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    photos of CAR-15 butt stock

    I found some additional photos of the CAR-15 butt stock that I restored back in 2013, The stock came from the Rock Island salvage yard (along with some nice green butt stocks) long time ago.

    I did install the stock on a Colt SP1 semi auto manufactured in 1974. Barrel has a welded extension. I made the triangular handguards. I understand the army considered this type of sliding stock too complicated.

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    photos of some original Colt CAR-15's

    Here are some photos of the original development and production model of the CAR-15 design.

    You will note the early waffle magazines too. photos from "Black rRfle book"

    Complaint's from field service were 1. excess muzzle flash 2. short pistol grip 3. complicated

    sliding stock

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    One of these little guns is in the Ft Lewis museum. When I was there with my last rifle platoon doing a tour aside from duty the curator tried to tell us a made in Japan non gun was the scarce and rare gun in the museum...while I pointed this little gem out to my guys. Seldom seen little SMGs.
    Regards, Jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifle View Post
    One of these little guns is in the Ft Lewis museum. When I was there with my last rifle platoon doing a tour aside from duty the curator tried to tell us a made in Japan non gun was the scarce and rare gun in the museum...while I pointed this little gem out to my guys. Seldom seen little SMGs.
    Unfortunately, I must have missed that particular rifle when I toured the museum, although I've got a picture of myself manning the twin .50 in the flexible mount. I was mainly there to get photos and measurements for a buddy restoring a M15 Combination Gun Motor carriage he had retrieved from an old logger in the Okanogan valley who had used it as a skidder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sapper740 View Post
    I must have missed that particular rifle when I toured the museum
    It was up way over on a open wall like a trophy and the M60 was down below it. They could both be gone now, that was back in '90/'91...
    Regards, Jim

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