Colt Sporter II - Partial XM177 Clone

[Pyzik]

Going to try and keep this short.

Wife's step dad had a Colt Sporter (II I think) with an A1 stock but a XM177 clone upper. I didn't know near as much about ARs then as I do now, so that's all I can remember.
Well he got the hair up his ass to rob a bank with it one day and go on a police chase.

I was bummed, I thought that rifle would never see the light of day again. Either be destroyed, auctioned or end up in an officer's collection. Well I guess the FBI told him he could arrange to have someone come pick it up (with a polite reminder that felons cannot own firearms).
He asked if I wanted to go pick it up.... OF COURSE!

So I'm just waiting on to get the details on how/when I can pick it up.

Image I saved from "the day".


Pretty excited. Gun Porn level "Reto" Achieved.

[SpartyME]

Talk about a conversation piece! Wonder what condition it'll be in.

[Pyzik]

Talk about a conversation piece! Wonder what condition it'll be in.

No kidding. Wife asked "do you really want a gun someone robbed a bank with"? If it was a hipoint or a Raven, probably not. But this, yep! LOL

[Jerry R]

Not everyone gets to own something with a little "history". Anxious to see your pics when you get it.

[FortTom]

Damn...I sure wasn't expecting to read a story like that, on WEVO, today...

FT

[Pyzik]

Damn...I sure wasn't expecting to read a story like that, on WEVO, today...

FT

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Sad story all around, with a silver lining of maybe getting a cool gun.

[Former11B]

No kidding. Wife asked "do you really want a gun someone robbed a bank with"? If it was a hipoint or a Raven, probably not. But this, yep! LOL

People buy German and Japanese rifles from WWII all the time. A real pre '86 NFA Transferable German machine gun (FG42) sold at auction recently for $299,000....and I know of another one going up for sale soon. So people pay a pretty penny for guns used by "evil" people or for "evil" purposes....the inanimate object had nothing to do with how it was used.

[Joelski]

Most likely not a murder weapon, which is why it's getting a repreive. It all depends on your outlook; in this case, probably no-harm/no-foul = all good!

Would I want a shovel used to hack the head off an american prisoner in Iraq? Hell no! Would I like a knife that's touched the aorta of an insurgent savage? I'll clear a space on my mantle. It's all about how you look at it.

[GOST]

Hope your in-laws get better. I'd want the gun also.

[Former11B]

Most likely not a murder weapon, which is why it's getting a repreive. It all depends on your outlook; in this case, probably no-harm/no-foul = all good!

Would I want a shovel used to hack the head off an american prisoner in Iraq? Hell no! Would I like a knife that's touched the aorta of an insurgent savage? I'll clear a space on my mantle. It's all about how you look at it.

I have an Iraqi helmet I punched a few holes in...with bullets. The Mahdi Army fighter wasn't needing it anymore

[Joelski]

That's a good keepsake only a warrior would understand.

[alamo5000]

Holy crap man! Your in laws are outlaws!

Now we definitely have something in common! LOL!!

[RobertTheTexan]

Definitely want to see pics....do something creative and cool. You know like you usually do. But better. :)


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[alamo5000]

I would wait to see what it looks like first... but I would leave it as is. Talk about one hell of a good conversation piece.

It all depends. Do you want the parts and pieces or do you want the thing for the story that goes with it? I think the latter makes it one hell of an interesting firearm myself.

[Eric]

Heck yes. I would break it down, compete inspection, clean, lube and if serviceable, shoot it as is.