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Quoted: 16” carbine is only less optimal than a 16” mid if you’re gonna use a .078” gas port like they used to do in the ‘90s. Ported correctly, like Colt always has done, there is no advantage. That 6920 barrel shoots softer than most 16” mids. Try em side by side. View Quote Well, that is something I didn’t really know. I thought that the 16” Colt carbine was overgassed because of the barrel length. Nice to know that it’s not. |
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Quoted: 16” carbine is only less optimal than a 16” mid if you’re gonna use a .078” gas port like they used to do in the ‘90s. Ported correctly, like Colt always has done, there is no advantage. That 6920 barrel shoots softer than most 16” mids. Try em side by side. View Quote Never new this. So are you saying Colt changes the port size for a 16in carbine vs the gas port size in a 14.5in carbine? |
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Quoted: 14.5"/16" carbine gas are both 0.062" diameter GP. View Quote I've always heard carbines are overgassed, particularly a 16in carbine vs and that a midlength is a better gas system for a 16 in bbl. Is this not correct as the other other post says that there gas ports use to be bigger, which casused the 16in carbines to be overgassed? |
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Quoted: I've always heard carbines are overgassed, particularly a 16in carbine vs and that a midlength is a better gas system for a 16 in bbl. Is this not correct as the other other post says that there gas ports use to be bigger, which casused the 16in carbines to be overgassed? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 14.5"/16" carbine gas are both 0.062" diameter GP. I've always heard carbines are overgassed, particularly a 16in carbine vs and that a midlength is a better gas system for a 16 in bbl. Is this not correct as the other other post says that there gas ports use to be bigger, which casused the 16in carbines to be overgassed? Quoted: Ported correctly, like Colt always has done, there is no advantage. That 6920 barrel shoots softer than most 16” mids. Most carbine length gas guns are over gassed. Colts are not one of them. |
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[#6]
And isn’t funny how Colt still gets a bad rap? I know they have made their mistakes, but for a DI AR-15 they are pretty damn good rifles out of the box.
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I love my OEM2 Colt. I have added a 10" Centurion C4 rail and Magpul Pro BUIS. The rifle, as is, weighs 6.6 lbs. I initially wanted to swap out the stock 16" M4 profile barrel with a COLT 14.5" SOCOM barrel, but may just opt to go with a 14.5" Centurion Midweight Hammer Forged Barrel Midlength for $300. This barrel is also CHF with a tapered bore, which, if you believe what you read on-line creates a barrel with a longer service life and some what more accurate. Of course, we know the COLT SOCOM barrel is a consistent performer and can deliver exceptional accuracy.
I have been keeping tabs on all of Molon's testing of the latest modern profile barrels and the barrel that stood out to me the most was the Triarc barrel, but that barrel isn't chrome-lined. I much prefer a chrome lined chamber and bore over a nitrided barrel. Just a personal preference. What you would guys do barrel wise.? I'll be posting updated pics soon of my OEM-2 in it's current configuration. |
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Quoted: I love my OEM2 Colt. I have added a 10" Centurion C4 rail and Magpul Pro BUIS. The rifle, as is, weighs 6.6 lbs. I initially wanted to swap out the stock 16" M4 profile barrel with a COLT 14.5" SOCOM barrel, but may just opt to go with a 14.5" Centurion Midweight Hammer Forged Barrel Midlength for $300. This barrel is also CHF with a tapered bore, which, if you believe what you read on-line creates a barrel with a longer service life and some what more accurate. Of course, we know the COLT SOCOM barrel is a consistent performer and can deliver exceptional accuracy. I have been keeping tabs on all of Molon's testing of the latest modern profile barrels and the barrel that stood out to me the most was the Triarc barrel, but that barrel isn't chrome-lined. I much prefer a chrome lined chamber and bore over a nitrided barrel. Just a personal preference. What you would guys do barrel wise.? I'll be posting updated pics soon of my OEM-2 in it's current configuration. View Quote Standard 6920 barrels shoot just fine. And have good longevity. I would personally add a Geissele mk8 or mk16 13” or 15” rail, a Geissele SSA or LMT 2-stage, and your preferred optic. |
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Quoted: Standard 6920 barrels shoot just fine. And have good longevity. I would personally add a Geissele mk8 or mk16 13” or 15” rail, a Geissele SSA or LMT 2-stage, and your preferred optic. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I love my OEM2 Colt. I have added a 10" Centurion C4 rail and Magpul Pro BUIS. The rifle, as is, weighs 6.6 lbs. I initially wanted to swap out the stock 16" M4 profile barrel with a COLT 14.5" SOCOM barrel, but may just opt to go with a 14.5" Centurion Midweight Hammer Forged Barrel Midlength for $300. This barrel is also CHF with a tapered bore, which, if you believe what you read on-line creates a barrel with a longer service life and some what more accurate. Of course, we know the COLT SOCOM barrel is a consistent performer and can deliver exceptional accuracy. I have been keeping tabs on all of Molon's testing of the latest modern profile barrels and the barrel that stood out to me the most was the Triarc barrel, but that barrel isn't chrome-lined. I much prefer a chrome lined chamber and bore over a nitrided barrel. Just a personal preference. What you would guys do barrel wise.? I'll be posting updated pics soon of my OEM-2 in it's current configuration. Standard 6920 barrels shoot just fine. And have good longevity. I would personally add a Geissele mk8 or mk16 13” or 15” rail, a Geissele SSA or LMT 2-stage, and your preferred optic. I went with a Centurion rail: Attached File |
