That's correct, however they will be released with DI to begin with. Piston models will come later.

Any recent update on a release date?

No one knows for sure right now, not even Colt.

Are these going to be coming from Colt Mfg or Colt Defense? I notice they are listed in the 2011 Colt Mfg catalog...

you guys dont have one yet?


post up pics of mine later when I get home

Colt's MFG will be releasing it in the Sporter line to everyone, but it will really be manufactured by Colt's Defense.



 

Well Shawn... Where is your 901????

So you have one?  Where did you get it and how much did it cost you?

of course I dont have one dude.  I doubt we will see them out for sell before june of this year

Sure they do, they have a production schedule.

As I understand it, they are waiting on the 5.56mm magwell adapter patent. So it is partially in the hands of our .gov to a certain extent. That's what I meant by "not even Colt".

Why would that matter?

Colt is being very secretive about the 5.56mm magwell adapter and how it works. They wouldn't let anyone even see it at SHOT.

Why not sell the the 7.62 model and offer the adapter later?

Who knows... They may just do that.

check this out yo


SQUEEEEEE

Completely off topic, but ...





I should be in uniform and drawing a regular, not the same minimum wage salary I have been getting working in my family's small business since I was fourteen, salary by this summer. I'm totally going to beat you to a 6945.



You would then probably beat me to a 901 ... but I will get one eventually.





 

nah  I will be slow to get the 901

I am sure  most FFL   morons will jack the price up 150 percent on them just like the 6940. so I will wait at least 4-6 months after they hit before I buy one. I will not pay an extra 2K for a gun just to get one of the 1st out like some asshats in GD do.   guys paid 2000 for the 6940 when it first came out. I waited  almost a year and got mine for 1200

$1500 is my budget for the SP901.  First one I see at that price is bought.

The wait is killing me!!!  I want one (or two) yesterday!!!

Same here

What's Colts price point?

Thanks,

1981

We don't know yet.



 

if we knew

it would already be posted dude   just keep checking back

Come on with the price already ,it's driving me insane !!!
Colt , WTF you have to know how much you want for it by now ,TELL US, TELL US ,TELL US, (CHANT) TELL US ,TELL US........................

My question is this.

1) will the 5.56 adapter come with the .308 rifle(so we don't have to spend a huge chunk for it)?

That's how Colt is marketing it, so I would assume so.

I was hoping it would happen that way. Seems like the adapter is a proprietary part and could cost a high high premium if sold separate.

Dude's you broke my chant ! Well that's OK it didn't seem to be working anyway. Any body have a clue when

does it Exist yet?

word is the NAVY SEALS are at the very least  T&E ing the 901  maybe more.

Same buffer for the 5.56 and 7.62. A bolt catch/release that you can operate with your index finger. The same exact manual of arms and ergonomics between the 7.62 and the 5.56.  The ability to slap on a DI 7.62 upper for accuracy and a GP 5.56 lower for reliability. I really dig it.

I've been looking for something that will give me consistent training with a modern rifle whether it's in 5.56 or 7.62. Other than recoil being different this rifle should be pretty much the same whether I'm shooting cheap .223 or doing 7.62. That's kind of important to me.

Will it work with any milspec upper? For instance could I put an ADCOR BEAR upper on it since the ADCOR will fit milspec lowers?

Will the 901 be submitted for the US Army Carbine Improvement Program and if so with what upper?

I think it would be a very attractive weapon for the military since any mil-spec M4/M16 upper can fit the 901 lower so there is no addition of special barrels or parts and in fact a subtraction of parts required for the units.  So, if a guy doesn't like the 901 lower for instance and wants to bring his MK18 it's no big deal since the 901's are compatible with the MK18 and vice versa.  

The other advantage is that the uppers with their barrels already installed will have no or micro shift in MOA.  Whereas the SCAR, ACR, ARX-160 and other rifles with quick detach barrels are likely to have some shift in MOA perhaps as much as 1 MOA shift.  Easier to just have the complete uppers and swap them out.  Yeah, it's more weight of stuff to carry, but the weight shipping costs are outweighted by the ease of field use.

I think the new anodization of the camo patterns is really genius as well.  Everyone in SOCOM likes to paint their damn rifles and that's not ideal. Now they'll have a durable patterns already in the anodization.

Wheeeeeeeen?  How muuuuuuuch?  I want it now!

Somebody said up thread Colt does not set an MSRP. But they do set suggested retail.

Those prices can be found here;http://www.coltsmfg.com/MediaDownloads.aspx

They have not set a suggested retail for the SP901. Yet.

Spoke with Colt today. They are still hoping for a release by end of summer. But it sounded more like a wish than a promise.

yeah man. we all know about that. thanks though for looking.   try to keep this thread to facts  about the gun not just specualtion about its price and constant asking about when it will come out.    this was meant as a spec thread only

Yeah, OK cranky dude.
.
I responded to a question posed up thread and relayed information from Colt. That was after I was directed to this thread.

Save the angry ogre crap fro newbies. Bye

if you can only post smart as comments please stay out of this thread. it sis for tech info only  not for you to try to be witty and show how cool you are when told the facts about the thread rules

Colt needs to release this right fucking now!

