The M4 condor
Someone asked me to thread his frame to accept AR-15 free float tubes, and while waiting for his frame and other parts to arrive, I got a little curious. So, since I have a few hours before I have to take the kids to the beach, I took out some parts I had lying around that I was going to mount on my own AR-15 and decided to give it a try before Jim’s parts get here, just for fun. This is what the M4 condor looks like. I had to cut a section off the front of the condor frame to make room for the free float tube; this is the shortest free float tube around, for the carbine version of the M4. Because you can no longer mount a normal ldc onto it, I threaded the barrel and just put on one that I found on the yellow some time back. This is what it looks like:
Note the accessories now slip on and off easily. The handguards are just rubber UTG fittings that slide over the rails so it is easier to carry without the sharp edges from the Picatinny rails digging into your hands. Kinda fun exercise, but I doubt I’ll keep her. Will have her up for sale next week.
aloha,
walt
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I like the looks of it and I think it will be of benefit to those who need multiple contraptions (hunting lights, lasers, foregrips, bipods, etc) but for those who don’t need too many contraptions I think a lengthy (say 12″) picattiny rail running on the top and bottom of the airforce frame will suffice.
The threads for the M4 were specified by Eugene Stoner, but they are too big for the thin walls of the Condor frames for internal threading. However, there is just enough meat for external threads, which is why the M4 tubes can go on.
Bottom line is yes, I can make an extension tube to go onto this same frame, just spin off the M4 free float tube and spin on a solid tube/ldc. But it would be a larger tube than the normal frame section, say 1 1/2″ or 2″ O.D., and I don’t have the tubing in this size right now, have to order some.
aloha,
walt
Walt
That thing would look and function reqlly nice if it could mount where the fore grip is
Does the dovetail on the gun getzin the way?
Anyway looking good my man
Keep up the inovative great work
SAW
Do s the free float tube thread on with the same threads that accept your other lovely parts??
Looks nasty! 😆
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Saw, I cut the frame just in front of the forward bushing position. If I cut it any farther back, I’d have to mount the barrels inside the M4 section. Not difficult, would just require custom bushings that mount inside the new M4 section rather than inside the frame. But the catch is, with a threaded mounting section between the 2 sections, you’d probably have to rezero every time you take the M4 section off. I didn’t want it to be too complex, so just left it. But you’re right, it would look better if it were a little farther back.
walt