks like a great sight, but at the moment, I'm using an ARMS #40. I am sure there are some for sale by dealers in the equipment exchange, but here you go:

www.lewismachine.biz/

Posted: 8/23/2004 11:55:50 PM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
A group of people with the time, talent and inclination to archive high-res images of the various components out there. Then take them and render them in 3D a la Maya or other image program.

Then build a website anyone could visit that would allow you to mix-n-match components and view the results. It would also have ballistics and ordering information right there. So if you built a rifle and really, really loved it you could click "Buy Now" and your contributing advertisers would get their respective orders via an escrow service or individually, depending on your relationship with them.

I figured if I was going to dream it I might as well find a way to pay for it, too.

+1 I can do 3d models if anyone can program..

Posted: 8/23/2004 11:58:29 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
A group of people with the time, talent and inclination to archive high-res images of the various components out there. Then take them and render them in 3D a la Maya or other image program.

Then build a website anyone could visit that would allow you to mix-n-match components and view the results. It would also have ballistics and ordering information right there. So if you built a rifle and really, really loved it you could click "Buy Now" and your contributing advertisers would get their respective orders via an escrow service or individually, depending on your relationship with them.

I figured if I was going to dream it I might as well find a way to pay for it, too.

I think ADCO's "Build Your M4 Upper!" web page is about as close as we can get right now. Check it out if you haven't seen it yet. Very cool.

Personally, I'd like to see a low cost ACOG too. Civies like quality optics too, but we don't need something that can take being run over by a Humvee. Well, most of us anyway...

Posted: 8/24/2004 1:46:17 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Quoted:
let's call it 1:8 so we can have the 1:8 18".

You can...
18" 1:8 twist middy

Link just takes me to the EE, am I missing something?

Posted: 8/24/2004 2:17:07 AM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
7 inch beowolf barrel, for my no ban build

You'll shoot your eye out!

Posted: 8/24/2004 4:52:39 AM EDT

[#40]

A bullpup lefty version like the Aug, but at the same price as an AR.

Posted: 8/24/2004 7:45:26 AM EDT

[#41]

a 1913 rail mounted bottle opener.

Posted: 8/24/2004 8:21:29 AM EDT

[#42]

A SAW-ish styled carry handle that would attach to a rail. Folding of course!

Arc

Posted: 8/24/2004 8:31:10 AM EDT

[#43]

I'd like to see an Aimpoint with the EOTech reticle. I actually spoke to Aimpoint about it and they have no plans to do this. Too bad. It would have killed all the crazy Aimpoint vs. EOTech threads, IMHO.

Posted: 8/24/2004 8:38:36 AM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
I'd like to see an Aimpoint with the EOTech reticle. I actually spoke to Aimpoint about it and they have no plans to do this. Too bad. It would have killed all the crazy Aimpoint vs. EOTech threads, IMHO.

Better yet, multiple selectable reticles.