Pwa Ar 15 Serial Numbers
Some of the off-brand/no-name/clone/parts gun AR-15s are just fine (reliability and accuracy wise) and some are complete junk. Try to shoot it. Does it function every time, and will it stay inside 2' at 100 yards, scoped, benched, and sandbagged? If so, it's probably okay.Check out SGN ads to see what a comparable gun would cost you to build up new from good parts. M&A, for example, sells a number of different kits (less lower receiver) for about $470. Add $100-150 for a lower receiver and you have what a 'new' clone AR would cost you (most all of the kits of this kind being sold today have new parts of at least good/serviceable specs, if not match-grade stuff.
Pwa Ar 15 Serial Numbers And Dates
The M&A midlengths, for example are based on Rock River uppers/barrels, which are damn good stuff). I'd consider a used clone of questionable parentage to be worth a bit less.As I said, try to shoot it. Shadow, you're not QUITE right. They made uppers and lowers.Fun memory time.
I recall that we'd just gotten the A2s, and I was 'smitten'. All of a sudden, there were NEW sticks. Accurate sticks.
Sticks with rifleman sights! Bye-bye to the wobbly A1s (and I didn't figure it out until later, LIGHT sticks). Had to have one. My guess is that we're talking '89?
Maybe '90.My bunkees father had a FFL. I made such a comment, and was soon in front of said bunkees father, copy of SGN in hand. I ordered a 'mated set', A2 upper and lower, straight from PWA. The serial number on the lower is 1753X.Interestingly enough, I was showing this stick to a Patron of mine back in early '01, at Yuma Proving Grounds. He just HAPPENED to have a PWA as well, and the serial numbers were VERY close.
Colt Ar-15 Serial Numbers
Easily the same year. That Patron used the PWA for his DCM rifle, and is Presidents Hundred. Which isn't surprising, as he's also the CO of the AMUs;-)As far as hindsight, I made the wrong decision. Should have gotten an A1 upper, and later a flat top. At the time, flat tops just weren't.But I decided that 'now was the time', right about '94;-) Went to order another set (or two), and was told that they would produce up until the ban went into effect, and no more. I don't remember who I was speaking with, but the indication was that RRA would be the name they went under AFTER the ban went into effect.Easily the same quality as the Colt. But it could be the guy that I had build it up too.