Your Retro AR

[TMF]

After see a post with someone elses retro AR build it motivated me to finish up the one I've been sitting on for a while. I was curious to see how many enthusiast of older model ARs are out there and what you have.

The inspiration for this build came after a buddy of mine gave me an old stripped A1 upper he didn't want. At the time I was going to get rid of an Olympic Arms I'd had for a while after building a RRA M4. With an A1 upper in hand, I decided to do something fun with it. I was modeling this rifle after an XM177/Model 610; obviously some things aren't correct on it such as the flash suppressor (for legality) and the bayonet lug, but here's what I got into it:

11.5 in barrel

5.5 in "commando" flash suppressor/moderator

Single heat shield handguards (6 hole)

A1 pistol grip

A1 upper (no forward assist)

Aluminum stock

Let's see what some of you got.

Edited October 13, 2011 by TMF 18B
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[dou44]

i am thinking about getting one of the repo recievers and building another one that is more correct than what i have now.

[TMF]

I've checked this site out for retro lowers; $150 for a stripped. I've met my quota for gun related purchases this year so that's the only thing on the back burner.

NoDak Spud Retro Lowers

[mikegideon]

I've thought about building an A2. Probably will one of these days when I get a bigger safe.

[dou44]

they have some good stuff.i would like to get one from them sometime and build it.i finaly got to put my teardrop foward assist in mine yesterday.

[LA_357SIG]

Mine is not so much Retro. It does not meet any military designation even without the Magpul gear. I like the simplicity.

Edited October 14, 2011 by LA_357SIG

[enfield]

Retro? Doesn't look much like the A1 I carried.

[creeky]

Been thinking of getting some XM177 Triangle handguards for my old AR. It's a carbine with an A1 upper on it.

LINK

[dou44]

i have a set of triangle hg and a1 grip in the parts for sale. extra set from when i built mine,

[TMF]

Mine is not so much Retro. It does not meet any military designation even without the Magpul gear. I like the simplicity.

Is that a YHM flash suppressor set up for a sound suppressor? I'm thinking about going the same route for my M4.

[TMF]

i have a set of triangle hg and a1 grip in the parts for sale. extra set from when i built mine,

Sometimes I wish I would have built a full size A1 instead of a XM177, but I already had a carbine stock so that's the route I took. Recently a buddy of mine offered to sell me a Colt SP1 (original owner was his father; left to him in the will) for only $1100. I'm still kicking myself, but I couldn't come up with the cash without selling one of my current babies.

[dou44]

that sounded like a good deal. your luck runs like mine when a good deal comes along, no money.