howdy…
i’ve been playing around with my SP-1kinda/mutt/clone… 
shes a 1-7 government profile barrel. shoots everything very very well.
i love the softer cycle of the action.
i’ve of course putt the A1 stock on her, [man i love the A1 stocks !]
the triangular handguards are great ! i do think stoner got it right !!
i just love the bloody thing !
peabody
I’ve actually considered making my next addition to fam a 20"…
I like the weight, balance and feel of a gov’t profile 20"
This one I put together with a Sabre 20" A4ish barrel and a Larue 12" rail, Cav Arms C1 stock, Leupold VX-3, rest of the parts are pretty standard. Light comes on and off for night time varmint hunting. I’ve used it in a 3 gun match.
I have an A2 as well that I like shooting.
Realistically, you don’t gain much over a 16" barrel aside from maybe 100-150fps more velocity, in a larger package. But the recoil pulse is nice.
Plus they are long, so if you are instructing a new shooter, there is a bit more safety factor involved. Good bench guns for basic marksmanship training too.
Haven’t gone back to the rifle, but have always enjoyed having a rifle of some configuration as part of the collection.
I have been looking at getting a A2. Mainly because thats what I carried for the first half of my career and first trip to Iraq.
now thats what i’m talkin about !!
you fellers have some very nice rig’s there.
i like the extra velocity of a 20’’ , and with the A1 stock, she’s not really that much longer than my bushy 16’’ carbine.
weight is very close to the same, and of course the added advantage of the longer rifle sight’s.
mine has the A1 detachable carry handel, A1 grip, and three prong flash hider.triangular handguards.
like i said, she’s a SP-1 mutt/clone.ha. i know she’s not PC from any era, or particlular time frame, but 90% of people who see my rifle say wow !! nice M16 !!
ha.
but all in all, for here on the farm, the word i’m going to use is ‘‘usefull’’
i do like the fact that i can scope her, or putt a aimpoint red dot on.
it’s the perfect platform for ‘‘me’’
it’s one heck of a deer killing machine, !!!
i love the hornady 75 grainers, and barns 70 grain solid copper tsx’s for deer.
[and anything else]
ha.
she’s got the rock/river two stage trigger. and boy !! i can light matches with her !!!
yep, i just love the bloody thing .
it took a long time, lots of thoughts/ideals, gobs of money, trying differant things out, from carbines , grips/stock’s/handguards/barrel’s etc.
and this is where i’ve arrived,
sure wishes i’ed of just bought a model 1 sales or del-ton rifle kit in the first place !!!
live n’ learn.
having said all that, i still getting a few parts together for a middy dissipator, model 605 clone.
but this is my ‘‘rifle’’ and she’s mine.lol.
peabody
Honestly I’ve recently been considering one.
I still use my Colt m16A1 at work and I have an A4 rifle in the works…
B
As a side note,
A 20" gun wouldn’t be my first choice in AR’s for much. I added the above rifle to my collection out of a “What don’t I have?” line of thinking. Realistically, a 16" mid-length is about ideal for general purpose as I can think of.
I’m thinking about switching to a UBR stock for my gun above.
Gone back to, no. Still use my carbines the most.
But I have plenty of love for my 20"
Ive always had a rifle as that was one of the first AR’s I owned.Currently still have my old 20" M15A2 NM.
I also have 20" SPR uppers on collapsible stock carbine lowers setup as C7A2 replicas that I use as general purpose do all rifles…which has become my favorite configuration overall.
I still love my carbines too though.
I recently added one, 20" BCM, standard hg’s, GG&G light mount on fsb(left side) carbine buffer and IMOD stock, KAC 600m rear and Aimpoint. Considering an ACOG (TA 11J-G)
http://www.4scopes.com/3_5x35.htm
It’s a smooth shooting stick, love it, not heavy.
I do have what is basically an “A4-ish” rifle. I had a bunch of spare parts laying around, and a ban-era Colt 20" barrel. Plus a Colt carrying handle from a 6920 just sitting in a parts box.
So I sent the barrel to Steve at Adco, who did his customary awesome thread job. (Great job, Steve. It looks perfect!)
I’m debating buying a used KAC RAS, just to complete the look.
It is a nice bit of nostalgia. I was in the FMF when we transitioned from the M-16A1 to the M-16A2. I much preferred the A2.
I’ll have to shoot a photo, and put it in the picture thread.
Honestly, if you want a rifle, most of us could probably build one from spare parts. I think I bought an LMT A2 stock from Grant, and a set of handguards off the EE.
A 20" MSAR AUG clone is my next rifle purchase.
I have played with a few 20 inch carbines, what I like about them is the rifle length gas tubes.
I pretty much find everything else better on the 16 inch variations.
I do have a 18 inch mid length profile though. its for reaching out a little further.
Got into some “fun” service rifle matches over the past year and was the perfect excuse to go back to my 1985/6 ish Colt A2. My first black rifle! The only thing I changed on it was replacing the A2 length stock with an A1 (more my size…)
This is something I’ve been debating for awhile. The CAV Arms A1 length A2 stock is most likely what I’ll go with if and when it happens. The A2 stock length works for me, but I was always a bit more comfortable when shooting the M16A1.
I’ve thought about adding a 20" to the stable but I can’t decide A2 or A4. I also thought maybe a mini A4, similiar but more practical. Cavarms A1 stock, 16 BCM light weight midlength with a TA 33, decisions, decisions.
My next Purchase will be a 20 inch upper to make a Bit of a scope set up and Bipod for prone shooting.
I have been thinking about buying my old 6601 back from my brother. I don’t know if he will be open to the idea though.