The Abode of McThag

I mentioned that the real deal was thin on the ground. The reproduction market has delivered! It's a little shorter than the universal p...

Remember when I mentioned that the M1956 pouch was not produced in large numbers ?   The wide world of reproduction has got you covered!   P...

Harvey  took Cheyenne , the Platoon carbine, to the range to prove that she could! We paid extra attention to getting the stock in her shoul...

Something about how Dottie looked was reminding me of another gun. At first I thought that it was an AR-18, but it hit me today: Dottie mo...

Got the Wilson Combat Accu-Tac flash-hider installed. I like the retro-modern look of the AccuTac, and I've used t...

I am so enamored with Dottie's current configuration that I grabbed Tabitha to see how they compared... They both have early fu...

Dottie now has repop Brownell's triangle handguards to go with her vintage A1 pistol grip and stock. Brand new Orlite magazine for...

I'm familiar with most of this kit from photos and books, but never seen most of them in action. Pretty neat!

If you put an Orlite magazine into your M16A1 clone, it's magically transformed into an Israeli M16A1! This also shows why you need to g...

International Milspec has beat me to production.   I can see several differences between the real E4A and what they've done; and I might...

When verifying that Bushmaster is who coined the term "dissipator" for a 16" barrel with a rifle length sight and handgu...

This is as close as I am taking Dottie to being an R605 clone. I borrowed the handguards from Bubba's AR and did some judicious relievin...

 

55gr 5.56x45mm from a 20" 1:12 pencil barrel works. It worked well enough that the Russians Soviets copied the idea based on data they...

Condition is everything for vintage AR parts. Because I got into the retro thing early on, the condition of my parts is generally excellent....

Things are getting strange out there in "retro" AR land. That upper receiver is worth $400. I paid $150 for it in 2008. Apparently...

Marv and I both remember Hydramatic M16's. In his case, it was the rifle he signed for. In my case, it was a rifle in the platoon. Becau...

There have only been two A2 uppers that have passed through this house since I started getting into AR's. Andrea wears the only one left...

When I first started making AR's from kits, I was firmly set in making clones of retro guns. Fortunately for me, I caught the bug when r...

This photo is a placekeeper.  I'll take a better one. I've said more than once that Eugene nailed the ergonomics on the M16 and Tabi...