#dissipator

[the-gentleman-sockmonkey]

A vid of the most insane Dissipator shot across my YT feed and now I want to build one...

[rootytootyshootylum]

most powerful weeb

[assault-tits]

Dissipators

[christiangrest]

Dissipator Thoughts

I’m not super into cloning all of the various retro stuff these days, but one particular rifle has always peaked my interest. The Dissipator as it’s commonly referred to was one of the first iterations of an M16 carbine for a more handier style of rifle. A standard M16 back in the Vietnam era was the M16A1 and associated variants. The military wanted a shortened version of this rifle and numerous attempts were made…some with some success and others not so successful. One of these is the Dissipator of course. So what exactly is a Dissipator? Essentially a Dissipator is a shortened M16A1… they took the 20” barrel and cut it down to a 16” while maintaining the rifle length gas system. This did cause some problems, however with proper function. The system then became somewhat gas starved, so they ended up opening the gas port slightly larger to account for this. The advantage? Well, you maintain the soft shooting rifle length gas system and longer sight radius, but in a shorter package. Seemed very much like a win all the way around, however the Dissipator wasn’t long lived and the shorter carbines took it’s place.

So very recently, Brownells got in a batch of C7 carry handle uppers. Man it had been so long since seeing these in stock, so I jumped on it! Brownells has been in recent years the king of Retro M16 based firearms. Originally Brownells was producing complete rifles, but has scaled back to just part production the past couple of years. The parts come in and go out of stock just as fast for the retro stuff…it is HOT!!! As soon as I got my C7 upper ordered, I found that Brownells had their chrome retro bolt carrier group in stock and on sale, so I grabbed one of those. The one piece to the puzzle that proved to be very hard is a Dissipator barrel assembly. The majority of the barrels out there are carbine or midlength gas system barrels. I chose to pick one up from another vendor that happens to have a midlength gas setup as well as the front sight assembly. The front sight assembly isn’t “correct” but it will do. I really want the look of the original A1 Dissipator! I still haven’t sourced any of the lower parts that I need, but have been looking hard. Hopefully in the coming months I can locate an A1 buttstock, grip and a suitable lower receiver.

So what are your thoughts on the Dissipator style of rifle? I truly believe there is still a place for one of these, provided that optics aren’t on the table for the firearm. Iron sights will be the main focus AND just that little bit of retro look if you please. I’m a big fan of the irons used on the M16 platform and no doubt these will perform nicely. Once I complete this particular Dissipator project I might try and do a “what if” version with more modern components, but only time will tell.

[tendie-defender]

A lil bit of modern a lil bit of old school.

[gunsengrog]

I was in the process of selling all of my unused uppers..sold an XM177, a Blackhawk Down clone and even my Mk18mod0. This one was the last, but the buyer backed out. In hindsight, I’m glad he did, as this one had the most time spent on it. Relief cutting the barrel just right for the front sight post was pretty time consuming.

[im-just-tom]

my current ar build

[the-gentleman-sockmonkey]

[rootytootyshootylum]

[larryhotdogz-blog]

Gats with sidegats

[251wpnwrx]

A handful of our original brakes and blast cans back in stock. Get em while we got em ! #YEWUOYA #Brake #Comp #Blast #Mitigator #Dissipator #AR #556 #300 #308 (at Hallowed Ground Custom Firearms)

[tendie-defender]

[shootersfaync]

Just a lil bit old school, 16" dissipator with M16A4 P&S M4 rail, #surefire 4-prong & car-stock...?!? #shootersfaync #ras #m16a4shorty #m16a4gery #m16a4 #kac #4prong #dissipator (at Bragg Blvd)

[gunsengrog]

Nowhere near as nice as the previous post, but here’s my dissipator rocking a KAC RAS M5. Barrel is FN mid length gas.

[bubbleheadgunnut]

Dressed my Dissy up for Halloween