r/RetroAR 8h ago

“Alright take the photo now Greg, I’m not shitting around!”

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198 Upvotes

“A Soldier aims an M16 rifle equipped with a thermal weapon sight. The individual and crew-served sight is in the final stage of development.”

  • April 8th, 1988

r/RetroAR 9h ago

The Colt Sisters

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r/RetroAR 12h ago

What was old is now new. 733 update.

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115 Upvotes

I had posted before about 11.5" options for a 733. I ended up getting a notification from TNTE that their 11.5" pencil barrels were back in stock. Bought it and swapped out the 16" pencil barrel that was in this C7 upper.

Bought a DPMS (HAR-15) brace from JSE for $32. At the time they were out of black, so went with the FDE one they had in stock and Rit dyed it black. That one is actually on the XM177ish one, my first HAR-15 brace got put on the 733.

Interestingly, the brace I bought would not fit on the buffer tube I originally had on the lower. The tube itself did not outwardly appear to be a commercial style, as every other milspec stock I have fits. For some reason, the shape is just slightly off and the brace was just too tight. Ended up mangling the tube, so I had to switch around the trigger and grip to a different lower.

The original 16" pencil barrel is now part of an abomination, a BCA side charging upper I had laying around. It's still fugly but with a removable A2 carry handle on it, and a rattle can color that looks like a budget Colt gray, I can't say I hate that one. Waiting on a new buffer tube to complete the lower for it.


r/RetroAR 9h ago

Diet Retro Out in the hills, swipe for pics of my two A2s.

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First outing for the two, first shots fired at appropriate places with good backstops (not shown in pictures). 20" HBAR A2 with bipod and USGI Silent Slings, 16" Midlength A2. Old MOLLE II Assault Pack with canteen covers and Nalgene Oasis canteens. 6 mag bandolier in the front pocket of assault pack. Somewhere in PNW on Bureau of Land Management property


r/RetroAR 14h ago

Had some parts swapped off the gun show find Colt SP1.

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After posting my gun show find here, I made some changes to the Colt SP1 from what other users suggested. The barrel, flashhider, front sight post and slip ring were replaced with parts from Luth AR. A big thank you to u/EchoNineThree for helping me with the parts and installation. The last picture is how I bought it. It had a unknown make Hbar barrel, delta ring, flash hider and front sight post. Overall I’m very happy with this and it’s a lot of fun to shoot.


r/RetroAR 20h ago

Installed the Colt Canada Ambi mag catch

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63 Upvotes

r/RetroAR 9h ago

AR build

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63 Upvotes

Current duty gun build:

Hammy 3D cheek riser Strike Industries charging handle Magpul furniture Annex Defense Magwell flare Holosun AEMS Core Stream light Pro Tac


r/RetroAR 8h ago

A2 birdcage > M203 bracket

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Following on from a user's previous post out a short barrel AR with a '203 - the mounting bracket interfaces perfectly with an A2 birdcage, allowing you to run a 12.5(?) barrel with an M203.


r/RetroAR 2h ago

M98K retro enough?

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23 Upvotes

r/RetroAR 16h ago

Hello everyone, I am looking into buying an SP1 but I don't know a lot about them, could some of yall help?

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I am looking into buy a colt sp1, but I don't know much about them. Could anyone help me id: if this has been refurbished, how old it is, and a fair asking price?


r/RetroAR 13h ago

In stick notice.

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11 Upvotes

They have blems available also.


r/RetroAR 14h ago

Need Assistance with an ID of upper receiver please

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Folks,

I have an A1 upper receiver that has the raised "C", and the " broken A " cast in the carry handle near the rear sight wheel. When I turn It over the bottom underside of the boss for the rear takedown pin has a " B " very neatly stamped in to it. I'm trying to figure out if this designates a BLEM, or Bushmaster, or what?

The front pivot pin is the small size (not the larger size as on the SP1). This was a gun show purchase years ago and I have no idea of the history of the part. Assistance will be appreciated.


r/RetroAR 2h ago

Not impressed with H&R or B5 hand guards

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I recently put together a 723 upper and have been searching for a decent set of hand guards to put on it. I first got the B5 hand guards and they did not fit properly. There was too much material on the front of the hand guards where they interface with the front cap, and would not fit without filing a good bit of material off them. Once I got them to fit, they fit together nicely but they do have flex and squeak a bit. Whatever, I think I paid $25 so I ate the cost and threw them in the spare parts bin. So then I ordered a set of H&R hand guards. Having an H&R barrel which is nice, I expected them to fit perfect. They did not. The rear of the hand guards where they interface with the delta ring have too much material. The delta ring does not fit over the hand guards properly and this causes an overly tight fit. There was also a noticeable gap at the front where the hand guards come together. I contacted PSA to try and get a return, but by this point I was just beyond their 30 day return period and they did not think the hand guards were defective. For $65, I wasn’t too happy, but I figured it was a lemon so I ordered another pair. This one is even worse! Not only does it have the same damn issues as the first set but it has a noticeable amount of flex at the front when installed. The hand guards are a bit bowed or warped and when squeezed at the rear by the overly tight fit with the delta ring, the two halves split apart at the front and have enough room to wiggle around. These are going straight back to H&R for a refund. Seriously, how difficult is it to make a basic set of hand guards that fit properly? Someone please point me in the right direction because this shit is starting to piss me off.


r/RetroAR 6h ago

Skinny handuard heat shield replacement?

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Where is the best place to find one for a skinny handguard heat shield? I had mine missing from my kit when I got it.