Wood...On an AR!?!

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They all look the same because three of them are set up identically(m4gery). Two of the others are also setup identically.

here are my two ARs, they are most def NOT identical, in fact I've never seen an AR like the one on the right. Not only do they not look the same but they don't even shoot the same because one has a carbine length gas system and one is a midlength.
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A tacticool paint job does not make the 2 rifles COMPLETELY different.
 
stchman, you're right the fact that they have different:

stocks
grips
forward grips
7'' HG with fixed front sight vs 13.2'' HG with folding sights and low profile gas system
optics
paint job
midlength vs carbine length gas system
govt profile barrel vs medium profile barrel

yeah, it's just the tactiCOOL paint job. lol.

so all of those visible differences that i just pointed out don't differentiate the two rifles, but if i put wood handguard and a wood grip all of a sudden it's COMPLETELY different?

moses smell the roses...logical discourse with some people is like spitting at the rain.
 
actually stchman, don't even bother replying. i just went through your posting history and a few things are very clear to me:

1. you self admittedly "are no AR expert"
2. you bash ARs in every thread
3. you have an aversion to anything AR-15 in nature, even going so far as to try to prove to others (or yourself) that a mini-14 is as good as an AR-15. lol

it's clear you're just a hater so i'm going to leave it at that.
 
actually stchman, don't even bother replying. i just went through your posting history and a few things are very clear to me:

1. you self admittedly "are no AR expert"
2. you bash ARs in every thread
3. you have an aversion to anything AR-15 in nature, even going so far as to try to prove to others (or yourself) that a mini-14 is as good as an AR-15. lol

it's clear you're just a hater so i'm going to leave it at that.
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Think what you will.

I am no AR hater. Just because one does not drool profusely at the sight of an AR makes one an AR hater in the AR lover's eyes.

Whatever, your opinion and mine are different and frankly your opinion is pretty meaningless to me.

If you LOVE ARs, great. Me not being an AR zealot just means that there are more ARs for you to buy.
 
What is your source for this?

I've got a copy of "The Black Rifle" right here and can't find any mention of a wood stocked AR15/M16.
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You would actually have to go pre m-16 to the early prototypes to find wood. My next Ar build is going to be a semi reproduction of the earliest Project Agile gun with the trigger style charging handle located on top of the receiver inside the carrying handle. They tested several different furniture materials on these including wood.
 
This guy makes a collapsable stock, only one I've seen:

They are pricey but I want one.
 

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I like nice looking wood on bolt actions, shotguns, and 1911s. But for me it doesn't look right on an AR.

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This sounds too good to be true but it really happened to me.

Back in the 70's when I was stationed in Fort Knox and Ft Benning I had my M-16 fitted with walnut stocks. I have a serious alergy to some chemical that was used in making the fiberglass socks. I'm not sure if it was a reaction to the fiberglass and the cleaning agents when combined or just the fiberglass, but I couldn't hold my M-16 without it shreading my hands.
After a couple weeks in basic training the skin began sheeting off my hands, and they were bleeding constantly. I eventually went to the base hospital to get it checked out. The doctor looked at my hands, and immediately wrote a perscription for wood stocks to my rifle. He said it's not very common, but some people are allergic to something in the fiberglass, and they have wood stocks in the armory specifically for that purpose.
I still can't work around fiberglass because of the reaction I get from it. I only saw a couple of troops with wood stocks on their rifles in the entire time I was there.
~Gearchecker~
 
gearchecker said:
This sounds too good to be true but it really happened to me.

Back in the 70's when I was stationed in Fort Knox and Ft Benning I had my M-16 fitted with walnut stocks. I have a serious alergy to some chemical that was used in making the fiberglass socks. I'm not sure if it was a reaction to the fiberglass and the cleaning agents when combined or just the fiberglass, but I couldn't hold my M-16 without it shreading my hands.
After a couple weeks in basic training the skin began sheeting off my hands, and they were bleeding constantly. I eventually went to the base hospital to get it checked out. The doctor looked at my hands, and immediately wrote a perscription for wood stocks to my rifle. He said it's not very common, but some people are allergic to something in the fiberglass, and they have wood stocks in the armory specifically for that purpose.
I still can't work around fiberglass because of the reaction I get from it. I only saw a couple of troops with wood stocks on their rifles in the entire time I was there.
~Gearchecker~
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I like it! Especially in the Appleseed poster. I think that if I were gonna dedicate an AR to strict iron sight use, I'd strongly consider it.

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Look at the Hembrug AR10. It is Dutch. I think that one is wood, but it could be that fake wood looking plastic similar to the bakelite that Russia used.

I did find that the ones Sudan picked up were in fact plastic. Or fiberglass.

I can't find the picture I'm thinking of, but I did find an old BW picture of what looks to be a Hembrug with what looks like a wood handguard and plastic stock.

I have or had a picture of one, an old picture, that had wood stocks. From the 50's. It was an experimental model too, but as to which country received it, I don't know without the picture. I wish I could find it, it was more obviously wood than the Hembrug pictures, which could be wood looking plastic.

I also have a picture of an AR18 with wood stocks too.
 
CraigC said:
I like it! Especially in the Appleseed poster. I think that if I were gonna dedicate an AR to strict iron sight use, I'd strongly consider it.

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Yeah, I'm wondering if it is legal for NM shoots, CMP and whatnot. I'm gonna get one or, most likely, build one down the road strictly for iron sights for competition. Plain A2 upper with a Satern bbl. and fine sights. Custom cut wood stocks would be just great for this, especially free floating ones, which might be easier to make and install, more sturdy.
 
I don't see any difference between adding nice wooden furniture to either an AR or AK. Folks do it with AKs all the time.
 
Strykervet said:
Look at the Hembrug AR10. It is Dutch. I think that one is wood, but it could be that fake wood looking plastic similar to the bakelite that Russia used.

I did find that the ones Sudan picked up were in fact plastic. Or fiberglass.
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They were both. The Dutch (the source for the Sudanese AR10s) replaced the fiberglass butt stock with a slick brown plastic one during the production run.

Strykervet said:
I can't find the picture I'm thinking of, but I did find an old BW picture of what looks to be a Hembrug with what looks like a wood handguard and plastic stock.
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Probably fiberglass and plastic.
 
If I had the money lying around, I'd get a wood stock and grip for my AR-15 varminter. I use it as a working hunting/pest removal rifle and it's not very tacticool. I also like resting my cheek on wood more than plastic. I'd keep the aluminum foreend though - it is functional.
 
This thread makes me want to build a steampunk AR.

Wood stock and pistol grip. Brass FF forearm. 26" WOA barrel. Malcom scope on the worlds longest cantilever mount.
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Go for it!

I actually have thought about getting wood stock and grip for my 16" varminter. I prefer putting my cheek on wood (plus a lot of the offerings have a slightly raised cheekpiece). I also want a longer foreend as there is little room for my hand and a bipod with the carbine length one. Together this would look like some WWII sub-gun (but bigger). See my "awesome" Paint mockup attached.
 

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