My M16 battlefield pickup replica

bsoileau24 · Aug 27, 2016

This is a great site with info on old rifle varients.
http://www.retroblackrifle.com/

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Log Island · Aug 27, 2016

Don't know if you were going for a particular era, but other than the flash hider, that looks just like what I had at Benning in '85. I remember then, looking at it and thinking, "what a pos.."...but it still shot.
And the slings were black then.

tuan · Oct 13, 2016

Looks great! I need to work on mine and give it that battle worn look to it!

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tuan · Oct 16, 2016

rcm192 said:

How did you give it that worn in look? Sand paper?

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rcm192 · Oct 16, 2016

tuan said:
How did you give it that worn in look? Sand paper?

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Very Light duty sand paper and scotch brite along with on alcohol influenced strategics

tuan · Oct 16, 2016

rcm192 said:
Very Light duty sand paper and scotch brite along with on alcohol influenced strategics

Thanks. I'll give it a try. So 600 grain or like 1000?

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rcm192 · Oct 16, 2016

tuan said:
Thanks. I'll give it a try. So 600 grain or like 1000?

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1000 would be good

kingfhb · Oct 16, 2016

I distressed mine with the following technique...

1. 100 grain sandpaper on most common wear spots.
2. 150 grain sandpaper over whole thing
3. Steel wool over worn areas
4. Stainless steel sponge or scrub pad over worn areas.

Repeated steel wool and stainless scrubber every night for about a month. Very lightly... take your time, you don't need to rush it.

The stainless pad will buff every point and take any hard edges off.

Candyman · Nov 6, 2016

buttanic said:
I may be wrong but I believe the M16A1 did not have a 3 prong flash hider. Slick side M16s did have the 3 prong flash hider.

http://world.guns.ru/assault/usa/m16-m16a1-m16a2-m16a3-e.html

Back in '83 while serving with 3rd Mar. Div. in Okinawan we had M16A1s with both the 3 prong and birdcage flash hiders.

I just finished my C7 build from used parts. The only new parts are the detentes, detente springs and the lower.

charlie12 · Nov 6, 2016

All the M16A1's I had in the Army had birdcage. In the 72,73,74 era

Candyman · Nov 6, 2016

charlie12 said:
All the M16A1's I had in the Army had birdcage. In the 72,73,74 era

That just goes to show that the Army always got new things to play with and the Marines had to suffer budget cuts. LOL! The M16A1 I carried in Okinawan wasn't even a Colt. It was made by Hydramatic (General Motors)

Spleen · Nov 6, 2016

Log Island said:
Don't know if you were going for a particular era, but other than the flash hider, that looks just like what I had at Benning in '85. I remember then, looking at it and thinking, "what a pos.."...but it still shot.
And the slings were black then.

Just have to comment.
I was at Benning in '85 as well (Harmony Church.)

Wonder if we met...

And yeah, I used the same Vietnam era M16s they provided us with.
Went bang every time even though it looked like it should have been retired long ago.

Those were the days.

ztf hitman · Nov 10, 2016

Very nicely done

rcm192 · Nov 10, 2016

ztf hitman said:
Very nicely done

Thanks! I just need to shoot it more often.... i wonder how it would do with a 22 drop in conversion kit with the 1 in 12" twist rate?

rcm192 · Jan 23, 2017

Bump. Still trying to hunt down a bayonet scabbard locally.

LCPL 4 · Jan 23, 2017

That is one nice looking rifle. I too am currently working slowly and I mean slowly on a Vietnam era build... mine just has more parts.

Engine and trans are done. Now on to the body. I'm sure someone here will recognize what it's out of.

GIJeaux · Jan 24, 2017

rcm192 said:
Thanks! I just need to shoot it more often.... i wonder how it would do with a 22 drop in conversion kit with the 1 in 12" twist rate?

I have the M261 kit for my A1 and it will out shoot a lot of my factory .22s.

Al

Log Island · Jan 24, 2017

Spleen said:
Just have to comment.
I was at Benning in '85 as well (Harmony Church.)

Wonder if we met...

And yeah, I used the same Vietnam era M16s they provided us with.
Went bang every time even though it looked like it should have been retired long ago.

Those were the days.

I was at Sand Hill. The platoon I was with that had a bunch from La went to H Church. I was separated from them the first day or so we got to Benning during onboarding, or whatever they called it.

buttanic · Jan 24, 2017

LCPL 4 said:
That is one nice looking rifle. I too am currently working slowly and I mean slowly on a Vietnam era build... mine just has more parts. Engine and trans are done. Now on to the body. I'm sure someone here will recognize what it's out of.

Now I need a replica Ma Deuce to mount on it.

LCPL 4 · Jan 24, 2017

Sidetrack- Well that didn't take long. Nice ride B. Looks Army a1 except for the rear tie-downs. Take a look at hoosierhotshot.com if you haven't done so yet.

Back to topic- Only carried and own the a2 rifle but an early style one has always been on my todo list as well.

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