While not based on anything in particular the Franken A2 carbine has a bit of a Fallout vibe to it. It’s a handy iron sighted carbine that would withstand the rigors of the waste long after the batteries on your fancy flat top AR have run out.
Repro’s have been available for a long time, but they often aren’t built as well as original GI parts. The folks at Luth AR and Echo Nine Three have us covered though. Both companies are now offering new manufacture retro handguards made to GI specs.
I saw that Luth-AR had a couple of complete carry handle uppers on display at the SHOT Show earlier this year and it looks like they finally dropped on their website.
The M16K was the creation of Tim LaFrance and his shop, La France Specialties back in the 1980’s. It was designed for close-in use by executive protection details, vehicle crews, or SWAT entry teams in tight quarters.
H&R launched their 9mm Model 635 last year at SHOT. This is a semi auto clone of the Colt 635 SMG. They also teased a possible 633 DOE model at the show. Now H&R Retro DOE 7.5″ 9mm complete pistol is a reality.
The 608 was a chopped M16 built to be an aircrew survival rifle. It used a 10-inch barrel with a conical flash hider and a simple fixed tubular stock and it was designed to be stored disassembled.
The XM177E2 is definitely a historical piece, coming out of the Vietnam War as it did. Even today, it’s still a light, handy carbine for the farm or camp, and it’s a lot of fun to shoot.
If you’ve seen some of my other build articles, you know they run the gamut from retro clones to “what
With all of the retro AR’s I’ve been building lately I was pretty excited when B5 Systems announced they were
I’ve worked with a good bit of B5 Systems AR furniture recently and it’s all been solid and well thought
