Branching off from the normal Recce Rifle Thread for just legit clones. These have the most varying setups of all the clones, I believe. There is no hard data listed for every piece of equipment on these rifles. Only ITW photo's and some small lists of procurement from NSW. I have outlined the parts used most commonly but there are plenty of versions that are not covered in this list. The ITW one off photos of an already one off setup can be cloned using the parts visible in the photo!

There are 5 major types of these clones. All are built on Colt receivers except the 416 variant. Details are below

NSWDG RECCE RIFLE:

Optic: 2.5-10x24 Nightforce
Rings: Nightforce A110
Piggybacked Optics: Jpoint, T1, or Insight MRDS. All using the respective mounts for each either using Wilcox NF ring cap. NF/Wilcox RULR cap, or 30mm tube mounts.
Handguard: KAC FF RAS Rifle Length
Barrel: Mystery Manufacturer. is 15.1" in length and uses the Ops Inc brake and collar
Suppressor: Ops 12th Model(AEM5 kosher too)
Bipod's: Atlas BT10 or Harris 6-9
Pistol Grips: A2, Ergo Deluxe, or DPMS
VFG: TD VFG or Magpul AFG2
Stocks: SOPMOD or CTR

NSWDG 416 Recce:

Optic: Nightforce 2.5-10x24 or Nightforce 1-4x24
Piggybacked Optic: Jpoint and Insight mounted in Wilcox Ring Cap or Insight 30mm Mount/Cap.
Rings: Nightforce A110, or Unimount. Larue LT101 Riser
Handguard: Factory HK
Barrel: 13"? Chopped HK barrel with Ops Collar and Brake, 14.5", or 10.4" HK
Muzzle Device: AAC 18T, BE Myers 249F, or Ops Brake
Suppressor: Ops 12th Model or AAC 416SD
Pistol Grips: TD or HK
VFG: TD, Grip Pod, or KAC
Stocks: SOPMOD, CTR, Vltor, or Factory HK

OG NSWDG Recce:

Optic: 2.5-10x24/32 Nightforce or Leupold Vari-x/MK4 series
Rings: Nightforce A110's, A203's, Leupold MK4, or KAC 1.4/5"
Piggybacked Optics: Jpoint in Wilcox NF mount. NF RULR Mount for RULR
Handguard: KAC FF RAS Rifle Length and Medium Length
Barrel: Lilja 17" SS
Muzzle Device: KAC M4QD or BE Myers 249F
Suppressor: KAC M4 QDSS CORNCOB
Bipod's: Harris 6-9 or Grip Pod
Pistol Grips: A2
Stocks: SOPMOD or CTR

Delta Recce:

Optic: S&B Short Dot
Rings: Larue LT101 Riser, Larue Rings
Handguard: KAC MRE
Barrel: 14.5 M4A1 Colt
Muzzle Device: KAC M4QD
Suppressor: KAC M4 QDSS CORNCOB
Pistol Grips: A2
VFG: Gangsta Grip
Stocks: SOPMOD or Car

AFSOC 416 Recce :

Optic: S&B Short Dot, NF 2.5-10x32, or Leupold 1-6 MK6
Rings: Larue LT104, NF Unimount, or Leupold MK6
Handguard: Geissele SMR or Remington RAHG
Barrel: 14.5 HK
Muzzle Device: Surefire 212
Suppressor: Surefire 212 with SOCOM locking collar
Pistol Grips: HK
VFG: Stubby
Stocks: CTR
Bipod: Atlas

ISSUED GUNS:


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CLONES:

I love the way the T-1s look piggybacked on the x24 NF. Need to set my SR-25 up like that.

Digging the wall art. Where did you get it?

https://projektmonark.com

The photos for those prints were taken by our very own ECPrevatte.

I thought the photo styles seemed a bit...familiar.

He just needs to add some Mod H action in there.

Thanks man, I probably will go with the Bartlein then. How much did it end up costing you, chop and all?

Same as normal recon barrel price on a Bartlein blank.

I got the Mod 1 print on the wall behind it.

Just to clarify, will the Insight MRDS Mount fit on Nightforce rings?  And does the MRDS and Docter sight have the same mounting footprint?

Yes to both. The Docter is a little tight on there though. The Docter also sits very low. You can see the dot but it’s almost impossible to get a good zero as you can’t get to the set screws for the zero adjustments.

I found that out my last range trip going to zero everything. Kind of frustrating.

Do you know if the MRDS is any better as far as sight picture and zeroing?

Yes it sits higher. What I did when I had the insight mount is I zeroed it on the back ring then moved it to the front I was about an moa off at 25yd

Take your turret cap off! Docter works perfect on the Wilcox.

