Couple 11.5”s
▲ 96 r/RetroAR

Couple 11.5”s

XM177 GAU-5 A/A & 733

Which would you pick?

need a led upgrade for the maglite, if anyone can recommend one that’d be sick.

u/theworldofAR — 10 days ago
▲ 55 r/RetroAR

Checked out my TA01 ECOS from 2009 under nv and tritium still works surprisingly

Don’t judge these photos too hard, I was pressing my iPhone against the eyepieces of the PVS-7 so close against my face I couldn’t see anything. lol

This ACOG is well beyond its tritum life, and the faint remaining illumination is unable to be seen with the naked eye at night—but it still looks decent enough in person under nods which is sick.

Bonus shots of the EXPS3-1 on the 723.

u/theworldofAR — 2 months ago
▲ 410 r/RetroAR

LAPD using an M16A1 + ACOG in North Hollywood after man attacked woman with a bike lock

On December 23, 2021, officers responded to a business on Victory Boulevard around 11:45 a.m. for an assault with a deadly weapon in progress.

While en route, they received additional calls reporting a possible shooting and people sheltering in place.

Police say officers arrived, began searching for the suspect, and found a female victim suffering from injuries and bleeding.

A short distance away, officers encountered the suspect and opened fire. The suspect was struck and later died at the scene.

During the search that followed, officers found a 14-year-old girl in a changing room behind a wall directly behind the suspect and out of the officers' view.

Investigators said she had been struck by one of the rounds fired by an officer and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The release of the footage became part of the department's critical incident review.

u/theworldofAR — 2 months ago
▲ 232 r/RetroAR

Interesting A2 optic mount by Gibbous Outfitters.

Saw this on their insta.

Couldn’t find it for sale on their site, and it’s apparently been in the development stages for a long time.

u/theworldofAR — 2 months ago
▲ 39 r/RetroAR

Night fighting 723

Here’s my wacky 723 submission.

I started a Tom Satterly 723 build a couple years back and it coincided with the timeframe I picked up my PVS-7, so naturally it evolved into this.

Without a flat top in sight—I mustered up my courage to zero the EXPS3-1 to 100yds and dialed in the LAM. (HFXC V2)

I’ll likely abandon this setup and rearrange things whenever I dedicate time to a proper nv rifle, but it’s served me well in the nightly fun department out in the sticks.

u/theworldofAR — 3 months ago
▲ 28 r/1911

Best resources for fitting slides to frames?

Picked up these 3x 1911 (+1 Hi Power) Slides from the James Earl Jones collection a few months ago and been wanting to finish them into complete guns for a bit now.

I’ve asked around a bit and gathered a little information—but anything helps in aiding me to gathering the proper tools, resources, literature, or even some good video tutorials you guys might know of.

u/theworldofAR — 3 months ago
▲ 86 r/ar15

Is anyone working on something akin to gunstruction?

For those who don’t know—Gunstruction was an app where you could design, customize and visualize AR/Glock/870/700 builds with real world parts.

It was fantastic for mapping out projects, but the developers went dark and they pulled the app from the store with no further updates.

I’d love to see something like this again.

Included a few of my old screenshots.

u/theworldofAR — 3 months ago
▲ 450 r/RetroAR+1 crossposts

Happy 250th America 🦅

Not the full stack—but here’s a peek into my armory.

Thankful for our forefathers guaranteeing these rights for us.

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms—shall not be infringed."

u/theworldofAR — 2 months ago
▲ 56 r/AR9

10.5 A1 with a twist

Working on this 10.5” A1 build and decided to paint the furniture for Tommy Gun vibes.

10.5” 1/2x28 9mm barrel
A1 Upper
PSA Dedicated 9mm lower
DD/Mercury Bolt
Fudd SS
HAR-15 Brace

u/theworldofAR — 4 months ago
▲ 87 r/RetroAR

Maple Syrup

Working on bringing this 10.5” 9mm A1 build to life and decided it needed some extra flair—so I painted the handguard and grip.

It’s got some Model 1928 Thompson vibes now, lol.

u/theworldofAR — 4 months ago

Xbox is hosting an opportunity to vote for which old games to bring back with backwards compatibility.

Gun was made in (2005) and is honestly one of the best western adventures I’ve ever played.

It was one of the first open world western games and came along years before Red Dead Redemption, and we finally have a chance to bring it to the current market, store and consoles.

Give it a vote!

https://www.xboxgamepreservation.com/game/96ab7a5c-7b9e-4df5-b191-58411862de5c

u/theworldofAR — 4 months ago
▲ 241 r/RetroAR

a retro carry handle that ain’t like the rest

A retro carry handle that ain’t like the rest.

This build represents a short time in history when retro A1 stylized detachable carry handles were issued and in use at the turn of the century.

I present my close approximation early GWOT
CANSOF C8 CQB / L119A1 project that's nearly complete. 🍁

It's got rad features such as the Diemaco A1 stylized detachable carry handle. (which is unique from the rest-having classic retro field sight adjustments and a very unique profile.)

Another neat addition is the Colt Canada / Diemaco style charging handle extension latch in grey ano.

The vintage L3 Eotech 512 has been mounted to the
RAS for those old school JTF2 / CANSOF vibes.

Still hunting down a few parts to bring it full circle.

u/theworldofAR — 4 months ago

CANSOF C8 CQB / L119A1 / “British Mk.18 Mod 0” 🍁

I present my close approximation early gwot CANSOF C8 CQB / L119A1 project that's nearly complete.

It’s got rad features such as the Diemaco A1 stylized detachable carry handle. (which is unique from the rest—having classic field sight adjustments and a very unique profile.)

Another neat addition is the Colt Canada / Diemaco style charging handle extension latch in grey ano.

The vintage L3 Eotech 512 has been mounted to the RAS for those old school JTF2 / CANSOF vibes.

Still hunting down a few parts to bring it full circle.

I was born in 2003, so I resonate with this build heavily.

u/theworldofAR — 4 months ago
▲ 176 r/RetroAR

Ring-a-ding

M16A2 Ranger Variant Service Rifle

(FNV Fantasy build)

you take a sip from your trusty vault 13 canteen…

u/theworldofAR — 4 months ago

Pre-1898 Voigtländer & Sohn Unknown Model

Oldest optic I own.

Searched all through snipercollection.com and never found this exact configuration.

u/theworldofAR — 5 months ago
▲ 18 r/AR9+1 crossposts

SS N-23 Kitty Kat

"Hockey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side.”

Finished up dialing in the SS on this wacky wasteland build of mine to where I'd like the ROF to be and she's spicy.

910 RPM — 15.17 shots per second.

In love with the tano TA01 on top, just the right amount of zoom with irons still quickly accessible.

Might do a light in time, via fsb mount-or get really crazy and hose clamp an upgraded led maglite for extra vibes.

If any of you 9mm savants have any can recommendations I'd definitely hear you out.

u/theworldofAR — 5 months ago