Springfield Armory goes old school

[M1911]

M1911, you have to admit there is No feel of the road like the old style steering and gas pedal. That's a feeling I loved, drive by wire took that away and some people wouldn't know the difference.

The 1972 Capri that I drove had manual steering. That car really did have very communicative steering. You really could feel the road.

Of course, there were all the bad things about it, too. That was a very light car by modern standards but when you were at a standstill the steering was quite heavy. By modern standards it was slow, very noisy, rode poorly, and got terrible fuel economy. It was also comparatively unreliable. The crash safety of that vehicle (particularly side impact) was basically non-existent.

 

[Mellero47]

Wonder if it has M4 feed Ramps
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Very fond memories of "my" M16A2 from basic (#216), first girl I ever dated. My hands still remember every curve, every locking pin, every tap of that sweet forward assist.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Gooseneck.

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I swore it had some other Colt-era name. Like a Swan Rail or something. It was a Swan Something. (Dick Swan. ARMS. Inventor of the whole modern rail system.)

 

[Rockrivr1]

@71montess those f***ing cars also caught on fire like probably at a rate 3 to 4 times greater than even the EVs and the other cars on the road today. Every friend that I have whose owned cars in that generation has a "my car caught on fire for no reason" story.....

My 1969 Plymouth RoadRunner burned to the ground when one of the carbs on it's 440 Magnum 6 pack got stuck and poured gas all over the engine. She went up like a roman candle. Still hurts to this day.

 

[PappyM3]

I swore it had some other Colt-era name. Like a Swan Rail or something. It was a Swan Something. (Dick Swan. ARMS. Inventor of the whole modern rail system.)

ARMS made its own version, but it wasn’t what was readily stocked in arms rooms and order-able via the Class IX supply system.

A.R.M.S.® #39 A2 Plus > ARMS

DISCONTINUED The main body of the A.R.M.S. ® A2 Plus mount locks into both the carry handle channel and the handle front support utilizing two self-locking thumbnuts. This capability provides a rigid support of the dovetail platform that is extended over the handguard. Similar to the A.R.M.S.®...

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[pastera]

I had one colt with the builtin handle, i get it's nostalgic but it's massive dick self punching in like 10 different ways. Nope.

I still have a carry handle AR - it pretty much stays in the safe.

 

[71montess]

@71montess those f***ing cars also caught on fire like probably at a rate 3 to 4 times greater than even the EVs and the other cars on the road today. Every friend that I have whose owned cars in that generation has a "my car caught on fire for no reason" story.....

Boy oh boy you guys drove the shit boxes, yrs the handling was looser and the brakes were softer but with maintenance like shocks every now and then it was fine. I wasn't a sports car fan , I was a big block straight ahead driver . Loved my cruiser.

 

[cathouse01]

You could get a Swan rail (it wasn't a Swan rail - wtf did they call them???) and put on a better scope.

I have it more for the retro look than for practicality. I have several other "modern" ARs that have appropriately "modern" glass on them.