tallestsniper Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 I live near Fort Carson near Colorado Springs and I always slip a few bucks to my local scrap metal guy for when military brass gets dropped off to be melted down. I get a call in January, "Judah, you should come down here now." I drop everything, pull up in my truck to 4 guys looking into a 55-gallon drum. NICE, I get a grip of brass, right? Wrong. An Army officer is standing there with his arms crossed sort of frowning. I peer into the barrel and see HUNDREDS of crushed Colt M16A1 lower receivers. He said they must be from Vietnam or some other conflict, but all I could do is ask how much he wanted for the barrel. Long story short, he got a down payment for a new vehicle and helped load it in my truck. The top of the barrel had nice stuff, the bottom of it just shards, but I managed to get my metal buddy some work by making these. What do you think? EDIT: Due to being flooded with emails I have listed front and rear sections in the collector forum.Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgerunner 7.62 Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPinFL Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Timing is everything! Glad they didn't go to the smelter. Thanks for sharing the story. BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I think I need one of those “dog tag” key fobs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_san Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I assumed this post was his way of backdoor advertising his gunbroker keychain auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Actually ..... he posted his ad over on the Collectors board ..... this post sorta explains how he can across the sheared receivers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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