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Newbie here, recently bought 2 PA stripped lowers, and one rifle I want to build with the A2 upper (I think) I like the look. Anyway anybody know of ANY in stock Stripped A2 uppers anywhere? From my understanding if you have the stripped Lowers & Uppers BEFORE a ban you will be ok to find and build the rest of the rifle, correct?
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I just completed purchasing all the used A2 uppers at the local gunsmith's shop. Combined with the two A2s on guns I already own I've got a total of 2 AFs (Olympic) on guns, 4 CM, 1 EM and 1 FM stripped USGI takeoffs. Any suggestions what to do with the takeoffs?
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my A2 upper has an "M" .. the FN barrel has a lock washer .. and the flash hider is A2 but it's offset. not at 3 and 9 .
i would like to know what the M means. |
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Originally Posted By hun001:
my A2 upper has an "M" .. the FN barrel has a lock washer .. and the flash hider is A2 but it's offset. not at 3 and 9 . i would like to know what the M means. View Quote Not sure who manufactured your A2 upper, but the "M" forge mark stands for Mueller Industries. |
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Originally Posted By Pro2ndAm:
Not sure who manufactured your A2 upper, but the "M" forge mark stands for Mueller Industries. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Pro2ndAm:
Originally Posted By hun001:
my A2 upper has an "M" .. the FN barrel has a lock washer .. and the flash hider is A2 but it's offset. not at 3 and 9 . i would like to know what the M means. Not sure who manufactured your A2 upper, but the "M" forge mark stands for Mueller Industries. thank you .very much. |
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Has "M" always been Mueller Ind?? I was led to believe that it used to be Martin Marietta.
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I have a really odd one. I bought it as a complete upper from a member here several years ago. It is a Colt M4 barrel (dated 8/98 with an F-marked FSB) mated to a Colt (Mueller Brass) A2 upper. The odd thing is that the upper itself has a "4" above the gas tube star, and it DOES have M4 cutouts on the upper as well. My understanding is that none of the A2 uppers had M4 cuts, but this one does. Doesn't look like a "Bubba" job that somebody did in their garage, either.
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M4s did not begin life with detachable carry handles when originally developed... Sounds like you simply have an early M4 upper.
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Originally Posted By buckandball:
M4s did not begin life with detachable carry handles when originally developed... Sounds like you simply have an early M4 upper. View Quote I have the book "Black Rifle II," and I can't find any reference to this. Seems I had run across a reference to them once, but I can't relocate it. I thought all M4 uppers were detachable carry handle types. At any rate, thanks for the info. |
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Originally Posted By arfn:
I have a really odd one. I bought it as a complete upper from a member here several years ago. It is a Colt M4 barrel (dated 8/98 with an F-marked FSB) mated to a Colt (Mueller Brass) A2 upper. The odd thing is that the upper itself has a "4" above the gas tube star, and it DOES have M4 cutouts on the upper as well. My understanding is that none of the A2 uppers had M4 cuts, but this one does. Doesn't look like a "Bubba" job that somebody did in their garage, either. View Quote It's most likely an RO777 upper - the RO777 and RO779 were the post-M4 fixed A2 carry handle variants, and rollmarked "M4/M16A2E." There's been a great deal of debate about whether or not the first USGI M4 Carbines were fixed carry handle variants (presumably RO720) or flattop variants (RO920). However, it's generally agreed that it would have only been one production run that had fixed carry handle uppers, manufactured in late-1994. If yours is factory, then a 1998 barrel would preclude its being an M4 upper. The RO777 was the "post-M4" versions of the RO727 carbine, which used earlier 7xx-series parts, including a slightly different barrel, different feedramp angle, an old style lock nut for the receiver extension, and a two position receiver extension. "True" 7xx series barrels are often marked not with a "C MP" but a "(C) MP" barrel marking. Another option is that it is simply an earlier M4 barrel that's been installed on an earlier Colt carbine upper - the RO727/729, the RO733/735, and R6520, as well as the RO777/779 all used upper receivers with fixed A2 carry handles and extended feedramps cut into the receivers - most were marked with either a "4" or "M4" above the gas tube. The "C MB" marking is the most common on the M16A2 Carbine vintage uppers, just like the "C AF" of early M4 and M4A1s. ~Augee |
