MILSPEC - What Is It?

The below text is from Gary Conway's website at: http://www.combatsimulations.com/ar15/build.htm
Used with permission of author.

The M16A2 rifle is manufactured in accordance with MILSPEC MIL-R-63997. There are two key elements to the MILSPEC; a verbal description of what the product is and does; and a list of reference documents governing production of the product. In the case of the M16A2 rifle, the key document is Drawing 9349000, which is a package of drawings setting forth the dimensions and tolerance for the rifle.

No commercial, semiautomatic rifle from ANY manufacturer meets both the verbal and technical specifications of the M16A2 rifle. Only M16A2 rifles produced by Colt or FNMI and accepted by the government, fully meet the requirements of the MILSPEC, and they are not legally producible for sale to the public. Even Colt brand commercial rifles are not in conformance with the drawings portion of the MILSPEC.

In a nutshell, if any part you are contemplating purchasing claims full MILSPEC compliance, you may want to rethink that purchase.

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