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  1. Just got one back that was approved March 5th. Submitted on July 13 last year, so 8 months from my dealer to me. Still waiting on one submitted a month later (August) but it was from an individual to individual. Not sure if that makes any difference.
  2. And, if that wasn't enough, there were several "remarked" or "over stamped" A2's in the 2-3000 range. Not sure what they were originally marked as, but Colt, not wasting anything, ground off the markings and restamped them as commercial M16A2's. Apparently we were writing at the same time Maddog. You're very welcome. Not trying to clutter up your ad but there's a lot of suspicious stuff that's hit the NFA market as of late and much of it is in the M16 realm. I could see the uninformed making a hasty comment that something was wrong with this rifle or that it wasn't correct or it had swapped parts... Which we see a lot! But, based on my initial assessment I would say that this rifle is a 100% correct Model 703. It's unfortunate that Colt will not do letters on M16's but maybe that will change one day. And, taking another look at the SAR Guide, this could also be a Model 707. The difference is the 703 is marked AUTO and the 707 is marked BURST. But, the markings aren't what determine the model number, it's the features. So, technically with an A1 full auto fire control group it's still a model 703. But, if you wanted to get it technically correct and install an A2 burst group that would make it a Model 707.
  3. Well, that's pretty obvious to someone who knows what they're looking at. But, yes, that's an A1 forging with A2 roll marks. Everything about that rifle appears to be correct. It appears to be a Model 703 which has a 1/7 twist rate pencil barrel. The Model 703 specs also called out for a full auto fire control group. It's an uncommon model because they made them mostly for export. The Model 711 barrels as they're known are exceptionally hard to find. The A1 profile with the 1/7 NATO twist is something you just don't see very often in the 20 inch models. Colt was notorious for not wasting anything and this is a perfect example. While most of us purist Colt collectors would say that the lower receiver should have the A2 reinforcements, that's not true of export models. The A2 package was the upgraded furniture and the 1/7 twist rate barrel. It had nothing to do with sights, barrel profile or lower receiver reinforcements. So, Colt being Colt, used up leftover A1 forgings for exports. Colt offered many different configurations of the A2's including models that used A1 or C7 style uppers. While they didn't have A2 rear sights, they were still an A2 model because they had A2 furniture and a 1/7 twist rate barrel. A full explanation of the model variations can be found in the Small Arms Review series on the M16 models.
  4. Before he retired, M60 Joe posted the name of a gunsmith that he recommended using in his stead. I thought I had it saved somewhere but cannot find it. Maybe someone else knows who it is. Im guessing you have an Olympic Arms SGW receiver. Many of those were out of spec and quite a few left the factory with "fitted" uppers so no one was the wiser. However, they will not accept standard milspec uppers without fussing and fighting. The proper term for the repair is "decking". The cut on the top deck is not square and the front end is high. As the upper is closed it starts to bind at the front and won't allow the rear pin to be pushed through. Most people "fixed" this by hogging out the hole on the upper until the pin would go through. Anyway, there are some smith's out there that are capable of doing the work. I just don't know exactly who to recommend cutting on a 20K lower.
  5. Let's see... Obviously an A2 forging, no selector stops, boss for bolt catch is completely different, pocket for auto sear has an odd step in it not present on any factory M16... Those are just the receiver differences. The markings are absolutely wrong in every way for any H&R M16A1 ever manufactured. They got the contract in 1968 after the M16A1 was type classified so they never made one marked M16, they were all marked M16A1. All H&R's were also marked US Property, they never made any for the commercial market like Colt did. Although not visible in the photos I'd bet that the semi marking reads FIRE and not SEMI. It's obviously a poorly converted 90's model Colt Sporter. I really feel bad for whoever is left holding the bag on that one.
  6. If anyone is interested in critiquing the H&R 9mm here's a link to it. The posting is closed so it's no longer for sale. Here's a closed auction on a real H&R for comparison. Note the differences on the 9mm vs the 5.56. https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/79/1542/us-property-marked-harrington-richardson-m16a1-auto-rifle
  7. I wouldn't want to own one of the Keyosian guns for the above reasons, although they are more legitimate since they never left the Colt factory before being remanufactured. But still, anyone that is knowledgeable knows that those receivers weren't made before 86. The receivers replaced by SGW after 86 were given a pass before ATF told them to stop. I don't recall the exact date this occurred but I wouldn't want one replaced after that date, or even before it for that matter. Yeah, a new receiver is great but I wouldn't want that dark cloud of doubt hanging over my head.
  8. If you could take some clear photos of the front receiver markings and the markings under the rear sight that would answer Ike's questions. I'm sure he's not the only one that would like to know.
