Looking at some of the retro builds, I got to wondering how hard it would be to piece together a near-clone of a model 601.  I mean something that could fool a person from several feet away.  :)

I could get an older SP1 model for a starting point.  That would give me nice, clean-looking upper and lower receivers.

I think I saw somebody selling the early "duckbill" flash hiders recently, but I don't remember where.  I guess if someone was determined enough, they could take a regular 3-prong flash hider and turn it down on a lathe until it looked similar?

I found a "waffle pattern" magazine for sale, the asking price was $350.  Ouch!  But I'd only need one, for display purposes.

Smooth bolt carriers are available, and I could get one chrome-plated.

Standard M16 furniture could be colored dark green with Duracoat.

The one thing that seems like a big obstacle is the charging handle.  I've never seen a 601 style charging handle for sale anywhere, and it doesn't seem like it would be easy to fabricate or "fake" one.

Any suggestions?

This would be a good starting point. Keep an eye out on the EE also.

http://home.comcast.net/~luthier4/

rj

Quoted: This would be a good starting point. Keep an eye out on the EE also. home.comcast.net/~luthier4/ rj

+1 for total silence.


go to their industry forum. also with the mag i found one in the ee for only $90 the guy is trying to trade but cash works too.