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 09-09-2011, 06:28 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 20 |  Colt SP 6940?
Looking to buy my 1st AR, I'm ignorant to AR's so I'm looking to buy a complete rifle. The colt SP 6940 has caught my eye. Is this a good 1st AR purchase for me? Pros/cons? Any other suggestions? I linked the gun below. Thank you for any help.
http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=6940 | 
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| 09-10-2011, 12:10 AM | #2 | I'm always 10-8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 150 miles NE of Sloppy Joe's Bar, in the "GunShine" State Posts: 19,197 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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Great choice!
I have the Colt LE6940 (Law Enforcement version) and it's a great gun.
I feed it everything and it has not given me a bit of heart-burn!
If you are going to go AR, GO COLT!
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| 09-10-2011, 08:26 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 332 |
TWELVE-HUNDRED-DOLLARS! that seems a bit excessive. Any reason it's so much other than its Colt? __________________
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| 09-10-2011, 08:45 AM | #4 | Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin, Texas, by God!! Posts: 6,061 |
I have a Colt Gov't Carbine (don't remember the # designation). Light weight barrel will shoot 3/4" groups with good ammo. Thousands of rounds through it will nary a hiccup. $1200 is about right for a Colt. Bite the bullet and ride the pony. __________________
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| 09-10-2011, 01:13 PM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 20 |
I'm just looking for a solid gun that I can learn from, inside and out. My buddy was in the military and he said, at least he thought he had a colt. So I figured if the military used a colt that must mean something. In the future I plan to build a couple if these, I just want to educate myself first. After further review I think I may go with the 6920 though, I'm thinking I want to stay away from the one piece upper. Thanks for all your help.
http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=6920 | |
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| 09-10-2011, 01:58 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 3,446 |
Ah good, I see you linked to the SP6920. Was going to say the SP versions are cheaper than LE and the only real difference is no LE "only" markings.
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| 09-10-2011, 02:45 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 4,027 |
I'm w/ Q on this one. The SP is a good choice. The LE marked lower would be cool being that they are not going to produce them any longer, but... | |
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| 09-10-2011, 03:31 PM | #8 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 20 |
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| 09-10-2011, 03:37 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 3,446 |
Yeah I agree that would be cool to have a "LE only" lower! I have a few magazines marked that way but no actual firearms. Anyway no big deal for most of us, except maybe in a ban state. __________________
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| 09-10-2011, 03:40 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 3,446 |
Quote:
Originally Posted by chiefrude1
I was choosing between the SP 6920 and the SP 6940, no LE option for me...
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Ah, yes sorry - I was thinking of Cane's LE6940 earlier in the thread...
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