  9. It's not just AR type M16 receivers. There was a DIAS advertised not long ago that looked a bit odd. Closer examination revealed that someone had taken a registered SWD Lightning Link, aka Auto Connector, cut it up and welded the pieces with the serial number and manufacturer to an unregistered drop in auto sear. Some would claim that it was merely a repair. It was clearly not what it was advertised to be. Many pointed out the obvious, the serial number was a dead giveaway. ALL of the SWD Lightning Links had a prefix of AC for Auto Connector. It was not used on anything else they registered, particularly DIAS's. The ad disappeared and pictures seem to have been scrubbed from the internet. This is just another example of someone trying to make one item into another because it's worth more money. In reality it's worthless once it's been destroyed and modified into something it wasn't originally manufactured as. It will be expensive for whoever is involved and may result in imprisonment for one or more participants. This was exactly the case where a group of individuals tried turning cheap MAC 10's into much more valuable belt fed guns. In the end they were caught, prosecuted, fined, imprisoned and the fruits of their labor confiscated and destroyed. That means everyone lost because those guns they used for the scam were lost forever from the registry. By default, actual MAC 10's went up in value because there were now a few less available. The bottom line is, ATF won't look at these remanufactured M16's any differently than the remanufactured MAC 10's. Just because they're the same type of firearm won't get them a pass. The original receiver was probably destroyed and the replacement will be considered a post 1986 machine gun and no longer transferable, actually contraband because "it" wasn't registered. Only the original was registered. I know somewhere out there is someone that will say just leave well enough alone and don't say anything. Think about this. What if you unknowingly bought one of these only to have it confiscated at a later date because it was discovered to be a fake. You probably wouldn't go to prison but you'd lose multiple thousands of dollars in your investment. What if it's discovered during disposition of your estate? Your family that thought your item was valuable is cheated out of a substantial amount of money because someone in the past was greedy and dishonest. The reason these fakes exist is greed. At some point the number of people that have the knowledge about this small segment of the market will dwindle and fakes will be harder to spot because no one will be the wiser. At that point, much like today, you're just buying the paper title that allows you to legally have whatever is listed on the form. If the information matches up it's good to go. The question is, how many more are going to be purged from the registry before we get there...
  10. I just remembered another one that I saw. Someone took a Colt SP1 and grafted or stamped an M16A1 serial number on it. How do I know? Because ALL SP1's have serial numbers that have a SP prefix. And the vast majority of commercially marked M16A1's are in the 9 million serial number range. Apparently this was a one off SP1 with a 9 million serial number. Again, the selector markings on this example were fubar because Colt M16A1's are stamped SEMI, not FIRE as was this example. And, no, this wasn't a Colt LMG because those don't have AUTO stamped on them. This biggest travesty of that mess is that it didn't have a fence on the right side. ALL of the commercial M16A1's have a full fence. Even in the mid 1960's the XM16E1's had partial fence lowers with captive front pins. Only the Armalite 601 had a slabside SP1 style receiver. If you research these things enough you'll be able to spot something when it's not right. But it's more of a curse than a blessing. Regardless, I feel it's best to steer people away from things like this. What's the worst that could happen? I'll say this, it will be a very expensive lesson. Buyer beware.
  11. I've seen several "remade" M16's hit the market in the last few years. I don't know if they'll ever be a problem but knowing that they could be a problem is enough to keep me from even thinking about buying one like that. I've been collecting NFA since 1991 and started building AR's in 1988. I own an early AR built on a Sendra receiver. Every Sendra I've ever seen was made on an A1 forging. At the time Olympic Arms was offering to replace receivers, the forging that Sendra was made on did not exist. Also, at the time Olympic Arms was offering replacements, Sendra had been out of business for some time. The fact that this Sendra has one of the most recent forgings is a clear indicator that the receiver was replaced recently and is, yes, I'll say it, contraband. Someone thought they could get more money out of their transferable machine gun if it was freshened up and modernized. There are so many things wrong with this receiver that have already been pointed out, but to summarize, the forging didn't exist in 1986, Sendra did not replace it, the markings and stampings do not match the font of any other Sendra in existence, the IL is missing from the stamping, and lastly, Sendra always, yes always stamped SEMI and not FIRE for selector markings. This receiver is bait of the worst kind. I wouldn't want to own it under any circumstances. There's another one out there that's just as bad. Someone took a Colt 9mm Sporter and "converted" it to a transferable H&R M16A1. And they did an absolutely horrible job of it too. These people really need to up their game if they're going to try to pass off obvious fakes. I'm not going to call myself an expert but I've been around the NFA world for a long time, long enough to reach RKI status. I just feel sorry for the sucker that ends up owning one of these. I also feel sorry for the item that may eventually be confiscated and destroyed. There are only so many left in the registry. We can't afford for this to continue to happen.
  12. I've got one that came with my GSI AUG that has a Qualified Mfg sear. I don't think the previous owner ever fired the LMG barrel and I've never fired it either. I took the gas plug out right after I got it and it looked absolutely mint. I put the barrel in just a couple of times to look at it. It still has the original muzzle cap that it came with. It's gorgeous but I haven't been able to bring myself to shoot it yet.
  13. I have an early MK760 if you need someone to test an extractor for that model.
  14. CMP has about eight thousand of them.
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