The XM177 uses a unique flash suppressor sometimes called a flash or sound moderator for its 10-inch (250 mm) barrel. This device is 4.2 inches (110 mm) long and was designed primarily …

Apr 7, 2020 · SOG recon’s trademark gun, the XM177, was nicknamed the CAR-15. This is the 10"- barrel version, the XM177E1, carried by Team New York leader John St. Martin. Officially …

The 10 inch barrel Colt XM177 (model 609) was essentially a fielded prototype - and the first Colt CAR-15 SMG version to see limited issue to SEALs, Special Forces and the CIA. Production …

Jun 7, 2020 · The XM177 was the Colt Model 610, which came out way before the Colt 723 in 1966 along with the Colt 609 (AKA the XM177E1). The XM177E1 was partially replaced by the …

Sep 16, 2024 · If you’re a fan of retro AR’s and M16’s, you know that some of the most iconic ones are the XM177 series models that came out of the Vietnam War. In those heady, early …

Mar 1, 1998 · The first two versions were the XM177 (Air force) and XM177E1 (Army). We end this part with the M16A1 factory sniper rifles and the closed gas system first model 703. Then, …

Mar 17, 2014 · The 16.75" Brownells chrome lined barrel has an XM177 flash hider with grenade ring pinned and welded. You can see in the pics the weld before finishing and is invisible after …

Mar 15, 2018 · Tom McHale tries to make sense of the long line of monikers for the Colt Commando XM177 Carbine and finds ‘A carbine by any other name would smell as sweet’. …

Mar 17, 2014 · Here is how to cut, crown, and thread a barrel with nothing but hand tools. Making an XM177-E2 by cutting the barrel and pinning and welding a muzzle brake at 16 1/2 inches. …

In response, Colt Industries designed the XM177 model (CAR15 Project). It’s simply a shortened version of the M16 and uses the same lower receiver. The differences are in the upper …