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I always thought they carried colt m4 but someone else said armalite. I googles it but couldn't get a straight answer . Just curious
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Don't know how the army does it, but at Paris island, at the end of a cycle, the inspection process leaves a huge opportunity for uppers and lowers to get mixed up. shhh..it happens.kmglocks said:Back in boot camp in '00 at Ft. Leonardwood I was issued an M16a2 with a Colt lower and an FN upper, I **** you not. Needless to say both top and bottom receivers had alot of wobble.
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Yeah man, it was a complete s**t show the quality of weapons we were issued. But, it was typical Army otherwise.trip286 said:Don't know how the army does it, but at Paris island, at the end of a cycle, the inspection process leaves a huge opportunity for uppers and lowers to get mixed up. shhh..it happens.
Do your research on companies that interest you but more importantly check out their quality control. I saw one time that Colt measures and tests their parts 15 times before even test firing. Lower end ARs probably are cheaper because of alot less quality control measures.Mdrums said:I'm picking out a AR 15 in the next few weeks....hard to figure out what to go with. Today I scored a ticket to the Special Operations Forces Industry Show in Tampa. Colt was not displaying at this show but Remington, Daniel Defense, Knights Armaments, LaRue, FNH, Beretta, LWRC, Glock, Sig Sauer all where there. Not being in the industry some ignored me but Beretta, Knights and Sig talked to me and explained there products. the Sig guys started taking there 516 and 400 apart to show me the different system on each riffle...very cool!
I was surprised to see my first M-16 was from H&R. I don't remember seeing a Colt...They use whoever is the cheapest seller. My brother in law is a marine.
Do your research on companies that interest you but more importantly check out their quality control. I saw one time that Colt measures and tests their parts 15 times before even test firing. Lower end ARs probably are cheaper because of alot less quality control measures.
si vis pacem....parabellum.
I haven't seen that there was a shortage of Colt branded ARs in the civilian market. 6920s seem to be everywhere I look and they have been releasing more and more models to the gen public as of late. I have my eyes on the LW 6920 (6720?).JonM said:good and bad about colt losing the contract. bad is the troops get a crappy remington. the good is maybe we peons will have wider access to colt rifles!!
Exactly. I would like to have a Colt but I'm not going to purchase one just to have it when mid length works best for me.Quentin said:I'd love to have a Colt 6720 and was very tempted to get one instead of my recent BCM LW build. The carbine length gas is the only turn off for me and why I went BCM midlength.