Posted: 7/5/2011 4:18:28 PM EDT
| My wife wants a 6724. Is there anyone out there with experience with this? I'm a Colt guy, but i'm being told that different manufacturers make the same thing for a cheaper price. I'm not seeing this. Everywhere I look anything comparable costs about the same or even more. |
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This was my first gun that showed me how good ammo in a decent gun made a difference. It's a good starter for somewhat precision shooting and has a fairly decent trigger. It has a heavy barrel, but it is not a big bull-barrel (such as my Rock River). Mine is fairly well made but the bolt carrier had a rough finish (inconsequential).
I think it depends both on your wife's experience and expectations. If your wife is further along in her desire to go into precision or varmint shooting, I'd go with a good bolt action. |
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Don't waste your money.
Colt didn't invent the AR15 and aren't even the primary producer. A quality AR is just that, not a copy of anything other than Mr. Stoner's design less the improvements. The Colt fanboys will be along soon but keep one thing in mind. If you have to put together a little slide show to justify spending a lot of a gun to a bunch of guys on a gun board your probably full of shit. |
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Don't waste your money. Colt didn't invent the AR15 and aren't even the primary producer. A quality AR is just that, not a copy of anything other than Mr. Stoner's design less the improvements. The Colt fanboys will be along soon but keep one thing in mind. If you have to put together a little slide show to justify spending a lot of a gun to a bunch of guys on a gun board your probably full of shit.  Damn hate Colt much??? Why don't you tell us how you really feel.
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Don't waste your money. Colt didn't invent the AR15 and aren't even the primary producer. A quality AR is just that, not a copy of anything other than Mr. Stoner's design less the improvements. The Colt fanboys will be along soon but keep one thing in mind. If you have to put together a little slide show to justify spending a lot of a gun to a bunch of guys on a gun board your probably full of shit.  
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Colt 6724 is a bench gun- what's the primary purpose of this rifle? Is it to be a SHTF weapon also? Or just a range oriented bench-gun?
If you're looking for just a bench gun, a lot of those cheaper ARs will fill the slot. If you want to run it in a "save my bacon" situation, pay for quality. Guns/brands I'd also look at: -Noveske -Larue -BCM -Rainier arm -Daniel Defense (I don't know if they offer any "bench gun" configurations off the top of my head  )
-"Lastly", spikes tactical, they're the new guy though, many feel the jury is still out on them, others swear by them. All those ^ guys (and there are a few others, but NOT many, the bargain-bin manufacturers are not on the same tier) offer some very accurate kits that are as well made, and offer better variety than the colt. Colt's work- no doubt about it, and if you want one? Get one! But*, they haven't been the "end all be all" for a while now. If you're looking to sell this gun later, consider the Colt, as the pony commands a nice resale value. IMHO though, Consider an 18in barreled gun, Many state they find that after lugging around a 24in or 20in HBar for a while, they've found that an 18in SPR profile barrel'd gun did everything they needed it to- and weighed less. 
