Kit Built A1 Replica

So about a month/month and a half ago a local retailer had a screaming deal on A1 parts kits. I had been eyeing one for awhile, bought an A2 copy and forgot, then wound up pulling the trigger on these kits/ Fortunately I was able to not only get a deal on the kit, but a receiver too as it was a blem (look close and you'll see why) and quickly get my hands on a barrel.

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Barrel is new production, I may eventually swap it out with a real Colt at some point down the road as I am not pleased with the FSB quality (poor pin fit, wrong height) that came on the barrel. Overall I am happy, I've gotten really nice accuracy at 25 from this gun but the real test will come at a 100 yard shoot tomorrow. The gun is built mostly with kit parts... I was told these post Vietnam but not the country of origin.

Nice rifle, looks correct for a 1970s production.

Great job.
That baby brings back memories!!!

Semper Fi
Phil

I'll bet that shoots just fine too.

Very nice build. Who had the kits? I have not seen any in some time & would like to build another.

Thanks for the compliments. The gun shot okay at the match; it seems I need to file the front post more to get elevation set. The kits were for sale by a local shop; they had been sitting on them for awhile at around $450 but blew them out for about $250 and I couldn't get the CC out fast enough, they only lasted about two hours. I know of some other vendors who had them when I was price shopping but they are either now sold out or far more expensive ($600-800).

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Originally Posted by cipherk98

it seems I need to file the front post more to get elevation set.

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That's interesting, it should have lots of room to adjust.

Nice build! Welcome to the retro black rifle disease. I have two retro ARs and a retro AK.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

That's interesting, it should have lots of room to adjust.

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I agree with Jim on this one.

OP,
You cant lower the front site?

Semper Fi
Phil

Nope, the front sight block that came on the barrel, despite not being marked, is an F-size (.040") higher... so with the post bottomed out it's still too high, about 2.25" below POA at 25 yards whereas I shoot for about 1.25-1.5" for a roughly 200 yard zero.

And yes, retro black rifles are a disease. I started with a parts mutt A2 that is now mostly correct except the for the flash hider (XM16 style 3 prong) which is more or less stuck on there. Funny enough the reason I bought it was I couldn't build one for the price I bought it for. Well this one came in at the exact same price! Down the road I'd like to do a 9mm (if I don't pull the trigger on a Taurus CT9) or a dedicated 22LR build.

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Originally Posted by cipherk98

Nope, the front sight block that came on the barrel, despite not being marked, is an F-size (.040") higher... so with the post bottomed out it's still too high, about 2.25" below POA at 25 yards whereas I shoot for about 1.25-1.5" for a roughly 200 yard zero.

And yes, retro black rifles are a disease. I started with a parts mutt A2 that is now mostly correct except the for the flash hider (XM16 style 3 prong) which is more or less stuck on there. Funny enough the reason I bought it was I couldn't build one for the price I bought it for. Well this one came in at the exact same price! Down the road I'd like to do a 9mm (if I don't pull the trigger on a Taurus CT9) or a dedicated 22LR build.

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I ran into this problem as well. I didn't have time to figure it out so I dropped it off with a smith. They did some slight dremal work and she's dead on now. The barrel was an AR15 sports barrel 1/9 twist.