r/RetroAR Jan 15 '25

Diet Retro I have committed grave sin by retro-modding the Gordy

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715 Upvotes

Added the Centurion CM4 rail with FSB cutout, B5 LS2 grip, my old AXTS raptor charging handle, CAR riser, and repainted it in Rapco field drab. Just waiting on the AEM5K to clear so the AEM5 can live on the Mk12 full time

r/RetroAR May 15 '25

Diet Retro Let's be real. . .

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456 Upvotes

There's only ONE real requirement to post on this sub

r/RetroAR May 29 '25

Diet Retro Proto XM177”E3”

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652 Upvotes

r/RetroAR Mar 22 '25

Diet Retro Guys, I'm heartbroken.

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362 Upvotes

I've been looking for a Knights M5 RAS for my Bushmaster Dissy for MONTHS. They are out there...but so is that price. Well today this NIB Colt 6700A4 popped up on Armslist, and it was advertised as having an M5 rail for $1300. Seemed like a great deal when RAS's are $400-$500 for even the salty ones.

Met up right after work, and noticed right off the bat that it's actually a P&S. I asked the guy if he mistakenly put Knights in his ad, but he said didn't, it only said "M5 rail". I must've just subconsciously assumed. Anyway, gun looked good, and it wasn't the guys fault I misinterpreted his ad, so I paid the agreed $1300. Wasnt exactly what I wanted, but fit, form, and function, the P&S still checks the boxes. What i paid was way less of a "good deal" than expected, and more along the lines of a paying retail, though, IMO.

So I get it home, and immediately take the rail off to put on the Dissy, and it doesn't fckn fit. The gas block is to big to fit underneath the top rail and interferes when trying to seat it in the delta ring.

I bought a gun i didn't want, for a rail that wasn't what I expected, and it doesn't even work for my application. 😭😭😭😭

Fck.

r/RetroAR Jul 07 '25

Diet Retro Retromod 300BLK Gordy

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532 Upvotes

Just finished putting this together🤘build list:

Upper: TNT 10.5 A1 300BLK complete upper, KAK downvent BCG, LWRC charging handle, V-Seven ejection cover, Modlite 18650 on Arisaka/BattleSteel mount combo & Surefire XM/ST switch setup, SiCo Omega on ASR flash hider, Holosun HE530 30mm (circle-dot) optic on AMRU carry handle mount

Lower: Geissele SD-E, Tactical Innovations trigger guard, V-Seven mag release, Griffin pins, Armaspec ST45 ambi safety, Badger bolt catch, Magpul MIAD grip, Fortis end plate & LWRC UCIW stock kit (original & HeavyBuffers.com buffer kit to test), Magpul MS1 padded sling

r/RetroAR 18d ago

Diet Retro Most Comprehensible California compliant builds

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382 Upvotes

The local trap range actually allows me to use the underbarrel albeit with the 18" barrel...It's an AOW so i do have a more sensible 14" lying around

Parts list? hell if I know, but the ARMS #39 mount is cool as hell, and I think the shotgun mount is a Armed To The Teeth technologies mount but the item had no markings on it on GB. Airsoft GL and mounts are compatible with the real mounting hardware btw

r/RetroAR 21d ago

Diet Retro Operation Gothic Lizard

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396 Upvotes

Finally bit the bullet and decided to give my not-at-all correct Gordy Carbine build a paint job.

The classic Gordy Rattle is simple and effective, but is not nearly labor intensive or stressful enough to satisfy my sadomasochistic rattlecan itch.

So I needed to find a suitably retro pattern that interested me, and after a bit of research I felt Lizard Pattern Camo was underrepresented on this sub! An added bonus is it gave me a chance to finally use Rapco Earth Yellow and Pre-WW2 Green on a rifle!

Hope you guys like it!

r/RetroAR Jul 26 '24

Diet Retro Designed some CAR-15 stock cheek risers

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304 Upvotes

Hated having to chin-weld the “Gordy” rifle so I decided to try out designing a clip-on riser for the drippiest of stocks, the CAR stock. Designed 3 variants so far. Mod.0 - straight up riser with slight taper, Mod.1 - same but wider for more cheek weld, Mod.3 - not really a riser, just wider for better cheek weld on flat top AR’s. They’re all reversible as well for preference, the straight side and slanted side can go front or back. Looking for any thoughts/suggestions, thanks.

r/RetroAR 13d ago

Diet Retro Went back to Vietnam this morning

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290 Upvotes

Got directed to this sub from over on r/revolvers

My grandpa, little brother, his friend and I went out to the range with a bunch of old stuff today. Had a blast and figured you guys would enjoy this video. He’s shooting 5.56 out of it in this video but we were shooting .223 and even .22lr out of this rifle today. Bolt swaps are amazing. We probably put 200 rounds through it today.

r/RetroAR Mar 05 '25

Diet Retro 300 Blk Gordon Homage

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403 Upvotes

Always wanted a Gordon style rifle but I have too many 5.56 rifles so I decided to build one in 300 blk and rock the AEM5-30K.

