M16 Retro build.

[xHwyLT]

Sportsman Guide has a used US Military Surplus Colt M16A1 Parts kit for sale. To me it's a little pricey, since it's missing a barrel, and lower receiver. It does have the fixed carrying handle, tear drop F/A, triangle fore end, and the bird cage flash suppressor. It's like the one I used in 69 in Nam. It also comes with a 30 round magazine, which we did not have. Some guys had shade tree 30 round mags, but, I never would trust my life to a jerry rigged magazine. Here's the link:

Colt M16 Parts Kit - 1578899, Tactical Rifle Acc at Sportsman's Guide

 

[ryknoll3]

30 round mags showed up later in Nam, I believe. Early 70's.

 

[yxc301]

You might try looking on AR15.com . They usually have some. Good luck with the build.

 

[xHwyLT]

30 round mags showed up later in Nam, I believe. Early 70's.

They didn't have any 30 rounders when I came home in 1971. We would have gotten them if they were in use. We were given a lot of newer equipment to use. We had the XMCAR-15 (carbine version of M-16, with retractable stock, long flash suppressor, short barrel), the grenade launcher attached to the M-16, IIRC it was the XM203?? Mini-frag grenades, and flechette rounds for shotguns.