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hello -
just curious if anyone can help me determine if the AR that i have is a preban model or post ban ? i.e. made prior to '94 ?
it is a colt sporter match HBAR - .223 cal stamped on receiver. C MP 5.56 NATO 1/7 HBAR stamped on barrel ?
is there a way to determine the build date based on the serial number ? because i don't know if there is another way to tell ?
thanks
Does it have a flash hider? Thats the biggest give away that I know of.
Colt stopped putting bayo lugs on their rifles well ahead of the ban.
I googled around a bit on this topic once, and didn't find a whole lot of current information. After 2004 there wasn't much point for so many folks, and a lot of sites/forums have disappeared or not been kept up to date.
This might help
http://biggerhammer.net/ar15/ar15serial.html
you can find serial # info on colts web site and ar15 has a forum where you can see what date of mfg is.
http://www.ar15.com/content/index.html#legal