This.



"The removable
bottom portion having an integral rail is mounted using a 10
keyed/key way system or tongue and groove system that will
be described in more detail below. Support ring 62 is
provided at the front ofthe receiver assembly 34 for strength
and attachment purposes. Support or strengthening ring 62
of the upper portion of the hand guard 40 provides a more 15
stable assembly to facilitate manufacture as well as provides
a section for the attachment of additional alternate attachments.
Lower receiver 44 has interface 68 that removably
interlocks with mating interface 70 of upper receiver 34.
Interfaces 68, 70 may have a tabbed rim lips that slide 20
relative to each other to lock and unlock allowing the user
to lock/assemble and unlock/disassemble the two assemblies
without tools and without other disassembly. Interface 68
has features that mate with features on interface 70 that
allow lower receiver 44 and upper receiver 34 to be mated 25
and then slid into a locked position for coupling. To de
couple lower receiver 44 and upper receiver 34, a clip or pin
is depressed, lower receiver 44 is slid relative to upper
receiver 34 and the two separated. In this manner the two
portions are coupled and de coupled without fasteners or 30
special tools. In alternate embodiments, other mating and
locking features could be provided. In this manner, the
modular lower receiver interlocks with the modular upper
receiver and different receivers with the same interface can
be interchanged without further disassembly. Lower receiver 35
44 has features such as trigger 72, hammer 74, fire control
selector 76, auto sear 78. Lower receiver 44 may have
integral grip 80 and fixtures 82 for mounting stock 42.
Magazine well 46 has interface 84 that removably interlocks
with mating interface 86 of upper receiver 34. Interface 86 40
may be similar to or the same as interfaces 70 or 68 or may
be different. Interfaces 84, 86 may have a tabbed rim lips
that slide relative to each other to lock and unlock allowing
the user to lock/assemble and unlock/disassemble the two
assemblies without tools and without other disassembly. 45
Interface 84 has features that mate with features on interface
86 that allow magazine well 46 and upper receiver 34 to be
mated and then slid into a locked position for coupling. To
decouple magazine well 46 and upper receiver 34, a clip or
pin is depressed, magazine well 46 is slid relative to upper 50
receiver 34 and the two separated. In this manner the two
portions are coupled and decoupled without fasteners. In
alternate embodiments, other mating and locking features
could be provided. In this manner, the modular magazine
well 46 interlocks with the modular upper receiver and 55
different receivers and wells with the same interface can be
interchanged without further disassembly. Magazine well
receiver module 46 is positioned in front of lower receiver
44 as shown and interfaces with a corresponding portion of
upper receiver 34. Magazine well receiver module 46 may 60
butt against a corresponding surface of lower receiver 44
and may accept the trigger guard of lower receiver 44 in a
recess or in a snap-in fashion. With a conventional firearm,
the user must disassemble the main components, in cases
with separate fasteners whereas with the present invention, 65
in a "snap and go" fashion, the user may interchange main
components and subassemblies without special tools and
with out fasteners. As an example, the firearm may be
converted from a .223 caliber round to a 9 mm caliber round
by replacing the barrel and magazine well and magazine
without special tools or fasteners. As a further example, the
firearm may be converted from a semi-automatic to automatic
by replacing the lower receiver."

ETA, nevermind

No offense but it's just the internet. Being overly hostile won't get you nothing but a headache.

A link listing Colt MSRP is valid to me because Colt will eventually update them. Hopefully that happens soon!

no offense but other thread rules are followed but in here,  its the internet, you could have just dropped it and got on with your life and  found MSRP links faster  by google


this thread was started in hopes it wouldnt be derailed with colt bahhing, which it almost was. or a pissing match, which some apparently want
so lets  keep this  pretty straight forward and  post solid facts an   a factual price when its released instead of bumping with stuff like,   "colt needs to make this now!" and  " anyone know when its released"  comments  that in no way can be answered at this time guys.    when those  answers  are out, i am sure this place will be one of the 1st to have them. so  useelss comments  dont help  much in a tech thread.  we all are thinking the same thing so no need to post  useless comments. and if you dont like my posts put me on your ignore list, its what its for

Of course this thread is serious. Obviously not near as serious as you take yourself though.

I had no dog in any fight but the condescending tone evident in the majority of your posts is not a benefit to anyone but your own ego. I was checking this thread regularly for info but I'm not partial to enjoying posts which contain enthusiasm to one's self instead of the rifle.

Simply put, your chest beating has made this thread problematic to the point many people will no longer respect it for it's content.  

That includes myself so the time you put into a reply that you feel is condescending and witty enough will be wasted. Best of luck with what ever it is you feel you need to prove to everyone though

please use ignore button on me

and only post something interesting to others

How is the barrel attached to the .308 upper receiver?

With a barrel nut. I'm not sure if that answers your question?

I THINK he means  is it a different way??/   or a new system??

It attaches the same way a 6940 barrels does. The barrel nut is threaded on the outside and screws into the upper receiver.