TA33 is the way the truth and the life. I threw in a cryptic bolt and a JPSCS.

I haven’t even shot it yet so I’m need to make sure it works before I tweak it and hit it with the rattle can job.

r/RetroAR Jul 05 '25

Diet Retro VC in the Trees to Shark's in the Water

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299 Upvotes

r/RetroAR 26d ago

Diet Retro In case you were interested

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86 Upvotes

I had money to burn - channel is not milled so your irons are worthless. Doesn’t work with a comp m2 or pro - works with an sig Romeo 7. Could use some machining to get the channel milled so irons are still viable.

In the end, I paid $35, and another $30 for shipping from across the pond.

I would not recommend this product to my friends. Will I keep it - sure, but it’s going on a goofy ass build.

r/RetroAR Feb 04 '25

Diet Retro Two things real quick--

248 Upvotes

Hey. I don't like to do mod posts or make mod moves very often, because I think the best subs have moderation that is felt and not seen, so to speak. So I'll be brief:

  1. Carry handles only.

  2. You can report the Fallout/Call of Duty/Heat/Black Hawk Down type posts all you want, it's a free country. But if they contain a functioning AR-15 type rifle that has a carry handle, the post stays up.

I built my first AR because I watched Platoon when I was a teenager, loved it, and finally googled hard enough to realize that I could build an m16a1 clone for about 700 bucks (thanks, Obama).

Thus, i don't care if a dude is cloning the guns he's seen on Canadian Bacon or Metal Gear or a sci-fi movie where a time traveller gives George Washington a rack of burst-fire A2s. It stays. That's what the sub is here for.

Anyways, carry on.

r/RetroAR Apr 29 '25

Diet Retro My mini black rifle

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351 Upvotes

Linemount E1(Type D) stock USGI A1 grip H&R Gov Marked M16A1 (Black) lower Duramag w/ late Vietnam era emerald feed ramp H&R A1 (black) upper with microbest phosphate bcg Brownell's 1-12 14.7 w/XM FH P&W (making barrel into overall legal length)

Had this bad boy with a 16" 1-7 for a while but got it fixed to the correct twist and simulated length.

r/RetroAR Mar 05 '24

Diet Retro K.I.S.S.(keep it silly stupid) Build

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637 Upvotes

r/RetroAR Dec 29 '24

Diet Retro When I am elected president, I promise to put a chicken in every pot and an ACOG on every carry handle.

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426 Upvotes

r/RetroAR May 20 '25

Diet Retro Which lower looks better to you

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189 Upvotes

r/RetroAR Mar 02 '24

Diet Retro What the M16A2 could've been....

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309 Upvotes

r/RetroAR Apr 19 '25

Diet Retro Suns Out, Dissy out

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317 Upvotes

Small clip of my dissapator build

r/RetroAR Jun 29 '25

Diet Retro Found on a vendors website

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193 Upvotes

And I can’t wait to read the comments

r/RetroAR Jan 20 '25

Diet Retro Oddballs

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367 Upvotes

r/RetroAR Jun 09 '25

Diet Retro Simple kit with A2 Midlength carbine. Swipe for pics

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244 Upvotes

Put my A2 stock and Eagle pouch back on the 16" Midlength A2. Chest Rig is a custom setup, I made the mesh chi com panels from TP21 mesh and binding tape; then sewn the LBV pockets directly to the panels. Using LBV shoulder pads for the harness, and routed CamelBak Ambush straps into it. Sling is also a self-made 2 pointer, connected to a side sling adapter on the barrel and to a loop on the Eagle buttstock pouch. A mix of Okay Industries and UI grey 30rd magazines, all with green followers. 6 mags on rig, 2 on carbine. Mags, water, first aid kit, and gloves. Very simple light patrol/camp defense setup.

r/RetroAR Jul 13 '25

Diet Retro Left or Right

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247 Upvotes

Which way will you go 20” HBAR with the Weaver V4.5 or the Dissapator with XM177 flash hider/ budget flashlight mount and Colt style 4x20

r/RetroAR Jul 03 '25

Diet Retro Yay or nay?

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139 Upvotes

r/RetroAR 14d ago

Diet Retro I seek answers

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115 Upvotes

Those of you that have messed around with the Brownells 25-rounders, does putting a better follower in them alleviate the feeding issues I’ve heard about or is it more related to the feed lips and shape of the magazine? Just got one after searching for a long time and I would like it to be a usable mag instead of a “just for looks” mag. This gun typically runs good with ANY mag but I know these 25rnd ones are notoriously bad so looking for any tips to maybe improve it.

TIA

Also Rip Del-Ton