Back in 89 my basic training weapon was an H&R M16A1. As a left handed shooter they issued me a snap on black plastic brass deflector. Anyone remember these? I have not seen one in 25 years.
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Back in 89 my basic training weapon was an H&R M16A1. As a left handed shooter they issued me a snap on black plastic brass deflector. Anyone remember these? I have not seen one in 25 years.
The ones you speak of have been out of sight for some time, Brownells have them though... http://www.brownells.com/shooting-ac...prod18554.aspx
Others show these... The Competitive AR : AR-15 Brass Deflectors
I am interested in getting one of the originals. Today all my rifles have the a2 brass deflector on the uppers.
I have a military issue deflector on my CAR 15, have had it for years. I like it because one of the purposes it serves is to drop fired brass at my feet so it is easy to pick up.
You seldom ever see these now and they were never very common.
Sarge
How about a pic of that Sarge? I saw them years ago but that was YEARS ago...like 30 or so?
I have been searching for a couple of these for months.
Link to discussion on another site A1 upper as a left-handed shooter - AR15.Com Archive
Yes, I've seen those...
...yes...I took basic from Jun - Aug '71 at Ft Dix (A-3-3) - most armorers had no idea what they were - my late brother, Ray, a lefty, got a a nasty burn on his chest from a hot case Ft Dix a year later, different company/battalion...the armorer had the deflectors but didn't know what they were or how to use 'em...BTW - my M16 in basic was an H&R also...Quote:
Originally Posted by MikieG
Even back when we were young, I knew odd issue items. I also could see the others around me didn't care a lick about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by chrisbroz
When I was a drill sergeant at Fort Campbell in 1971-1972. Our company had M16A1 rifles from all three manufacturers, Colt, H&R and GM-Hydramatic, with most being GM. When issuing the rifles to each incoming cycle of trainees we made a concerted effort to ensure all the left handed shooters were issued Colts. Our observation then was that the Colts tended to eject brass pretty much straight out the side. The H&R seemed to have no discernible tendency while the Hydramatics very much toward the rear. On the ranges we always put all the left handed shooters together on the left end of the firing line. A trainee with hot brass down his shirt and a loaded rifle in his hands could generate more excitement than you wanted. Along about this time PS MAGAZINE, the Army's Preventative Maintenance "comic book" actually "advertised" a plastic brass deflector that snapped into the hole in the charging handle and advised "southpaws" how to get one through the Training Aids Support Office or "TASO" or by the Training Audiovisual Service Center or "TASC."
You can see in the picture that it is plainly marked "TASO-FJSC," having been produced by the Training Aids Support Office, Fort Jackson, South Carolinahttps://www.milsurps.com/attachment....5&d=1577471675
You do not see these around much , note the original green pistol gripAttachment 113547Attachment 113548Attachment 113549
For limiting the selector to two position...Quote:
Originally Posted by RCS
Those were more prevalent in the support units, but seemed to go out of fashion sometime during the Eighties. In some ways it was reminiscent of the M14. Most of the ones I saw actually in the hands of troops in the early Sixties had had the selector removed and replaced with the shaft lock to restrict them to semi-auto only.
We had these installed on our rifles when we did riot control training. I guess they didn't want us to go "rock and roll" on the long-haired hippy weirdo protestors. One of our officers told us that they were installed in case a protestor took a rifle, then HE couldn't go "rock and roll" on us short-haired weirdo army people.
Needs lot of practice to shoot well full auto with a major calibre rifle.
I remember that at Camp Edwards, MA we were shown a picture of one of the old-style steel pots where an accident of this left-hand type had resulted in the bullet going thru the front of the pot, round between the pot and the liner, and exiting at the back.
I am a lefty also. When I was at an AR15/M16 Armorer School for my police department, we had M16A1's with no brass deflectors on them (LESO Guns). I took one to the class and wore a bandana across my face to prevent blisters on my right cheek. One of the instructors (it may have been Patrick Sweeney or Jeff Chudwin) took me aside and pulled the bolt carrier assembly out of the rifle. After taking the bolt apart, he took the ejector spring out and stretched it. The amount of stretching is realistically not noticeable. Stretching the ejector spring changes the angle of ejection and no more brass burned my right cheek. Still being cautious, I kept the bandana on...just in case. Both Sweeney and Chudwin are on Guns and Ammo TV or At the Range TV. Either way, safety glasses are a MUST. Hope this may help. I would like to find one just to have it!
Hondo