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12 April 2017, 07:05 #1
Colt Sporter II - Partial XM177 Clone
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".
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12 April 2017, 07:10 #2Member
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Talk about a conversation piece! Wonder what condition it'll be in.
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12 April 2017, 07:48 #3Ground Defense 1, Blade Defense 1, Defensive Pistol 1 & 2, Aliance Shoot House, When Things Go Bad, YSINTG, Carbine 1, DART Medical, NRA Range Safety Officer
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12 April 2017, 08:21 #4
Not everyone gets to own something with a little "history". Anxious to see your pics when you get it.
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12 April 2017, 08:58 #5
Damn...I sure wasn't expecting to read a story like that, on WEVO, today...
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12 April 2017, 09:21 #6
Last edited by Pyzik; 12 April 2017 at 16:47.
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12 April 2017, 12:22 #7
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.
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12 April 2017, 13:01 #8
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.There's no "Team" in F**K YOU!
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12 April 2017, 15:49 #9
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12 April 2017, 18:35 #10
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12 April 2017, 20:35 #11
That's a good keepsake only a warrior would understand.
There's no "Team" in F**K YOU!
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12 April 2017, 21:24 #12
Holy crap man! Your in laws are outlaws!
Now we definitely have something in common! LOL!!
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12 April 2017, 21:43 #13
Definitely want to see pics....do something creative and cool. You know like you usually do. But better. :)
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12 April 2017, 21:49 #14
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.
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13 April 2017, 00:06 #15
Heck yes. I would break it down, compete inspection, clean, lube and if serviceable, shoot it as is.