Got a gun today I have been wanting for a loooong time

[Dutch]

20" AR almost identical to the one I carried in the Army 35 years ago. My GI issue one had the solid carrying handle and this one has the detachable one (A3) and is semi with no 3 round burst. Close enough for me since these are rare as Hens teeth...and the icing on the cake?
IT's A COLT! Just like the GI one I carried.

I am still tinkled pink to find one NIB. I like to have broke my arm getting my wallet out to buy it.

 

[Dub]

Very nice.

Glad to hear you were able to pick this one up.

 

[Jim Boyd]

Congrats.

Looks like the twin of the one I carried 48 years ago.

Very happy for you.

 

[ClemsonRangers]

we had the triangular handguards

where did you git it?

 

[Dutch]

we had the triangular handguards

where did you git it?

Clyde's Armory in Warner Robins.

 

[Dutch]

Stopped by to look about getting another 1911...walked out with this one instead.

 

[GeorgiaBob]

I remember in Jr ROTC I spent 4 weeks in a "mini boot camp" at Fort Polk, LA summer of 1970. The Army was using their usual drill instructors for the mini camp and these guys were having fun trying to teach kids who really wanted to be there instead of their usual crop of sullen draftees. As a lefty, they saw immediately that I couldn't use the assigned M-16 and handed me a Colt. Something about the deflector on the ejection port of Colt carbines that sent the shall casing out and up instead of straight into my face.

Those things were fun to shoot and I found them reasonably accurate. I grew up shooting rifles chambered for 30.06 so the lack of recoil was strange. Once I got used to the Colt M-16, I thought they were as accurate as any rifle out to 200 yards, but past that the M-16 sucked wind. I couldn't group a 400 yard target any better that 15" and I had been shooting 2" groupings with a Springfield model1903 at 400 yards since I was 10yo. Honestly, I thought the M-16 was better overall than the M-14 that they also used in training (though the 7.62 M-14 was good for 4" groups at 400 yards).

Glad you found a fine relic of our ancient days.

 

[1eyefishing]

This machine makes liberals' heads pop.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Cool rifle. I really like the more GI type traditional ARs.

 

[Railroader]

Congrats on a nice find, Dutch. That it means something to you makes it cooler than a fan, man.

I dig the traditional, too, and that is why I put an A2 stock on my little .350L 16" carbine ..

 

[furtaker]

Stopped by to look about getting another 1911...walked out with this one instead.

That's always a good thing. You can always go back and pick up the 1911 tomorrow.

 

[mark-7mag]

Nice ! Congratulations

 

[rosewood]

I have had one of those since about 2000. Bought it before ARs were cool and only Colt and maybe Bushmaster were making them then. Mine is the HBAR 1:7 twist, but came without the flash hider. It shoots 75 Grain BTHPs the best. I once fired 3 shots that looked like a fat hole. Thought I missed until I inspected target. It rountinely shoots 1/2MOA with the 75s over RL15. Never would shoot 55grains better than about 1.25MOA.

Thanks for your service.

Rosewood

 

[Robert28]

Oh no! It’s one of them evil AR’s! You don’t need that to kill a deer!

?

 

[rosewood]

Oh no! It’s one of them evil AR’s! You don’t need that to kill a deer!

?

Nope and they don't need 20 pairs of shoes or a BMW, but they do.

Because we have a Constitution.

Rosewood

 

[Dutch]

Oh no! It’s one of them evil AR’s! You don’t need that to kill a deer!

?

I don't intend to kill deers with it.

 

[Robert28]

I don't intend to kill deers with it.

Good thinking, they wear body armor anyways or so says Brandon.

 

[Headshot]

Nice looking rifle. The 20" rifle with a carry handle has a classic look.

 

[Dutch]

Good thinking, they wear body armor anyways or so says Brandon.

Going to shoot paper targets only...and maybe some cans and stuff....you know, just going to plink with it.

 

[Jester896]

Nice Rifle
I saw they reintroduced the M16A1 Reissue with a price tag around $2500.
the older A1/A2 were kinda nice rifles... all replaced by the M4 now
I had one of those style uppers on a 6.8SPC that I had for a short period. It had the A1 style rear sight.