Escape From the Prison Planet
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I agree. We're nearing the end and I'll be withholding final payments until I'm satisfied. This project has taught me a lot but I'll never build another house. And when it comes time to build the shop, I'll be taking the reigns and doing much of it myself.
...and the last thing you ever want to do is be like me.
That's what they say. It's not technically "correct" for the build but it's a recognizable feature that I always though was kinda cool. The rest of it is pretty much 66/67 vintage M16A1, or at least as close as new parts could get me. The Hydramatic lower was a must have and it's pretty close to correct with the engraving but the forging has a little too much material at the take-down lug. Basically, it's not flimsy enough to be a clone. The upper is a Nodak without the shell deflector. Most other carry handle uppers have deflectors and A2 style rear sight. The pencil barrel isn't technically right because I specified 1:7 twist so it wouldn't be picky about what it shoots. Visually it's right though. I have to admit, it felt really weird taking sand paper and scotchbrite to brand new parts to try and make them look like old parts. I tend to treat my stuff pretty gently and none of them have "safe dings" or "normal handling marks" that guys mention in ads.
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This is happening right now too but I'll likely just be involved to a minimal degree.
He's just planning on a factory grind cam replacement and general cleanup. I expect him to take his sweet time since that will frustrate me the most.
He's just planning on a factory grind cam replacement and general cleanup. I expect him to take his sweet time since that will frustrate me the most.
At times you gotta build them with what you can get during the build. I built one afew years back to replicate my first issued M16, an A1 with the brass deflector (mine has a used Colt upper.) I had to deal with a 1:9 heavy barrel cause nobody had A1 barrels at a sane price at the time. Wish I could of found a lower that could of been engraved as a Colt & use a 442xxxx S/N (almost all has that S/N series, '69 production.) I would love to build a copy of my combat M4 but don't want to pay the tax stamp on a under 16" barrel. Now if I could afford to build an M60 like we had in the Guard in the '90's...
I got my 80% lower through these guys https://www.atomicengraving.com/images/ because they'll do Colt, Hydramatic, H&R, Mattel, or whatever else you might want.
327 from the '68 is torn down. Lobe and lifter on #2 are wasted.
#7 wasn't far behind.
Parts are on order. I've got some out of town work for the next couple weeks and He's got a vacation coming up so it'll probably sit for awhile.
#7 wasn't far behind.
Parts are on order. I've got some out of town work for the next couple weeks and He's got a vacation coming up so it'll probably sit for awhile.
vacation??? what is this word????
Decided I'm done waiting for this house to be finished completely or correctly so I've been moving stuff in. I'm going to just fix things myself and withhold payment.
Oh, the neighbor tried to burn me out this afternoon.
On a brighter note, I picked up my racks. There's a powder coat shop right here in town so I stopped in to try him out. Told him I wasn't too picky about color and didn't mind piggy backing with another job as long as it was in the black / gunmetal / gray / silver family. As luck would have he was about to run a batch of silver. Blasted and coated both for $60 and my wait time was about 18hrs.
I don't know, it almost seems too nice to be a loaner now.
Oh, the neighbor tried to burn me out this afternoon.
On a brighter note, I picked up my racks. There's a powder coat shop right here in town so I stopped in to try him out. Told him I wasn't too picky about color and didn't mind piggy backing with another job as long as it was in the black / gunmetal / gray / silver family. As luck would have he was about to run a batch of silver. Blasted and coated both for $60 and my wait time was about 18hrs.
I don't know, it almost seems too nice to be a loaner now.
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