Part 4 - Physical/Autopsy/Test Firing a 60 year old Armalite/Colt 601 AR15 Parts Kit
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Teaser (Previous Video)
Part 1 Previous Video (Overview)
Part 2 Previos Video (Cleaning & Restoration)
Part 3 CANCELLED (Reassembly)
Part 4 This Video (Physical/Autopsy using USGI & SOTAR Tools & Gauges & Trap Test Fire)
Part 5 COMING SOON (Distressing Lower Receiver & Reproduction Parts)
Part 6 COMING SOON (Range Test Firing)
Lots of other channels show builds, why is your channel singled out? Do you have the same problem on Rumble?
My videos are shot without editing, therefore I am not going to shoot separate videos for UA-cam and Rumble. I don't have time to shoot multiple videos or edit them.
UA-cam has warned me about certain content. I'm not risking my channel with 100kbs subscribers when I have been told what will happen if I violate their rules.
UA-cam has refused to award me a silver play button as well.
@@SchooloftheAmericanRifle Fair enough. Do you ever post content anywhere else? I was hoping to see a Franklin Arms BFSlll install and maybe some of the fixes for common problems, if you do that kind of work.
Thanks for sharing.
The problem is UA-cam is woke! Regardless we can shoot rounds of corn n still get are message out😎👍
Why haven't we, collectively, moved elsewhere?
Some of it, IMO, is Rumble needs to majorly rework their site for easier usage.
@@SchooloftheAmericanRifle How much is this firearm worth? In my opinion it is priceless......
Sucks about UA-cam but going through the historical gauges is the kind of stuff I love on this channel. Amazing bit of history too!
"It's gotta go in all the way to count" Chad 2021
The .50 cent buffer spacer fix made this video worth the watch on it's own.
I remember my M-16A1 in basic. The whole week of BRM I would have to manually extract and reload each round. I kept telling my Drill Sergeant, and he kept saying there's no way I could see the failure occur as my brain isn't that fast. I complained enough and got to see an armorer who found it had an original gas tube which had somehow been put in upside down and was crimped due to that. He dropped a new one in, and finally she ran like a dream.
Well its true in Basic, your not allowed to think just do. So of course you couldn’t possibly know something is wrong. Geez pretty sure that would piss me off..
I found this video.....
Outstanding!
Old gauges, newer gauges, and SOTAR gauges all shown and used......!
I feel like I just got a free SOTAR class on UTUBE...
I rate this video at
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minimum. Five just for the gauge use comparison, and five for this "old rifle"
Worth every minute of it!
Great Post!
Thank You very much!
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Badass
I couldn’t have asked for a better ending to my weekend. Whiskey and an hour long SOTAR episode!
and a fine cigar! 👍
Oh, Bellevue washers, like Stoner used on the Stoner 63, I had no idea these old Edgewater buffers used those, perhaps they were applied a little better in the Stoner 63 than in the early AR15s.
Way to go man, bringing that Ol' girl back to good working condition. Getting the T.L.C that a riffle, (clone) original as close as possible, deserves!!! Such mad respect for you and what you do....I wish I had an old school /or any GOOD gun smith close by I could bug everyday until he would let me work for his knowledge!
I’d like to see what Small Arms Solutions would say as for “historical correctness.” In any case, it’s a cool piece!👍🏻
Ah I’m glad I’m not the only one who had dimpled geissele trigger pins and thought those would go great in my 601 build.
I was eagerly awaiting this to pop on. Sick as a dog tonight so this will be my relaxation
Feel better! 😊
@@onna-day7047 thank you😊
Interesting stuff. Went thru infantry skewl at Benning in 1980, and at least one M16A1 in my platoon had a chromed carrier, with flaked off areas. My lower was rollmarked as a GM Hydramatic Division.
I started in 82 caught the tail end of the A-1's will always be my favorite rifle I think we switched to A-2's in 85 .
The more I watch your work I have become very fascinated with these builds.I've always been drawn to the colt 605 in the 90's when I first found out about them,and how the purists have to have them just right with the gas system, but for now I'm just happy with the psa dissapator mid length it does what it's supposed to do and it has a nice feel to it.
