I'm living in the past...

September 03, 2026, 08:22 PM

...and its pretty cool!

Over the last several months I've been bitten by the retro bug multiple times, and well, here we are

These all turned into a far bigger project than I originally intended. Lot's of surplus parts and every rifle got refinished into a correct Colt grey since Palmetto/H&R can't seem to get anything remotely close most of the time.

The real project was the Gordon Delta rifle. That one I decided to go all the way and have a lower engraved with the commercial Colt M16A2 logos like what they would have used in Somalia. Managed to find the Allen Engineering suppressor in the original finish as well. Just a seriously cool rifle being a 14.5 and essentially having every feature we consider a necessity these days. Those 90's Delta guys were way ahead of the curve.

"Pickin' stones and pullin' teats is a hard way to make a living. But, sure as God's got sandals, it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails."

"We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled."

September 03, 2026, 09:35 PM

m499

Niiice!! The Gordy and the XM177 are two of my favorite rifles. I built both but my Gordy is not exactly "clone-correct" as I just use my Surefire on an 11.5" barrel.

A1 uppers rule !