Brownells BRN 601 Tabletop Review and Field Strip
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- Tabletop Review and Field Strip of the Brownell's Retro BRN-601
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I went through Basic at Fort Jackson in '73. Deployed to Nakhon Phanom shortly after. Most of the rifles we trained with were the M-16 of this configuration. We were shown the A1's and told about the differences and how to use the forward assist, although the ones we trained with didn't have them. Most M16-A1's were relegated to units being deployed. Most of the older guys used to call these M-16 Slicks. The PM Pamphlets were actually designed in a comic format not due to education level, but because they knew the Average age of most soldiers at that time was 19-21 years old. Comic books were read by a lot of the guys and when you were deployed was one of the things you would ask for in your care packages from home. Most of the females in the PM Pamphlets were usually busty and sometimes in suggestive poses which was also to gain attention. But they usually covered weapons, communications, vehicle maintenance, tracked vehicles, and aircraft. Plus they usually featured any new upgrades, changes in procedures of equipment or new mods coming out on equipment. They were a welcome diversion from duty and sometimes you would actually learn something,
Yes,yes,& yes brings me back to my Army years 1974-1976 Combat Engineer 317th Camp Escborne,Germany
My dogs dug up an original M16 magazine. It's an "Adventure Line" 30 round mag. They were made in the late '60s and early '70s. It's in pretty good shape except for some small corrosion holes. One of the tabs is compromised so no loading it up. It'll just sit on the shelf. Grandpa was an army officer, so it could've been his or maybe some soldier dropped it. Fort Benning is at the end of the street.
WHEN I WAS IN DURING VIETNAM WE ONLY HAD 20RD MAGAZINES.
Great retro,I have the M16a1 upper
I definitely want to pick up one of these. Brownells has really done an excellent job making these as historically accurate as they could practically be. Most people don’t realize that Brownell had to create all the machines to reproduce all of these obsolete parts. Small arms solution channel goes over all of this in very fine details. There are only a couple small cosmetic things that aren’t correct of which you could order and fix if it bothered you that much. For most of us it’s close enough and for 99% of people the only “noticeable” difference is the green furniture being the wrong tone of green and without a glossy finish. This was because nobody has made hand guards in that fashion since the late 1950s early 60s. These weren’t as strong as modern material as they tended to brake easily and the finish was some kind proprietary shit they were using at the time doesn’t exist anymore. However there are people on CZcams that have got their hand guards and buttstock specially refinished using modern combinations of paints and got it pretty much on point. I own the XBRN16E1 and I absolutely love it. Zeroed pretty quickly out of the box only took 9 shots at 25m/300m and confirmed it at 100m. I’ve only been able to get out to 200m at the moment due to range limitations but it’s dead on. I picked up a Brownell retro scope for it and look forward to taking it out to 500m+ when I get back from deployment. Awesome video brother. Keep it up
What weight projectiles are you using? Ours keyholes with most modern loads.
Really a terrific rifle. I built one using all Brownells parts and the result was an amazing rifle. The only parts that weren’t the correct “new reproductions” are the barrel and trigger. Since it wasn’t an original collector’s item, I wanted something to shoot regularly with all kinds of ammo so I installed a Criterion barrel and Geissele G2S trigger so its not immediately obvious that the parts aren’t “right”. Ontario Knife still makes the M7 bayonet and Brownells sells the original green M1A strap to complete the look.
It’s a great shooter that’s very lightweight. Just for those reasons it’s something people should consider, even for their first AR platform rifle, would be my thought. I’d rather shoot without optics (another reason this rifle appeals to me) but Brownells also makes a 4x scope that fits right on top of the carry handle.
And that ends the Brownells commercial for today. 😂
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Graham Baates Lol! That’s ok, Brownells is having a pretty good sale on the “pre-built” model you talked about today.
As I have it understood, NoDakSpud in MN makes the upper and lower receivers, and possibly the t handle. They were the ones who seized on the retro trend and started producing components to serve the growing market. Model1Sales offered sorta retro uppers, but were far from accurate in terms of replication. Much respect to both companies, though, and kudos to Brownells for making it all accessible.