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[#11]
@JoshNC
You are absolutely correct about there being nothing wrong with the standard barrel my Colt came with. I think I may just end up keeping it stock. Molon's tests of Colt barrels have repeatedly shown that for a rack grade, CL barrel Colt barrels shoot well. Too bad Colt doesn't produce a mid-weight CL barrel similar to Noveske or Centurion. COLT 6920 Accuracy - MOLON COLT 6720 Accuracy - MOLON |
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Quoted: I went with a Centurion rail: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22392/5B29AF75-651D-4787-8624-B3F053DD1AE1_jpe-2590831.JPG View Quote Gorgeous. Love the c4 quad. |
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Quoted: Yeah, I agree! I was gonna swap out the barrel for 14.5" SOCOM (p/w), but now I'm not too sure. I may get a TRIARC barrel, instead. At any rate, I think I'm just gonna keep the stock barrel for now. View Quote I would keep the stock barrel. As you mentioned, the m4 profile Colt barrel has very reasonable accuracy. They are perfectly gassed too. No reason to swap it out. |
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Quoted: I would keep the stock barrel. As you mentioned, the m4 profile Colt barrel has very reasonable accuracy. They are perfectly gassed too. No reason to swap it out. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, I agree! I was gonna swap out the barrel for 14.5" SOCOM (p/w), but now I'm not too sure. I may get a TRIARC barrel, instead. At any rate, I think I'm just gonna keep the stock barrel for now. I would keep the stock barrel. As you mentioned, the m4 profile Colt barrel has very reasonable accuracy. They are perfectly gassed too. No reason to swap it out. Here is a new shooter with my 6720 usimg XM193. Notice the ejection pattern. Niiice. 6720 ejection pattern ETA: Video has been made public. @JoshNC Check out the video. |
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[#17]
The stamped lowers look a lot better than the engraved ones for sure!
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It's like they try to create an enigma. Just standardize and publish it and be done.
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Quoted: Here is a new shooter with my 6720 usimg XM193. Notice the ejection pattern. Niiice. 6720 ejection pattern ETA: Video has been made public. @JoshNC Check out the video. View Quote Perfection. |
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Attached File
Just came in. Got it on sale for $159, which is not the best sale price, but way better than $240. |
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Finally took out my AU Colt 6920 out to the range. Zeroed the Magpul Pro sights at 50 yards. Took rifle out to the private bays and ran some basic drills. Fired at total of 70 rounds, as I was with other people with their gear and were taking turns shooting their rifles.
Ejection was consistent at about the 3 to 4 o'clock position. I stared with Federal MSR marked XM193 and finished up with Federal AE .223. No hiccups with the AE .223. The rifle ran well with the limited amount it was shot. Looking forward to taking it out for a class or having an extended range session shooting more drills with my training focused buddies. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22392/6C636462-6714-41E9-AE14-E67F6854D9B3_jpe-2464714.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22392/3D6C20E3-5053-47DA-951A-446D20F7A0C8_jpe-2464716.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22392/A5FD9198-ADDC-45D0-90FF-B5AF9050841B_jpe-2464717.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22392/FF6D3653-0704-4366-949C-206E9BF393CC_jpe-2464718.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22392/1C5AFD15-96DC-4AA5-8362-B7C91A4F0AC9_jpe-2464720.JPG The MPC marking is there but super faint. View Quote The bolt's white dot is most surprising to me. I haven't seen one of those in a couple of years. I think the last time I saw a yellow barrel dot on a new Colt was probably 2018. |
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Quoted: 16” carbine is only less optimal than a 16” mid if you’re gonna use a .078” gas port like they used to do in the ‘90s. Ported correctly, like Colt always has done, there is no advantage. That 6920 barrel shoots softer than most 16” mids. Try em side by side. View Quote He's correct. I actually fired a Colt 14.5 SOCOM, Colt 16 6920, Colt 6960, and LMT 16" Mid side-by-side a few weeks ago. The Colt carbine length gas was the softest shooting. The LMT was the "smoothest" gun overall. The SOCOM was B Y F A R the most accurate. |
