Ode to the 602...

[imarangemaster]

What a wondeful office you have. The decorator did a magnificent job. Any fish in that river?

Yep, lots of fish. Trout in several varieties. The lake (Loon Lake, with the Crystal Mountains of the Desolation Wilderness - due west of Tahoe) has Bass, Kokanee, and trout.

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I've said for years that they've taken the "lite" out of Armalite. I'm another fan of the venerable SP1 and M16/M16A1. They don't need everything plus the kitchen sink hanging on them to be practical and reliable.

They have taken a lithe, 5.5 pound mean machine, and turned it into a 9.5 pound cumbersome thing with lots of protrusions to catch on things and equipment. A friend had an S&W M&P15 flat top. It had a BUIS, Aminpoint, laser, flashlight, foregrip, stock with extra batteries, three point sling, etc. It weighed 10 pounds with a 30 round magazine....

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[jmoore]

... [A] lithe, 5.5 pound mean machine...

This early '70s rifle has had added an old big/small aperture flip rear sight, a tritium front sight, a no trap buttstock, a chromed no-forward-assist-cuts M16 bolt carrier assembly, a three prong flash hider and a push pin in place of the big double headed screw.

ETA: oh, and the most important mod- the tritium front being second- a Geissele two stage trigger assembly!

So it seems possible to "accessorize" without adding weight or reducing utility! I do prefer the round handguards, but that's an easy swap, and again doesn't add weight.

[imarangemaster]

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This early '70s rifle has had added an old big/small aperture flip rear sight, a tritium front sight, a no trap buttstock, a chromed no-forward-assist-cuts M16 bolt carrier assembly, a three prong flash hider and a push pin in place of the big double headed screw.

So it seems possible to "accessorize" without adding weight or reducing utility! I do prefer the round handguards, but that's an easy swap, and again doesn't add weight.

Ahhhhh! RETRO GOODNESS! sweet!