Nice muzzle...

[cruiserdan]

Take a peek at this....

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[Mike D]

looks very interesting... anymore pics?

[cruiserdan]

Here's another.

[RCS]

Looks like a "shooter front end" and not an original but as long as you enjoy it thats all that matters

[cruiserdan]

Correct Robert...As always.

And he does shoot......

One of Gene Barnett's 12 sets from the late 1990s.

His brother is in this shot.

[Mike D]

I'm jealous!

[Bill Hollinger]

I'm jealous!

Me too!

[cruiserdan]

It's my creation Mike.

The receiver is 16568 and is unmodified.
D 35382-0 slant cut op-rod (field cut, oh well)
D 28287-1 bolt (round pin)
D 28290 large pad trigger housing
C 46025 concentric ring trigger guard
C 46020-2 trigger
C 46008-1 hammer
C-46015-3 safety
B-8872 sight cover
B-8868-1 aperature
C46001 base
C46002 elevation knob
Grooved rear hand guard clip
C-43000-0 lower band
External lip front handguard ferrule
B-8875 bullet guide
B8869 double bevel follower arm
O-marked clip latch
O-marked op rod catch
B-8889 rear swivel
B 8881-6 screw
C46013-1 stock ferrule
Early unmarked follower
C46012 butt plate

[RCS]

do not think the lower band still has the drawing number by 16,000 but looks good - and how many are going to know? uncut early op rods are difficult to find

[cruiserdan]

Agreed on all points. The numbered band easily may be incorrect but it certainly looks good. Of course the vertical ear sight is also incorrect. I do have a low 4 digit receiver and a top-stamped D 35382-0 op rod in the parts pile and I may swap them out.

The current receiver/bolt combination yields a suitable headspace so I am not all that excited about moving things around. My "wall hanger" Gas trap is virtually totally correct but is not anywhere near as much fun as this one since it's not shootable. Per your recommendation to me from the old CMP forum I do not want to send the original 5 thousand dollar gas cylinder into orbit.....