Very cool rifle, I would prefer it over an M4.
you're a big man. you have taken on a heavy burden. I respect you
I'm a big fan of history, and all the history that a gun buff like me can get to learn about. I just have three words for you Graham: "What's for Dinner?" 😁
It'll be done! I'm curious to see how this 1:12 works out, I've not shot this twist rate before.
Graham Baates Same here! Great video as always!!
I have a Bushmaster that I added the classic black furniture kit to. When I was in the Air Force in the early 80’s to middle 80’s Those had the black stock and triangle fore grip that we used for training as well what the MP’s carried out there on the flight line.....I think. That was a long time ago I could be wrong. My hands were on one very few times back then, they usually were on an old F-4E fighter jet fixing one of those beasts! Lol
Thank you for your service! Those F-4s could deliver a payload though!
Graham Baates yes sir they could, and could take a hit or two and still come back!
I really wanted the Nodak Spud upper for my M16 build...but OFS...times will get better 🤞
I have one, I ended up getting original furniture that was painted O.D. green as well as a cotton webbed M1 Garand sling to complete the authentic look. However, my comic manual doesn't have an upside down cover :D
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Tak interesno
Great video, thanks for posting! Great rifles you have there! Subscribed
I bought a Brownells BRN-601 two years ago so it's very interesting to see (up close with a sharp video like yours) the improvements of the current BRN-601. Three obvious upgrades/improvements are all about color - the lighter gray receivers, the nicer chrome BCG and the less outrageous green furniture (not lime green like before). Also more correct (but still wrong) the A1 dust cover is used now vs. A2 and the no-tick safety/selector. Like my earlier BRN-601 your new one doesn't have the dimpled on both sides selector and rear take down pin, 601 dust cover, horizontal line magazine release button and bolt catch. Being a nit-picker I got nice replica parts from Retro Arms Works and even got the correct no drain hole buttstock screw and early flat head screw and washer for the pistol grip. Your magazine is finished much nicer than the rough steel mag I got. (Is yours steel or aluminum?)
I see that your upper receiver has the splintered A forge mark (Anchor Harvey forge) like mine does while mine also has a C which I assume stands for Colt. These are actually 604 style receivers made by NoDak Spud but for some reason NDS didn't mark them NDS like they did for their 603 style receivers that Brownells uses in their XM16E1 and M16A1 retro rifles. (Maybe Colt told NDS to cease and desist so only early receives have this C.) A real Colt 601 didn't have forge marks, that didn't show up until the late 1960s. So our forge marks are incorrect but there must be an interesting story behind them. The other problem with the NDS 604 style upper forging is the raised windage marks which a real 601 didn't have. (Not really complaining, these NDS receivers are incredible.)
You have a great rifle and I expect it will be reliable and plenty accurate for iron sights! I just put a Brownells retro XM16E1 on backorder which is more like the M16A1 I carried in Vietnam, 1968. Funny that again I went with an older version of what the US Army actually issued me but I love these unique earlier designs.
How has yours held up? My mag is aluminum. I've talked to Brownell's about the Nodak Spud, they say they have used them in the past but are not using them now.
@@GBGuns My 601 has held up well though it only has about 1,000 rounds as I don't get out as much as I used to. Very reliable and accurate enough. My only complaint is I had to crank down the tall front sight post deep in the well to bring up my groups. I hope they corrected that in your newer model. If they have I should get the shorter post.
Interesting your mag is aluminum. Mine is a very coarse rough black steel that I don't like and it doesn't feed well. I heard the original 601 waffle mags were steel but am not sure. Maybe they weren't as Brownells shipped an aluminum waffle mag with your new 601. (Or it was a way to solve feeding issues of their steel mags.) I normally use old Colt 20-rd GI mags.
Very interesting Brownells says they no longer use Nodak Spud receivers. Thanks for that information. I wonder who does them? First suspect - that splintered A forge mark definitely is the mark of Anchor Harvey forge which Colt often used for M16/M16A1 receivers and you see it on M16A4 carry handles.
Looking forward to your video on range testing! Take care.
Would this be a good first AR?
If you want to start with the classics and stay away from Tacticool then yes.
Graham Baates yeah I’d maybe mount a 4x scope and use PMAGS but other than that I really try to shy away from that tactical shit. Stoner basically got it right the first time in my opinion.
Did you see the three Air Force 601s that Mosin Crate sold this week? One went for sale on GB.
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