Talk:Colt AR-15 Identification Guide

Very nice. Pages like this (especially the glossary section) could be very useful on this site.----JazzBlackBelt-- 11:49, 25 March 2012 (CDT)

WOW! This is totally cool! I have had difficulties with AR-15 variants but this will make my life way easier. Can't wait until somebody with enough experience (and time!) puts together an AK-page, --PeeWee055 13:17, 25 March 2012 (CDT)

Unfortunately it wouldn't work as well for AKs. The reason I could do it (and also the reason AR-15s can be confusing and why I felt it should be done) in this case is that there are a large number of variants made with different combinations of the same parts. With AKs, this is not really the case. A guide of sorts could be written, but it wouldn't be able to have the table like this one as there aren't really standard parts, is more like "this one has a grenade sight" or "that one has a curved bit on the end of the the stock" which would probably be better incorporated into the descriptions on the individual gun entries. --commando552 16:54, 25 March 2012 (CDT)

This is great! Thanks for puting in the effort. I finaly figured out what a magazine fence is. --Mandolin 19:55, 25 March 2012 (CDT)

Awesome page. Nice to finally have one like this. Excalibur01 22:02, 25 March 2012 (CDT)

A notation should probably be made that IMFDB refers to certain models by their model numbers (e.g., Model 727) rather than generic terms like "M16A2 carbine", which would technically refer to any AR carbine with an A2 receiver. Spartan198 02:00, 26 March 2012 (CDT)

I've come to do that with any military rifles by their model number and every time I hear someone refer it as that, I would look closely and see what's on it Excalibur01 09:53, 26 March 2012 (CDT)