As a result, Ive found myself increasingly interested in recreations of famous guns used around the world.
Im drawn to all the obvious ones that most people with the same interests are.
Stories can drive us, inspire us, and we retell them for generations.
Gordon and Shughart were a sniper team providing sniper cover from the air in helicopter Super Six-Two.
The men wanted to get on the ground, check for survivors and defend the crash of Six-Four.
Their request was denied by command twice, but the men persisted.
As militants swarmed closer to the crash site, finally they were allowed to get on the ground.
Shughart returned to the battle alone and was killed shortly after.
Both Gordon and Shughart laid down their lives to save their brothers in arms.
Shughart and Gordon were both awarded purple hearts and medals of honor for their bravery and sacrifice.
When the smoke had cleared, its said that there were 25 dead Somali attackers scattered around the site.
Mike Durant survived and is alive today.
The Build
So now, lets talk about the build.
Just know that my build is like the movie version but in aesthetics only.
The first thing you need is an M1A, of course.
I chose to get the FDE stock Standard Issue M1A from Springfield Armory.
This rifle is a fantastic foundation for a project like this.
The next thing you gotta pull off the look is, of course, a 20-round magazine.
Now, the optic rail used in the movie is super low, like really, really low.
The optic is sitting right on top of the action.
Its not high like normal optic mounts for the M14 platform.
Its also not forward of the action like scout optics.
The lowest optic mount I could find to give us that look is the ARMS #18 mount.
Today, the CompM is not easily attainable, and I couldnt find a split mount like that either.
Anyway, for my build, I did the ARMS #18 mount because it had the appropriate height.
But, as you will see, this setup is very close to the one in the movie.
I pulled up a picture on Google of where the stripes were and attempted to match it.
After all that is said and done, the build is complete.
Like I said earlier, I didnt do anything that wasnt strictly aesthetic.
I only tried to match it in appearance and not performance.
If you feel like I left out Gary Gordon, fret not.
I made a video about cloning the Gordon Carbine, too.
Its onGunSpots YouTube channel right now.
So, feel free to visit and check it out.