The quarter trick is worth the time watching the series alone.
Great stuff.
IIRC it was gas port burrs on some M16A1s which lead to the much heavier Gov't barrel profile in the M16A2 and forward.
My god, 75mins of pure unadulterated gauging.
The rifle that went to Vietnam with project Agile in 1961. My father was an adviser in 61' from Oki with the 503rd battle Group. He said the original rifle made nasty holes in people.
I heard that ,with the slow twist rate the bullets would tumble on impact🏆
So my wife asks “who is this guy you watch all the time”? I say: Oh, this guy? Possibly the most knowledgeable M16 / AR 15 technical expert known to man, that’s all. 😀
Great video! Loved how you used retro and modern gages in your autopsy.
A real treat c:
Loved all the museum level pieces youve collected. definitely one of the best places to inspect and learn about servicing that weapon platform
Good job Chad & Donna. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you!!
That firearm is just so authentic......What a beautiful piece of American history..!!!!!!!
I don’t say this enough. I love your channel. The truth is what it is. You must bend to the power of the truth or live a lie! I respect your honesty.
Back in the day the bullet drop must have been substantial with the rifling twist of 1:14 The thing that is impressive is the quality and workmanship when this old gal was manufactured. Another thing that stands out is the cool coloring of the upper and lower receivers. Thank you Chad and Donna for presenting this video! Rebel will be around when you least expect it. Hope he had some turkey, too.
Kinda makes ya wonder how soldiers qualified with them out to like 450-500 meters with iron sights
A more recent piece that I read said that the majority of barrel straightness failures with the early girls were gas port related- and that they didn't figure that out until the wheels of the heavier profile were already spinning. It was quite interesting.
We bent the A1 barrels on bayonet assault course. The thickened portion of A2 barrel is from front sight base -->forward, which is where bayonet anchors and is controlled laterally.
I am so happy I found this channel recently. Thank you Mr. and Mrs.
School of the American Rifle.
The burrs in the gas port are what lead to the A2 program to request a thicker barrel. The USMC assumed the reason the straightness was failing was because of prying, but by the time they used a bore scope to double check and realized they had made an error, the TDP for the new barrel had already been finalized and barrels were being made.
For the Firing pin retainer: The 601 has it, though that was one of the major changes that the USAF and Army requested as they found disassembly was difficult with that design, or worst case, the pin failed to stay in place.
Seeing a 30 round pmag in that rifle is something that is going to stick with me for life. Haunting.
Hey! We were professional and only used the flash hider to open banded together boxes of C-Rats.
What a great resource!! I've spent a couple hours watching your videos about restoring that historic Colt 601 and I couldn't have been more entertained!! Thanks....
Beautiful rifle. It has so much character!
Learning all kinds of cool technical stuff every video
I wonder how many of these rifles are still floating around in the world. I don’t mean forgotten in a connex on a military base or in Grandpa’s attic but are still in the field in active use. Origional AR10 rifles have appeared in Afghanistan previously.
There's not many originals, only 3000 made according to forgotten weapons video on the 601.
Very few, that is if active use. Its simply an issue parts will have failed. Other is ammo in region.
@@1014p isn't the ammo 223 Remington?
Great video! Watched the entire thing and really enjoyed it as usual. Can’t wait to see how it shoots.
Amazing history with best teacher! 👍👍
Love these autopsy videos I wish if you could autopsy other platforms than the ar-15
This model AR15 is by far the most historically significant rifle ever built. For reasons which shall remain unspoken.
Literally a 50 cent fix lol. Beautiful 😉👍
I think my favorite gauge so far is the ugga dugga bash gas key tool. Learning so much! Thank you.
I would think the rifle grenade retaining spring would bring up some conversations on the range something you don't see all the time.