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Originally Posted By Augee:
It's most likely an RO777 upper - the RO777 and RO779 were the post-M4 fixed A2 carry handle variants, and rollmarked "M4/M16A2E." There's been a great deal of debate about whether or not the first USGI M4 Carbines were fixed carry handle variants (presumably RO720) or flattop variants (RO920). However, it's generally agreed that it would have only been one production run that had fixed carry handle uppers, manufactured in late-1994. If yours is factory, then a 1998 barrel would preclude its being an M4 upper. The RO777 was the "post-M4" versions of the RO727 carbine, which used earlier 7xx-series parts, including a slightly different barrel, different feedramp angle, an old style lock nut for the receiver extension, and a two position receiver extension. "True" 7xx series barrels are often marked not with a "C MP" but a "(C) MP" barrel marking. Another option is that it is simply an earlier M4 barrel that's been installed on an earlier Colt carbine upper - the RO727/729, the RO733/735, and R6520, as well as the RO777/779 all used upper receivers with fixed A2 carry handles and extended feedramps cut into the receivers - most were marked with either a "4" or "M4" above the gas tube. The "C MB" marking is the most common on the M16A2 Carbine vintage uppers, just like the "C AF" of early M4 and M4A1s. ~Augee View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Augee:
Originally Posted By arfn:
I have a really odd one. I bought it as a complete upper from a member here several years ago. It is a Colt M4 barrel (dated 8/98 with an F-marked FSB) mated to a Colt (Mueller Brass) A2 upper. The odd thing is that the upper itself has a "4" above the gas tube star, and it DOES have M4 cutouts on the upper as well. My understanding is that none of the A2 uppers had M4 cuts, but this one does. Doesn't look like a "Bubba" job that somebody did in their garage, either. It's most likely an RO777 upper - the RO777 and RO779 were the post-M4 fixed A2 carry handle variants, and rollmarked "M4/M16A2E." There's been a great deal of debate about whether or not the first USGI M4 Carbines were fixed carry handle variants (presumably RO720) or flattop variants (RO920). However, it's generally agreed that it would have only been one production run that had fixed carry handle uppers, manufactured in late-1994. If yours is factory, then a 1998 barrel would preclude its being an M4 upper. The RO777 was the "post-M4" versions of the RO727 carbine, which used earlier 7xx-series parts, including a slightly different barrel, different feedramp angle, an old style lock nut for the receiver extension, and a two position receiver extension. "True" 7xx series barrels are often marked not with a "C MP" but a "(C) MP" barrel marking. Another option is that it is simply an earlier M4 barrel that's been installed on an earlier Colt carbine upper - the RO727/729, the RO733/735, and R6520, as well as the RO777/779 all used upper receivers with fixed A2 carry handles and extended feedramps cut into the receivers - most were marked with either a "4" or "M4" above the gas tube. The "C MB" marking is the most common on the M16A2 Carbine vintage uppers, just like the "C AF" of early M4 and M4A1s. ~Augee Thank you for the information. I double-checked the barrel, and the date I gave was wrong. It is 3/95. Does this tell you anything more about the upper? I had planned on pinning on an A2X flash hider, and using the upper. Does it have any value other than as a run-of-the-mill Colt upper? |
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Originally Posted By arfn:
Thank you for the information. I double-checked the barrel, and the date I gave was wrong. It is 3/95. Does this tell you anything more about the upper? I had planned on pinning on an A2X flash hider, and using the upper. Does it have any value other than as a run-of-the-mill Colt upper? View Quote Wouldn't really change my assessment, no. It doesn't really have any "more" value, though it's a rarer configuration, it's a limited market. ~Augee |
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Thanks again.
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I bought a A2 in 12/95. Ser # GC007XXX. It came in the box and had a model # of 6721. It is a flat top A2 with a 1990 lower and 1995 upper(6721). After a couple of months researching I now have the paper work from colt who they sold the (182) weapons all the way to me that backs up the gun. Why can I not find more information on this variant of the A2 carbine? The gun has a gray lower and the upper in a slightly darker gray. I have owned several pre ban guns over the years but this is by far the best shooting and accurate of them all. The question I am wondering is why is this gun not listed as a 6721 by ser # like the BC <000134 guns are? All of the markings on the gun matches the 6721.