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Quoted: Most carbine length gas guns are over gassed. Colts are not one of them. View Quote As an ironic twist ... Colt carbine gas guns also perform nearly flawlessly "in spite of" being "under gassed" compared to virtually every other manufacturer. My reliability statement extends to "underpowered" crap steel case ammo too. My comments are based upon rather extensive use of Colt carbine length and tens upon tens of thousands of rounds of Wolf steel case through them. |
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Quoted: I went with a Centurion rail: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22392/5B29AF75-651D-4787-8624-B3F053DD1AE1_jpe-2590831.JPG View Quote Nice rifle. C4 rails are the best standard-barrel-nut "direct bolt on" rails available. |
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Quoted: The bolt's white dot is most surprising to me. I haven't seen one of those in a couple of years. I think the last time I saw a yellow barrel dot on a new Colt was probably 2018. View Quote Bro, I was surprised, as well. My Arms Unlimited Colt had all the markings that are no longer being used (from what I understand). I was super happy with my Colt, as I have always wanted a complete Colt rifle. In addition, the build quality is great and I don't see anything that even a "fit and finish" Nazi would nitpick. LOL. |
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The OEM 6920 barrels are pretty decent for govt profile. I was just playing around offhand with a 6920 and Aimpoint Pro at 50 yards with the factory trigger, and easily put everything in a 2 to 3 inch target. I think if you actually tried, you could do pretty well with it.
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Quoted: The bolt's white dot is most surprising to me. I haven't seen one of those in a couple of years. I think the last time I saw a yellow barrel dot on a new Colt was probably 2018. View Quote I haven't seen a white dot on a bolt lately either, but my Dec 2022 mfg 6940 had the yellow barrel dot |
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Quoted: Here is a new shooter with my 6720 usimg XM193. Notice the ejection pattern. Niiice. 6720 ejection pattern View Quote is there a rifle in that video? Yowza lol |
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Quoted: I'm still not a huge fan of the laser engraved lowers but I do think they look much better now that they went back to "M4 Carbine" instead of just "Carbine" and put the Colt name back on next to the Prancing Pony. View Quote The 'M4 Carbine' mark is only being used on the OEM-1, OEM-2 and the LE6920-R Trooper models. The 'Carbine' mark is still standard for the CR series models. |
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Quoted: I agree. The longer I'm in the AR game, the more that I see that Colt does a really good job with their rifles. I only wish they would introduce modern profile barrels to their line-up. Everything else, to me, is just fine. View Quote |
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Quoted: The 'M4 Carbine' mark is only being used on the OEM-1, OEM-2 and the LE6920-R Trooper models. The 'Carbine' mark is still standard for the CR series models. View Quote Good to know. I just ordered an OEM-1 from Good 4 Guns (warehouse drop ship I’m assuming). I’ll post with what shows-up. |
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[#41]
The OEM-2 doesn't include a trigger guard, what's the deal with plastic triggers guards everyone uses? I need an aluminum anodized trigger guard for a clone and even quality lower parts kits come with plastic trash.
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Quoted: They do. 6960. Nothing wrong with M4 Gov profile. Nostalgic and military View Quote @MGYSGT8541 I get what you're saying, but I would be stoked if Colt would put out a middy in one of the improved profiles seen in this thread by Molon. Enhanced Profile Barrels The barrels in question are at the bottom of the first post. |
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Quoted: The OEM-2 doesn't include a trigger guard, what's the deal with plastic triggers guards everyone uses? I need an aluminum anodized trigger guard for a clone and even quality lower parts kits come with plastic trash. View Quote Colt trigger guard |
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Quoted: Quoted: The OEM-2 doesn't include a trigger guard, what's the deal with plastic triggers guards everyone uses? I need an aluminum anodized trigger guard for a clone and even quality lower parts kits come with plastic trash. Colt trigger guard https://www.specializedarmament.com/ar-15-lower-receivers-parts/trigger-guard-assembly/ https://www.primarytactical.com/product/colt-ar15a4-trigger-guard-assembly/ Apex usually has good condition take off TGs as well. |
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I added the Brownells one to my cart and will grab it when I place my next order for small items, I'm not paying $7.50 shipping for a single small item. I was looking for one at Apex but they been sold out of everything I need.
*I just saw this, originally overlooked because it said M16A1 and I assumed was grey. Link brings up the spring for some reason but bottom right item under Related Products is what I am talking about.* https://www.apexgunparts.com/colt-ar15-m16a1-trigger-guard-assembly.html |
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I'd like to get one of these as a fun project build...I already have the M4A1 SOCOM.
So for this I'd likely cut the barrel to 13.9" or should I not? Would there be gas issues at that length? (would be suppressed most the time) Thanks |
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