That setup has *All* the goodies on it
ETA: check this thread for ideas on cool bench guns http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=118&t=446753&page=1 And it's pretty cool that you have a lady that wants to shoot, pretty awesome OP 
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if you let us know what it will be used for OP we can help you a helluva lot better
adn BTW you can get a similiar lookign adn cheaper gun from other companies, but there is a reason they are cheaper usually an its not just "paying for the name" stupid bullshit. |
| I have a 6520 and a 6940. Both are wonderful guns. I've never experienced a problem. My wife wants to get into this and will only bench rest. I'm looking at other flat tops of that caliber and quality and they cost more. Being a Colt guy, I want to stick with the 6724. I can't see any reason to stray from that. My 6520 will do 1" groups at 100 yds all day long with 55 gr that certainly doesn't match the barrel being a 1 in 7. If I can get that kind of accuracy out of a mismatch, what is she going to get with the proper setup and proper ammo? |
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I have a 6520 and a 6940. Both are wonderful guns. I've never experienced a problem. My wife wants to get into this and will only bench rest. I'm looking at other flat tops of that caliber and quality and they cost more. Being a Colt guy, I want to stick with the 6724. I can't see any reason to stray from that. My 6520 will do 1" groups at 100 yds all day long with 55 gr that certainly doesn't match the barrel being a 1 in 7. If I can get that kind of accuracy out of a mismatch, what is she going to get with the proper setup and proper ammo? 1/7 will shoot 55 just fine, its a myth they wont but you cant shoot 80 matchkings out of a 1/9 shop around for a 6724 or wait for the new version with the 20 inch barrel to come out, save some dough adn cut down on the weight |
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I own 2 of them and can seriously recommend them for accuracy and easy shooting. First one loved 77 SMK's second one is ok with them, but the second one loves 69 SMK's. Fired at 400+ yards, with witnesses... Colt #1 23.0 TAC 77 SMK Winchester commercial brass F 205 m primers 2.258" COL; .187 MOA group is best ever of course...  Colt #2's work up at 100 yards  |
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in response to 308sako 1 in 7 better for heavy bullets 1 in 9 lighter thats why i was happy gettin 2 inch at a hundo with a 6520 with 55 ur tellin me different things god i wish i new everything any thoughts please its simple. some 1/9s are are closer to 1/8s thuis is the case with the colt its iffy if it will stablilze 77s. most will. some wont 1/7 will stabilize from 40s up to a 90 if you can fit it in a case you are getting 2 inch groups cause you are shooting m193 i assume? its friggn 193 not match ammo, plus your not shooting a free floated match barrel with a 2 ounce trigger. if you said you got 1 moa groups with 55 grain ball I would venture to say almost everyone on this board would call you a liar 1/7 will shoot quality 55s adn under great. you cant make a bullet too stable. but you sure can shoot one that is not stable. 1/7 is good for any, but if you want to use a 77 or heavier you need a 1/7 or a 1/8 if you are going to shoot 55s then it wont matter which you use. i am not telling you anything that is not old known common knowledge . if you plan to shoot the '24 at long range. shoot 77-75s to see and if they dont work, and they likely will, use the 69s, it will shoot them find for sure |
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ok bottom line if a buy this 6724 for her and yes she will only benchrest god bless whoever out there is shootin at 4 hondo but i live in south florida 2 hondo is all that is available
thats what we get and thats what we will shoot with a 1 and 9 im thinkin lighter bulets but this thing has a 24 inch barrel im back to i wishin i new everything any thoughts |
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ok bottom line if a buy this 6724 for her and yes she will only benchrest god bless whoever out there is shootin at 4 hondo but i live in south florida 2 hondo is all that is available thats what we get and thats what we will shoot with a 1 and 9 im thinkin lighter bulets but this thing has a 24 inch barrel im back to i wishin i new everything any thoughts dont know why you are stuck on light bullets but whatever i guess. not sure what else info you are looking for, but i can tell you if you are going to shoot "long range" light bullets aint gonna cut it |
| to shawnmt very nice lookin rifle the next thing i was wondering about is the scope not thinkin my 4x12x44 on my 6520 would be enough for her was lookin at 6x20 or more she wears glasses sucks when you get old i got rid of the post on the front of mine and replaced it with a hooded crosshair luv it i can shoot like the young kids now using iron sites i dont think its cheatin i think its using your resourses |
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to shawnmt very nice lookin rifle the next thing i was wondering about is the scope not thinkin my 4x12x44 on my 6520 would be enough for her was lookin at 6x20 or more she wears glasses sucks when you get old i got rid of the post on the front of mine and replaced it with a hooded crosshair luv it i can shoot like the young kids now using iron sites i dont think its cheatin i think its using your resourses better not to really go above 15x for general use. adn not over 20 for target work. it makes it darker fuzzier and just give you less FOV. of course if you buy a 3k S&B that may not be the case. but I dont have 3K to drop on a scope for just bench shooting. you can get a 14x leupold very reasonable priced in their MARK AR line, made just for the AR15 adn has a bullet drop compensater on it to help you out too |
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I got a bug for the 6724 as well. I found one a NIB for $1100 after some searching on the internet. I dont think Colt produces them anymore iirc. But its a nice shooter. they make them even have a 20 inch barrel coming out later this year http://www.coltsmfg.com/Catalog/ColtRifles/AccurizedRifles.aspx 
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