Colt M16 A1

Dear Friends,
we have in Italy a good lot of Colt M16 A1 in mint conditions.
This is an example with pictures
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Here more pixs from another dealer.
NUOVA JAGER - Fabbrica d'armi
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I think they are not coming from US Army, so from where do you think these M16 A1 could come ? Maybe Government usage ?
Thank you.

Or commercial sales. Colt sold M16a1s all over, including police and civilian sales (where permitted).

Model 613, commercial model of the M16A1(603).

Thank you for your answers.

Very interesting... enjoy the opprotunity to buy a USGI M-16A1 for us here in the USA who can't do so. If you have a chance to buy one and shoot it, let us know how it goes.

I wish I could buy here a real USGI M16A1, unfortunatly those one on sale are only the commercial version.

I finally bought the Colt M16A1.
Here are some pictures including the details of the workaround needed to turn it from fullauto into semiauto in compliance with Italian guns law.

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A few years ago you could buy these Colt 606 uppers at gun shows, these are the early heavy barrel with the 1 in 12 twist, you might be able to find these in Italy too

Actually the barrel il marked "C MP CHROME BORE"

To the original poster, your customers are luckier than most to be able to buy guns marked M16A1. Many other countries have rules limiting or prohibiting ownership of guns that are or at one time were selective fire.

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Originally Posted by Maple_Leaf_Eh

To the original poster, your customers are luckier than most to be able to buy guns marked M16A1. Many other countries have rules limiting or prohibiting ownership of guns that are or at one time were selective fire.

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I am not a dealer and I have no customers. I am just a collector.
I know that in USA a gun which was full auto still remains ideally the same even if modified to shoot semi auto.

In Canada they are considered prohibited and those that have them are among a few...there shall be no more. I do know of a couple though. One was police dept in the past. Converted auto now.

Nice weapon! You're very lucky. I wish we could buy M16a1s, even if it was modified to semi auto.

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Originally Posted by imarangemaster

Nice weapon! You're very lucky. I wish we could buy M16a1s, even if it was modified to semi auto.

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I agree with you, nice rifle Bizio, congatulations! Can you find anything to feed it? How is the ammo supply over there?

WOW great job getting that one, I would say more but I'm speechless!

Thank you all !

We have a great supply of 223"R ammos here with FMJ 55 Grs bullet which should be the proper bullet weight for that barrel twist.
Will go as soon as possible to test it and will report here how this Colt shoots.

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Originally Posted by Bizio

Thank you all !

We have a great supply of 223"R ammos here with FMJ 55 Grs bullet which should be the proper bullet weight for that barrel twist.
Will go as soon as possible to test it and will report here how this Colt shoots.

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I look forward to your report.
Recently in looking for another AR I seriously considered getting a full size with handle as I just love the original look.

Will do that.

Here are my AR-15 rifles.

Colt Match Target HBar 20" - 2000
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...img4570l-1.jpg

Colt Sporter Target Model 20" - 1992 (pre-ban)
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...img5466b-1.jpg

Bushmaster XM15E2S 16"
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...img4684p-1.jpg

Bushmaster XM15E2S Target 20"
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...mg5469za-1.jpg

My M16A1 with its twin brother I bought for a friend who lives far away from Milan.

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