This Should Probably Be Your Next AR Build – The Micro-16A2 SBR
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I’ve been quiet on AR build posts for a couple of months but that’s only because I’ve been, well, building, and not writing about them. I have a few more that I finished up though, and I’m going to start with one that may be a little controversial. I call this one the Micro-16A2, and […]
AR-15 Builds: Tales From the Carry Handle Mafia
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When I started shooting AR’s in the 80’s all we had were carry handle uppers. When I went into the Army in 1988, I trained on the M16A1 and that’s what I used in the Army Reserve. Later, when I was in the Air Force Reserve, we used early slick side M16’s, then eventually M16A2’s. […]
4 Retro-Inspired AR Rifle Builds You Can Build, Too
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I had last summer off and I did a frenzy of AR building. Going back to work in the fall slowed me down a bit, but I still managed to get a few projects in. All of these builds were retro themed, and most were SBR’s. Just for the heck of it, let’s look at […]