Retro Carbine - Slightly off topic!

[imarangemaster]

Well, I finished my retro XM177E2 / CAR15 lightweight Carbine! It is a carbine, and it is retro, though not M1! Enough guys on this board may have actually carried one of these to appreciate it.

Talk about a nice, lightweight weapon!!! With the standard M16A1 birdcage FH on the 16" barrel, it weighed in at 5.7 lbs. empty on the postal scale. My heavier "reverse" slip over XM177 flash Hider has the rear blast washer attached.

-S&W M&P 15 Lower, receiver treated with dark gray Rustoleum primer to match upper
-M16A1 Colt upper with tear drop forward assist
-USGI M16A1 pistol Grip (NOS) from Mr. Bill Ricca (Thanks, Bill!)
-COLT/USGI early non-tapered slip ring to retain handguards
-ER Shaw (Model 1 Sales) 16" pencil CAR15 barrel 1/9 twist
-DPMS lower parts kit
-DPMS M16 bolt carrier group (I like the additional mass for feeding)
-DPMS charging handle
-DPMS CAR buffer
-DPMS CAR gas tube
-USGI M4 buffer spring
-Rock River Arms CAR-15 handguards w/heatshields
-4 position fiberlite CAR stock (unk. maker) with USGI castle nut and receiver plate
-Either faux XM177E2 slip over flash hider or M16A1 FH: depending if I am going like the XM177E2 I carried as a LEO or a GAU-5/P as Air Force Security Police (reserves).
-USGI 20 round aluminum magazines
-Vietnam era M14/M16 OD nylon sling
-comic book cleaning manual is an original I grabbed in the early 70s when I was in the service.

Here is a lousy low-light flash picture. My digital camera SUCKS on low light. If I can ever get time for me before the sun is too low in the sky, I will do a series of shots that better show color.

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