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Need help with Vietnam era M-16 data

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  • Member since
    February 2011
Need help with Vietnam era M-16 data
Posted by Sawdustbob on Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:54 AM

I am doing my first figure, a 1/12 scale of a Tet offensive US Marine.  It is resin from a company called Kirin.  My problem is with the barrel of his M-16, the d--- thing snaps off if you just look at it sideways.Last night I lost the silly thing entirelyOops  I think that I can make a new barrel out of metal by drilling into the end of the fore stock and using the shaft of a hypodermic needle to replace the barrel.  What I need are dimensions, the outside diameter of the barrel, the size of the flash supressor and the front sight.

Thanks for any help.

dmk
  • Member since
    September 2008
  • From: North Carolina, USA
Posted by dmk on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 1:10 PM

Here's the measurements off mine:

OD of barrel between sight and flash suppressor: .0562"

(The barrel is thinnest here), it is 0.628" under the handguards and sight base)

OD of 3prong flash suppressor at base: 0.863"

OD of 3prong flash suppressor at end: 0.678"

Length of 3prong flash suppressor: 1.75"

OD of M16A1 flash suppressor (not shown): 0.863"

Length of M16A1 flash suppressor (not shown): 1.75"

Height of sight base from bottom of barrel: 3"

Length of sight base at bottom: 1.85"

Length of sight base at top: 0.79"

Width of sight base at bottom: 0.79"

Width of sight base at top: 0.50"

Distance between sight base and flash suppressor: 4.8"

Click here for a closeup pic of an M-16 "3 Prong" flash suppressor.

Click here for a closeup pic of an M-16A1 "Bird Cage" flash suppressor.

 

Mine has an AR-15 lower receiver, but that is an actual Army surplus M-16A1 upper and early M16 furniture on it.

  • Member since
    April 2011
Posted by manji99 on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 4:22 PM

O.D. of the M16A1 barrel is 0.625. To duplicate in tubing you would need to get some in 0.052" diameter. Very expensive, though.

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M3NWQ4/ref=asc_df_B000M3NWQ41490447?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=dealt14899-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B000M3NWQ4

 

http://www0.shopping.com/stainless-steel-304v/u-xk32nhtIUhTAD8sPMkCQ==/info

 

$4.82 for a 72" long piece of wire in 0.052 diameter. Tubing is much more dear. $62.18 for a 5 pack of 60" long sections...pretty steep just to build one M16A1 unless someone wants to split it up with you.

Hope this is helpful to you.

 

Ken

Ken

Building 1/48 P-47G "Doublebolt", 1/48 MiG-15bis, 1/144 B52-I "Old Dog"

 

 

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