Comments on: FUTURE GI (May, 1959) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/comment-page-1/#comment-1070862 Firebrand38 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:56:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/#comment-1070862 JMyint: No it isn't. The Army's testing for the AR-10 had already ended disastrously in 1957 when the barrel burst. Also the handguards don't match the AR-10 but rather match the photos in <em>The Black Rifle</em> available through Collector's Grade publications http://www.collectorgrade.com/bookshelf4.html on page 59 I think you'll find. Also the reinforcing grooves on the magazine only run vertically. The AR-10 had a "waffle pattern" of vertical and horizontal reinforcement on the magazine. Check out the page that you linked to. They either have M-14 mags or the original waffle pattern. Also check out pages 39 & 40 of the PDF document at http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD301918 JMyint: No it isn’t. The Army’s testing for the AR-10 had already ended disastrously in 1957 when the barrel burst. Also the handguards don’t match the AR-10 but rather match the photos in The Black Rifle available through Collector’s Grade publications http://www.collectorgrade.com/bookshelf4.html on page 59 I think you’ll find.

Also the reinforcing grooves on the magazine only run vertically. The AR-10 had a “waffle pattern” of vertical and horizontal reinforcement on the magazine.

Check out the page that you linked to. They either have M-14 mags or the original waffle pattern.

Also check out pages 39 & 40 of the PDF document at http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD301918

]]> By: JMyint http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/comment-page-1/#comment-1070860 JMyint Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:39:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/#comment-1070860 It's an AR-10 Rifle Eugene Stoner's previous design. world.guns.ru/assault/as16-e.htm It’s an AR-10 Rifle Eugene Stoner’s previous design.

world.guns.ru/assault/as16-e.htm

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/comment-page-1/#comment-1070859 Firebrand38 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:41:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/#comment-1070859 I think that's an example of the very earliest version of the AR-15. If you look closely you'll see that the cocking handle is in the handgrip on top of the weapon. I think that’s an example of the very earliest version of the AR-15. If you look closely you’ll see that the cocking handle is in the handgrip on top of the weapon.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/comment-page-1/#comment-1070858 Mark Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:16:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/#comment-1070858 Is that a ar-15 prototype in his hands? Is that a ar-15 prototype in his hands?

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/comment-page-1/#comment-17599 Stannous Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:49:41 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/11/02/future-gi/#comment-17599 pretty accurate but not much help in the mentioned 'atomic war' pretty accurate but not much help in the mentioned ‘atomic war’

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