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ID this Upper + Barrel...
June 23, 2023, 10:41 PM
kkinaID this Upper + Barrel...
Someone local found it buried in their garden. AR-15, M-16, or M-4? Approximate vintage?
June 23, 2023, 10:49 PM
DaBigBRIt's an older A2 style upper. The Colt 6520 was a really common one that used that upper, but I think it had a pencil barrel.
Either way, that's almost certainly a 16" barrel and there hundreds of thousands of guns built in similar configurations.
June 23, 2023, 11:15 PM
12131One thing is certain, and that is not M16. M16 is 20-inch barrel with a rifle length gas system. That one has carbine length gas system, and, as Brad said, a 16-inch barrel.
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June 23, 2023, 11:45 PM
P220 SmudgeHas the old style slim handguards, and M203 cuts on the barrel. A2 carry handle. No bayonet lug. No older than early 90's, whatever it is.
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June 24, 2023, 06:45 AM
gjgalliganPicture doesn't work for me.
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June 24, 2023, 07:59 AM
71 TRUCKIt looks like their may be a charging handle, does it still have a bolt carrier and could it be loaded?
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NRA Life Member June 24, 2023, 09:40 AM
LunaseeThe barrel is an M4 military profile with the notch for the 203 launcher.
June 24, 2023, 11:27 AM
kkinaquote:
Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
It looks like their may be a charging handle, does it still have a bolt carrier and could it be loaded?
No idea, I'm not the one who found it.
June 24, 2023, 12:25 PM
PASigThat forward grip is way too short to be an M-16/AR-15
June 24, 2023, 12:28 PM
HRKquote:
Originally posted by gjgalligan:
Picture doesn't work for me.
Me either... bummer dood.
June 24, 2023, 12:36 PM
kkinaReposting pic through Flickr. Should be OK for everyone now...
rustyrifle by
kpkina, on Flickr
June 24, 2023, 01:29 PM
patwThat's a shame.
June 24, 2023, 03:23 PM
MoosehornManThat is not how to grow an AR.
The correct way is to have extra parts laying around that need a place to go.
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June 24, 2023, 03:30 PM
P220 Smudgequote:
Originally posted by MoosehornMan:
That is not how to grow an AR.
The correct way is to have extra parts laying around that need a place to go.
Yep, best growing conditions are inside a locked gun safe. Close it up and they multiply like mushrooms.
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June 24, 2023, 04:20 PM
Texas Bob C.There is probably a bullet in a crime lab that matches that barrel.
June 24, 2023, 06:48 PM
4MUL8RIf you measure the pin diameters you could discern Colt or not. Probably impossible with rust to get a good measurement.
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June 24, 2023, 08:21 PM
jer830I’m assuming this was found in California. Perhaps since it has a flash hider, the person separated it from a lower (which might have had a collapsing stock and pistol grip), and buried both parts to avoid prosecution for an assault weapon, but still be able to utilize if the end of the world came to be. Only thing wrong with that is they forgot the protection. Might be worth it to get a metal detector and search the surrounding area for the lower.
June 24, 2023, 08:25 PM
kkinaquote:
Might be worth it to get a metal detector and search the surrounding area for the lower.
That was actually suggested to the homeowner who found it. Who knows what else they'd find. Don't know if they'll follow up. At any rate, the item has already been turned into the po-po.
June 24, 2023, 10:21 PM
jer830Too bad. At the minimum it would have been a hoot to mount it on a plaque with an engraving saying, “Look what my garden grows”, and hang it the the man cave.
June 25, 2023, 05:51 AM
Rey HRHquote:
Originally posted by Texas Bob C.:
There is probably a bullet in a crime lab that matches that barrel.
That is my first thought as well.
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