C7 clone build - Parts?

KyleM

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I'm thinking of re-doing one of my ARs soon and I want to build up an early C7 clone with the carry handle - Does anyone know where in Canada I can buy the correct upper receiver?

Cheers!
Kyle
 
As of this month North America is sold out, I'm not kidding. The US bought anything they could in a panic due to Obama, and we typically get the leftovers, but this time no leftovers exist. Sorry.
 
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Just check the Diemaco retail store here in Mississauga, I don't know what their holiday hours are though..
 
Just check the Diemaco retail store here in Mississauga, I don't know what their holiday hours are though..

Last time I was there they sold me a defective lower... there's this extra pin they had to put in it to beef it up right above the selector... and that lower seems like it slam fires a lot. it must be because the safety is wonky, it rotates right around past where fire is supposed to be, until the switch is pointing straight back...
 
It doesn't have a heavy barrel exackly. C7's when first issued were heavy, light heavy under the handguards and out to the flash hider.
And the A1 upper was standard, with forward assist, caseing deflector and sights adjustable for windage on the rear and elevation on the front.

Scott
 
Last time I was there they sold me a defective lower... there's this extra pin they had to put in it to beef it up right above the selector... and that lower seems like it slam fires a lot. it must be because the safety is wonky, it rotates right around past where fire is supposed to be, until the switch is pointing straight back...

Those b*stards, taking advantage of you like that :D
 
Those b*stards, taking advantage of you like that :D

Tell me about it! This one time, me and a couple buddies went out drinking and Diemaco was supposed to be our designated driver... The bastard gets sauced on Martini Vodkas and decides to take a drive through town. Sure enough he gets pulled over, and then instead of complying, he evades arrest and crashes into a goddamned 7-11. That guy is a total douche!
 
It doesn't have a heavy barrel exackly. C7's when first issued were heavy, light heavy under the handguards and out to the flash hider.
And the A1 upper was standard, with forward assist, caseing deflector and sights adjustable for windage on the rear and elevation on the front.

Scott

He didn't say it had a heavy barrel, he said it had a heavier barrel. As in, a government profile A2 barrel. Which physically, is just as you describe.

The A1 upper was not used on the C7, the C7 upper was used on the C7. Which again, is physically as you describe.

It would appear you know the features, but your vernacular needs work.
 
Whats the exact difference between a C7 and an M16 other than manufacturer? Looking at the photo's I couldn't tell.
 
You mean an official C7 and official M16? Or are you using the terms "C7" and "M16" as generic terms to refer to the rifles of the Canadian and US respective militaries? Assuming of course that you are using the term "M16" in the context of US issued service arms, as opposed to a trademark owned by Colt and applied to some of their self-loading rifles.
 
You mean an official C7 and official M16? Or are you using the terms "C7" and "M16" as generic terms to refer to the rifles of the Canadian and US respective militaries? Assuming of course that you are using the term "M16" in the context of US issued service arms, as opposed to a trademark owned by Colt and applied to some of their self-loading rifles.

I have no idea what your asking but I can be more specific.

The difference between the;
Colt M16A4
and
Colt Canada C7A1
 
I am not an expert, but at least that is specific enough that those who are can give you an answer. I believe I am correct about the following:

- The M16A4 and C7A1 use the same barrel, lower receiver and recoiling parts.

- The M16A4 fire control is safe-semi-3-round burst, while the C7A1 is safe-semi-full.

- I think the C7A1 is still using a proprietary rail on the upper, while the M16A4 uses the now-standard Picatinny 1918 rail.

- Canadian furniture is moulded from a plastic that has better low-temperature impact properties than that used in the US varieties.

Edit to add: The M16A4 I describe is the US Rifle M16A4, which was manufactured variously by Colt and FN Manufacturing, Inc. It is possible that Colt makes a gun they call the M16A4 for commercial sale which is different than the M16A4 described. They certainly have done this in the past with the M16, M16A1, M16A2 and M4 Carbine. It is important to remember that Colt owns the trademark to these names (except M4) and can apply them to single-shot .22s with foreends moulded out of coleslaw, if they want to. They are under no obligation to follow any pattern when making commercial rifles.
 
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