Shot 2018

[Daezee]

Brownells introduced various models of "retro" (semi auto) M16's such as M16A1 and XM16E1. Maybe it'll mean that repro parts to do my Mattel M16A1 will be more available down the road.

 

[Viking1204]

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/01/23/shot-2018-greatest-gun-show-on-earth.html

Would love to go to one of these!

 

[ksenter]

Brownells introduced various models of "retro" (semi auto) M16's such as M16A1 and XM16E1. Maybe it'll mean that repro parts to do my Mattel M16A1 will be more available down the road.

saw you mentioned your mattel somewhere else on this forum, but said an 80%? Is it a full auto lower and if so is it able to be processed into a full auto lower?

 

[SC-Texas]

I'm heading to Vegas tomorrow. I'll be posting stuff here

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[Daezee]

saw you mentioned your mattel somewhere else on this forum, but said an 80%? Is it a full auto lower and if so is it able to be processed into a full auto lower?

It is not full auto. It's an 80% lower marked Mattel, Property of U.S. Govt., M16A1, Mattel's Firearms Division, etc, etc. It will be finished into a semi auto lower by me, as I do not have a Type 7, SOT 2, FFL to make full auto firearms. It used to be a rumor during the Vietnam War that Mattel made some M16's. It fooled me enough that about 1976 I went through all 400 of my unit's M16's looking for a Mattel. I hope to find a combination of original and repro M16A1 parts and build a replica of a firearm that only existed as a fantasy, a Mattel M16A1.

A replica of something that never existed...would that still be a replica? Hmmm...makes one wonder, doesn't it?

Here you can see pics of it: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/736774459

 

[SAWMAN]

Remember this . . . . "If it's Mattel,it's swell".
The rumor that I remember hearing was that the plastic hardware on the guns was made by Mattel,including the buttstocks. Wonder if that had a shread of truth to it ?? --- SAWMAN

 

[SC-Texas]

Remember this . . . . "If it's Mattel,it's swell".
The rumor that I remember hearing was that the plastic hardware on the guns was made by Mattel,including the buttstocks. Wonder if that had a shread of truth to it ?? --- SAWMAN

Everything i have read indicates that Mattel never made any components

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[Mouser]

Since my wife likes to go to Vegas on occasion and I like all things firearm related, I was thinking that going to Vegas during SHOT show week would be a neat idea...though when looking into it, I found that the show is not open to the public at all...very disappointing. I've been to a number of trade shows (non gun related) and usually the first couple of days is open to industry people only then another day or two for the public...people showing their wares would sell some of the stuff they had at the show too so they didn't have to transport it. Oh well, looking forward to the neat stuff this year.

 

[SC-Texas]

Shot Show arriving in Vegas. show

The Larue Tactical no Tool mount. No wrench needed.

The Larue Tactical SURG submission. This is sold as a complete kit. All you need is a lower receiver

At the POF Booth. The Revolution.

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[SC-Texas]

Shot show 2018. At the Comp-Tac booth with Greg Garrett.

Bruce and Greg at the booth.

Comp-Tac bought Armadillo Concealment

These are the new ipsc idpa oriented magazine carriers

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[SC-Texas]

Colt' s tiny booth. Retro ar15. Gated lower. Retro seems to be in this year.

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[SC-Texas]

The CZ Booth has a new line of silencers. The directly thread onto the muzzle. The CZ Scorpian can guys under the handguard

5.56mm direct thread

CZ Skorpian baffle stack. The Czech Mate

Interesting baffle stack

Integrally suppressed .22LR

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[SC-Texas]

Sig 1 stamp, rattler pdw in 300 and pulsars 640x480ish

5.5" or so 300blk PDW with an SRD762QD.
Makes me kind of want one

6" barrel with a 10", 19 baffle suppressor. Another Surg candidate. Comes with an adapter to allow mounting on an AR15 lower.

The high e d pulsar. 10hr internal battery life with a laser range finder. French core. On board recording

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[SC-Texas]

https://youtu.be/Vo5jEdNw3mQ

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[JWlineman]

Thanks for the pics and updates, keep em coming!

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[SC-Texas]

https://youtu.be/0-EHnnwolPI

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[SC-Texas]

https://youtu.be/Hgv6oKeiqYY

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[SC-Texas]

https://youtu.be/g9wWbjYPWk4

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[SC-Texas]

https://youtu.be/WgnOsBgMKAk

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[MAXman]

I always liked the m240 the most, to me it made more sense than the m249. However in semi auto I feel they're about dead even.
The fact fn is producing a 7.62 belt fed semi auto must mean they're selling enough of the "civilian" m249 to make it viable. Am I missing something, are transferable trigger packs common and affordable or something?

It's also a bummer it's industry only admittance.