My 14.5" conversion of Kaylee is on hold while I wait for ATF to lick the stamp.
I'm staring at my Early M16 (R604); Charlotte and wondering if I would prefer an XM16E1 (R603) clone.
Yes, I would.
Do I want to convert Charlotte?
At first I did. It's real simple. The difference between an early M16 and an XM16E1 is the upper receiver and the bolt carrier.
But I don't think I want to lose my R604 clone.
I realized that I enjoy it because just about nobody clones an early R604. Lots of people have done and are still doing R601 and R602 clones which are the other two slick-side-upper rifles. The retro rifle world is inundated with all the variations of the R603. She's kind of a rarity. Especially with the chrome plated bolt carrier. That's a fairly scarce vintage part.
An attitude problem happens with clones of the R604, I think. It's not associated with any "been there, done that" units. The vast majority of them went to the Air Force, with a scattered few going to the brown-water Navy guys and the Seabees. A very few are rumored to have gotten into Army hands when XM16E1 production was falling a bit behind. The USAF units who "went there and did that" carried XM177's or GAU-5A's.
It's hard to summon romantic martial notions about a rifle that probably spent its entire life slung on some kid's shoulder in North Dakota guarding B-52's.
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