I just started looking in the comments to see if anyone said something about it
Another great lesson. Thank you for your work. 👍😎
22:44 I wish I had heard this before I built my first ar a couple years ago. I was checking headspace during assembly and didn't think of the possibility of the cam rotating, so I saw no reason to re install my firing pin. (I don't even remember why I had it out)
Half the battle was trying to figure out what was even going on. Once I finally figured it out, I bascialy just found people on forums saying "get the band saw" and was horrified. Not even sure what happened but I juggled it around like mad and eventually it turned. Not an experience that I can recommend
I have a 68 era SP1 with the rebated carrier and notched hammer, I picked up a fully chrome M16 BCG and wanted to see if it would chamber 5.56 and .223. I did same and pulled the firing pin, not realizing the cam pin might rotate, thankfully it didn't happen. I was doing this while watching this video, then he gets to the part about cam pin rotation can lock BCG into receiver😬 Guess I dodged a bullet.
@@warrenharrison9490 Damn, I especially wouldn’t want that happening on an old gun like that. Glad it didn’t rotate on you
What a beauty!
Really cool to see this piece of history. Thanks for this.
Interestingly years ago I read an article, I think it was in the American Rifleman magazine. During WWII the gov't did a study on throat erosion and it's effect on accuracy. I believe they used 1903 type rifles to test. But long story made short this study basically, if I remember correctly the article stated that minor to moderate throat erosion had basically little affect on accuracy. Which I found to be interesting. To this point over the years I've done many restorations on Swiss K31's. I had one particular Private Series K31 that was used for competition and no doubt had several thousand rounds through it. To check throat erosion I used a Badger Ordnance throat erosion gauge for an M1 Garand. Nevertheless, it works quite well with the understanding that a new K31 barrel will check 1.5 - 2.0 on the gauge. This particular Private Series K31 checked 7.0+. Basically the throat was gone. Even visible to the eye. To my surprise it's accuracy was no worse than any other K31's with almost new to moderately worn throats.
I’ve consumed a lot of gun building content and this is super cool. Thanks for the vid
1st thanks for the awesome content. 2nd a suggestion to put this series into a playlist for future viewing.
Man. I am really crushin' on this rifle!
Very sick. Why did so many of the pins and those parts have dimples? What did it do?
Could you put part 3 up somewhere, so we can see it. Seriously, that's the best part.
Would like to get some of those old waffle mags. I have quite a few Air Force early contract 20-rd magazines but none have that distinctive pattern.
WOW !!!! I love watching your videos !! Are you going to do anything to the lower receiver to make it look old ??
Love the 50 cent buffer fix!
Beautiful little rifle. I have a high-mileage, mid sixties, SP-1 I'd love to have you spec out.
I bet the armorer in Puerto Rico sold these old, heavily used rifles for more each than a new replacement rifle costs. I understand that the US Army pays about $400 for a new M-4...
That quarter buffer spacer trick reminds me of the penny mods i used to do as a kid on nerf guns, good times.
Great program.THANK YOU.🏆
So John Thomas is making all the reproduction parts for AR15sport? They look phenomenal. I've already ordered the bolt catch and plan on ordering the rest
this has been a great series, I hope part 5 is on the way!
Always liked th A1-A2 fixed handguard models
Love to see it! Thanks Chad!
Super cool. 😎 still planning on doing the distress video? Part 5
I love that quarters in the buffer tube trick
Just saw your comment on Reno May's instagram. I'd love to see an autopsy video of his review gun!
Literally just watched Forgotten Weapons video on the 601 at lunch today then this showed up in my feed. So you can thank gun Jesus for inadvertently sending me here via Al Gore's rhythm.
First and for most, the video/cam. person did a pro job!.
Too bad you wont, cant show the hole build, yes I have started hunting parts for a build. Thank you for making and posting this entertanig video.
My wife is the camera master. The channel wouldn't be possible without her help.
Thank you!! ☺️
Great video more details in this than vickers book on 601 just in this video I think
Treat Especial!!!
Another Empire of Dirt aficionado I see. Wonder how the Frozen Hellhole of Hoth will fare with these high fuel prices this winter.
Do a poll and see what other SM platforms viewers reccomend for hosting full content videos on. Me personally, I'll go where ever you end up going. 👌A1 content Chad and Donna, FYT, FJB, & FSW!
I’d really like to know what the buffer weight is since it has no forward assist. Was it heavier than your typical buffer? Was anything else different that would affect chambering success? If you could test the spring tension, then buffer and bcg weight that would be interesting.
i'm glad to see i'm not the only guy with slightly bent brass punches
I think all mine are every once in awhile I'll get my small hammer out and try to straighten them.