Was moving stuff around in the garage and I thought the lighting was cool.

Finally together. Working on correcting the optic mount. I give you the “Daryl” OG Holland.

U R DA MAN!!!!

Thank you brother. Been a long wait.

She’s a beaut Clark.

Very cool!

Stamp for the AEM5 finally came in the other day and I picked it up Saturday.  Shot with it for the first time today with the SEAL Recce, CQBRecce and A1 clone I have set up for it.  I loved it.  Hardly any blowback and very quiet.

Best can ever. I kinda wanna build a .223 or .22-250 bolt gun so I can put it on there too!

I've thought the same thing.

The AEM5 is truly an outstanding performer and my setup goes to the range with me every single time. Todd Magee with Dead Air says it's still the quietest 5.56 can he's ever metered.

Cool configuration... Bet ya that duck was Al Qaeda

I thought for sure the duck was Taliban!

Badass 416 Recce.

RIP

Does anyone know the scope mount on that 416 recce?

Looks like NF rings on a riser.

Most likely a larue riser with the springboard chopped off. Hard to tell with the res of the pic.

And what scope is that?  There is some extra stuff going on with the occular lense that is throwing me.....  It's either a flip cover flipped out, but it's making it look like one of those scopes with the rubber floppy thing that goes around your eyeball......   eh?

I'm thinking that mount could be a Larue Riser like the one Horrigan had at one point...  possibly....

https://www.larue.com/products/larue-tactical-scope-mount-qd-lt807/

meh, now that I'm looking at it it looks longer and there seems like there are round knobs on it....   Does look like a riser with some rings.  Seems pretty high up too overall.  Isn't the receiver rail already higher than a normal one on the 416?

Thanks for posting that pic.  I've never seen it.

To me it looks like a NF 2.5-10x24 with the rubber scoop caps in NF rings on a Larue Riser. But the scope also kinda looks like a S&B Short dot due to the turret cap appearance but I'd place a bet on the 1st....

Eta: definitely #1 & After looking again. I'd say a Butler Creek rear cap and the doctor cover rubber banded to the side of the scope like the guy in the helo pic.

When in doubt, NF is the answer.  LOL.  You're probably right.  I'm not so sure about the mount being a larue though.  Unless they made them with round knobs a long time ago.  Course my eyes aint what they used to be.

I think those are nuts on the ring base...

I don't see any knobs in the riser, to me those what I think you are talking about look like the nuts on the rings.  But you are right, I don't think it's a Larue riser after looking at it. It kind of looks like a YHM.

I can't see anything cuz of the camo.  LOL.  It actually is doing a decent job in that photo in comparison to the background.  

A shorty/chopped pri rail piece?

I had thought about that but in the pic the riser is too square... the PRI has rounded/ beveled edges.

I felt the need to stop lurking and contribute to some of these picture threads for once.  I'm building a recce clone myself and I've collected some photos of what's publicly out there.  This is a higher res pic of KV (RIP):


pretty sure it's a front chopped GG&G scout riser.  GG&G risers, Larue risers, KAC tri mount risers, and another I couldn't ID have been seen on 416 recce rifles before.

Thank you for the pic! Definitely the old style gg&g riser. NF rings, scope and butler rear cap.

Huh, I've got one of those lying around.

Now if only someone else could scrounge up 1.5" KAC rings so I don't have to megadunk the Horrigan build...

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Old school Delta rifle in this pic of Kyle Lamb (member of 1st SFOD-D who fought in Mogadishu during the Black Hawk Down raid).  Looks like it's from 2003.  Taken from a thread in GD.

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Very cool rifle but it’s not a recce rifle.

I'm guessing there's an M4 barrel under that handguard like Augee's build, but who knows...  Would be sweet if we could see the rest of it.

Still no joy on the 1.5" KAC rings. Actually found someone who had some, that he SOLD 6 FUCKING MONTHS AGO to someone building an "old school build".

Even Geno doesn't have a set or even a lead on them, KAC doesn't have any left. Taking everything in my power not to just dunk the whole idea and let it go.

Why not just use the shorter set until one pops up?

I already have some 1.5s that are cheap and look close, money spent on buying another wrong set of rings is less $$$$ on hand to buy a set of KAC 1.5s. If I buy anything that isn't KAC 1.5s at this point it's a set of NF 1.5s

And, MSG Horrigan happens to be the gentleman that is the reason we have 1.93" LaRue mounts. One might consider that at the end he potentially had a Short Dot in a 1.93 LaRue mount, but for me the KAC rings and Leupold are the MRE that has had me wanting an MRE this entire time.

I dig the higher mounts.  For me higher is better, I think.  Looks a bit wonky though.   LOL.