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.
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.
The Colt 608 aircrew survival rifle was one I figured was unobtanium. Only around 10 were made. Although there are a few clones around, they were either hand built, or sourced from limited numbers of kits. Enter American Icon.
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 do a lot of retro rifle builds — and I do — you may be excited to know
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
Of all of the AR builds I’ve done over the years one of my grail builds was a Colt 601
I’ve been quiet on AR build posts for a couple of months but that’s only because I’ve been, well, building,