Are you not able to put in all original parts, even fcg, as long as the 3rd pin and auto sear are not included? I was under the impression FA bolt carrier and hammers were alright as cosmetic additions as long as there is no auto sear and 3rd pin hole
What a GREAT video and what a BEAUTIFUL old girl you have there! Thank you as always for sharing!
Just so you know, you can assemble firearms, film it and then upload to an alternative hosting platform. You then make a youtube video discussing the videos explaining what it is about and where to watch it. Others have done this successfully.
FINALLY! Been waiting for this video.
PS. Start selling gauges and I garentee you'll sell at least one set of them.
If he worked a deal with a supplier and branded a set, he'd sell quite a few, to make it worth it. Even if it was split into groups for different parts of the rifle.
Can you show us the US Government tests that are actually done on M16 and M4s from the 1960s to today? I am sure I you have the milspec testing documents. I can’t see Colt doing that many tests on each rifle or many one done from a batch.
DId you ever hear of/run across an actual Armalite-marked AR16? (Saw one in basic training at Lackland AFB in 1981, and, it struck me as an odd designation even back then when I was but 17 years old!)
Hey that's an awesome old weapon, if it could only talk. Question- I was told once, shouldn't drop the bolt on a empty chamber and let it slam shut, it could shatter the bolt face. what are your thoughts on this. thanks for great video
Pretty cool.....Great videos
I about had a heart attack when he put "Sriracha" on the bcg 😂
Can you test the go side of the magazine feed lip gauge? It’s gonna drive me crazy
Man that baby is O......L......D......Old! Cool!👍
They will alter the deal down the road might as well post it on another platform. I have all your vids on storage.
Wow, great build! One thing I would’ve changed is the lower though. Nodak-spud makes a much better lower as Brownells machines their lowers to be a looser (think rattle) fit.
great video, great gun, great job!
I see you checked headspace with the ejector and extractor still in the bolt. Are you using special gauges that allow you to do this without stripping the bolt? If so can you let us know if they are commercially available? Thanks!!
Are you saying a GI would use his M-16 to bust the steel bands around a case of C-Rats?
I resemble that remark .
So much knowledge I gained from this vid it's amazing, thank You sir!
Cool video. You're braver than me though, if I had this it would go up on the wall and I'd probably be afraid to ever shoot it!
That's pretty cool. Thanks
I would love to see you assess the Blackout Defense AR-15...
Love that it don’t have a forward assist
Could assembly videos be published with other ways, like Patreon or similar?
First one 💪🏼 do you have anyone that cuts down barrels man?
I would use the term historical as apposed to collectible. It, I think bestows the correct honors to the interments.
Also thank you for your efforts to teach me how gunsmith. I really appreciate it. You are a national treasure.
Have you connected with Mark Novak? I would imagine it would be good.
@@RandomSpaceMonkeys I'm a fan of Mr Novak's work. I don't think he would be interested in having an AR guy on his channel though.
@School of the American Rifle I would disagree. He is very interested in the caliber of new gunsmiths these days. I have no doubt that if you reached out, he would discuss it with you. After all, your work/school speaks for itself.
Had a buddy get popped my a charging handle in 83.. bloodied his nose..those M16s were old
If a part of the bolt/bcg is magnetized, would you just degauss it or replace it?
I’m definitely gonna remember that quarters in the buffer tube trick for bolt carrier travel!
You can demagetize metals pretty easily I don't think it is a major issue.
@@hellcatdave1 it’s called degaussing - I’m mainly asking if there’s a reason not to do that.
Chad has a small tabletop unit he uses for degaussing BCG parts. Can't think of a video where he uses it offhand but he has a few showing it's use. Definitely no need to replace a part that is lightly magnetic, and as he has pointed out it really is only an issue if you shoot steel case ammo. If you stick to brass case it is practically speaking irrelevant.
@@Tunechi_Lee thanks for the confirmation
Too bad you're in Maryland... that 1 thing keeps me from ever wanting to take your classes.
any thoughts about migrating a mirror of your content to Odysee?, they have the ability to automate mirroring your old videos on there without any work