Finally: The Retro Commie Commando Rifle
There’s a good chance you’ve heard the old Vietnam War stories that the Viet Cong could fire our 5.56mm […]
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The Franken Rifle: An A2 Retro Build
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.
Making Retro Handguards New Again
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.
Luth-AR Adds Two New Retro AR Uppers
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.
CAR and M16A2 Handguards are New Again…Thanks to Echo Nine Three
If you’re into retro AR’s. you know that one of the tough things to find is good CAR and A2
American Icon 608 Retro Mod Build Kit
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.
Recreating a Classic: The Colt 601 Grail AR Build
Of all of the AR builds I’ve done over the years one of my grail builds was a Colt 601
Springfield Armory Goes Retro With The New SA-16A2
We saw a lot of retro AR’s pop up at SHOT this year, and it looks like that trend isn’t