r/RetroAR

I was very torn about painting my Bushmaster. The whole rattle can debate that it destroys the value and it's a lengthy process to remove the paint job. I also think a plain black rifle is badass but I got over zealous and wanted to do a Gordon at home project. I even painted my Aimpoint Pro which hurt a bit. I put tape on the Bushmaster logo and Windham, ME part to preserve it. I also threaded on my linear comp and painted it for a dollar general OTB suppressor look. Painted my cheap eBay light too. This isn't my first rattle job but not my best. Honestly just looking for some insight if I should keep it as is, strip the paint, or try another camo pattern. I think once I wear down the paint it will look better.

I guess it’s true what they say
When you start
There’s no going back

The M16A1 has always been a dream gun of mine since I first watched full metal jacket at the age of 12 years old, and now I have one. That said I had to have more and have started down this rabbit hole and I’m loving it. The 723 is shaping into Gordy’s rifle, yeah it’s not clone correct having the aimpoint 9000 but eventually it will be. The M16A1 I also have the m203 hand guard for and I’m wanting to get a M16A2 to mount it on but currently having to wait on my m1897 trench gun to get finished before I can buy another rifle.
There’s worst things to be hooked on then guns.

So I've been keeping an eye out for a carry handle mount for my pawn shop dissipator and randomly found this thing for 10 bucks. I can't seem to find anything similar which makes me think it's probably some super Chinese junk. I've tried reverse image searching and googling the serials and I have come up empty-handed. Y'all got any ideas on what this is?

Two Retro-ish guns, one Retro Optic. Who should keep the Gooseneck C-More: the 733-ish carbine or the A2 Dissipator?

Id love any input from you retro AR folks on how I can fix this thing up to be better. I was thinking about doing a Form 1 and getting a kitty cat upper on it and going from there. Im all ears!

Got this one done up custum by Bad Attitude Dept. Early M16A1 receiver motif, with a tweak to the VA state seal instead of the Colt Pony. Huge shout out to u/BadAttitudeDept for excellent work. My third receiver from them so far.

The engraving is not as bold or deep as I expected, so need to figure out best options for painting.

Hey guys, I found this rifle on some local forums and was wondering what you guys think of it? I’ve seen a lot of these rifles but a ton of them have ban features but this one seems to have none of them and I’m unsure if that’s normal or not

Looking around trying to figure out what my options are. Best thing I've seen so far is this 14.5 p&w to 16 inch upper from thoroughbred armament.

I like that it's plug and play, you just buy it and slap the suppressor on. I know a lot of people build but I'd rather just buy at this point. Suggestions?

Gordy-style stuff is what im looking for btw, I know there's plenty of Mk12 uppers that are AEM5 ready.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Essentially a H&R M16A1 with a 16in pencil barrel and Portuguese AR10 style mid length handguards. A2 FSB and A2 rear aperture swapped in the carry handle.

Didn’t even know Colt themselves manufactured these bayonets until I found one!

Colt assigned part number 62316 to their “New Model” M7 design. These were produced under contract by the Imperial Knife Company of Providence, Rhode Island, around 1963–1964

Roughly 30,000 units made. But Only about 8,000 made it into U.S. military service (mostly Vietnam era). The remaining ~22,000 sat in storage until the early 1990s, when Colt sold them off as surplus/export.

There were also licensed versions made in West Germany by Carl Eickhorn (marked “Made in W. Germany”), but the true US-made Imperial/Colt ones are the prized ones

Should I get a gooseneck mount instead or just leave it as is

Two Vortex Vipers cowitness and they don’t starburst like a lot of ones I’ve used in the past. I think they turned out very well and they are very accurate for no barrel than I have here. Thanks for looking I like sharing. Kinda proud of them.

300BLK because I had a 30cal can laying around.