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Do we know the years of these uppers ?
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Does anybody have a pic of Sabre Defense A3 early upper with handle? I'd like a close-up of it's markings. Also, Any barrel markings would be welcome.
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The OP originally had one but all there is now is a black X. Augee's post on A2 lowers shows some Sabre pics. I'm thinking a Sabre clone A3 as my rifle build.
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LK (LAR / Kaiser Aluminum)
Who is this, when and to whom did they deliver to? |
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M16A2 741 clone (Colt M16 factory upper assembly on Colt Pre-ban AR15A2 lower assembly). The pic is not mine but is exact in every detail, including the Colt scope. I sometimes put this upper on my BFI Full auto (NFA Form 4) lower for real fun!
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p367/dirtygary1/Firearms/6nFjE8c_zpsrws31ij6.jpg |
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posted wrong place, please delete.
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How about CAPCO of Grand Junction Colorado?
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Originally Posted By jcrowl:
How about CAPCO of Grand Junction Colorado? View Quote Picturing it here right after; sitting on NDS A2 lower. Please note how the CAPCO upper is not at all neither black nor Colt grey. It's its own color shade, closer to a dark grey-green. Capco Military Surplus A2 Upper by SoloDallas, on Flickr I will take closer and better pictures for everyone to have as a reference here. ETA As promised, a bit more detail; Bushmaster upper on top, Capco on bottom A2 Uppers (Bushmaster, Capco) by SoloDallas, on Flickr A2 Uppers (Bushmaster, Capco) by SoloDallas, on Flickr |
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These are all new FN uppers. Bags were marked with FN Cage Code. Top A2, A4 with rifle ramps, bottom two M4 feed ramps.
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De Oppresso Liber
Iraq: 91,03,04,05,06,08,09,15&16' Afganistan: 09,10,11',14',17' & 18' |
Originally Posted By Combat_Diver:
These are all new FN uppers. Bags were marked with FN Cage Code. Top A2, A4 with rifle ramps, bottom two M4 feed ramps. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_1905_JPG-733880_jpg-739487.JPG CD View Quote Are those being used to built new issued uppers from parts? |
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Originally Posted By USGI:
Nice. Are those being used to built new issued uppers from parts? View Quote Attached File CD |
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De Oppresso Liber
Iraq: 91,03,04,05,06,08,09,15&16' Afganistan: 09,10,11',14',17' & 18' |
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@Augee
I have a CM marked XM gray large hole A2 upper if you need pics for this thread. I believe it to be from a parted out SP2, it was acquired from the EE a few years ago. I also have a Square and Keyhole forge marked uppers if you need those. |
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Originally Posted By Augee:
Both raised and stamped "F" markings. View Quote Probably something I won’t find a definitive answer to, but I was wondering if anyone has any insight into the marking style. I’m working on an FN clone that was probably produced in the late ‘90s and saw service in Iraq in 2005-2006. Thanks! |
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Monkey wrench in the works here. Just got two of these thru the military supply system. 3S679 marked (FN cage code) C for Colt and Square (Brass Aluminum Forging Enterprises).
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De Oppresso Liber
Iraq: 91,03,04,05,06,08,09,15&16' Afganistan: 09,10,11',14',17',18'&19' |
That’s definitely unusual. Also very interesting that they seem to have brought back the dot peen marking style of the early FN M16A2 lower receivers.
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This is a variation on the FNMI / Kaiser Aluminum (FK) raised forge mark in the OP. The diagonal arrangement of the two letters matches what I have seen on almost every Army FN M16A2 that I’ve come across personally. This particular rifle was photographed a month ago, along with a second one with the same forge mark, both mid-production FNs from the 71903XX serial number range. I also have photos of early FNs (with the dot peen marking style lettering on the lower) that have this same forge mark. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen many examples of this style on the civilian market. Most FK uppers match the one in the OP.
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Here's another FNMI / Kaiser Aluminum (FK) variation that I just picked up. The difference is subtle from the one above, but the K is slightly lower on this one, whereas the previous one above has the top of the K in line with the bottom of the F. Possibly just a production variation or made from another mold.
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Anybody have a clue where forged A2 uppers without any stamps or forge indicators come from ? any info would be greatly appreciated.
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