AR/Tacticool Thread of Awesome! (AR Info here!)

[mesquitecountry]

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[BuckySWT]

FYI, palmettostatearmory.com has some steals right now.

you ain't kidding...

[Mike D]

Ok fellas. I'm wanting to make an upgrade from my Fraken AR that I put together a few years ago. I want a top shelf rifle. I have found a Colt LE6940 Monolithic for a pretty good price. I just don't know about the monolithic upper. I really don't ever see myself making any changes to the Colt upper but you never know. Anyway, any opinions (good or bad) about that particular rifle?

[Bily Lovec]

Mike,
pros. its a Colt.

the only cons Ive heard is the weight.
some light reading from a user:

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=93134

[Mike D]

Mike,
pros. its a Colt.

the only cons Ive heard is the weight.
some light reading from a user:
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=93134

Really? Is 6.5# considered heavy for an AR these days?

[Bily Lovec]

7lbs 1 oz is the official weight.
still minor in the grand scheme.
If you can find a 6940 for less than $1200, jump.
(strictly my opinion, of course )

[Mike D]

7lbs 1 oz is the official weight.
still minor in the grand scheme.
If you can find a 6940 for less than $1200, jump.
(strictly my opinion, of course )

Can't find the 6940 mono that cheap. Found the 6920 in that price range.

[garzanium]

Really? Is 6.5# considered heavy for an AR these days?

If that is the case, my ar is obese at 15.5lbs...

[Mike D]

If that is the case, my ar is obese at 15.5lbs...

Yeah, that's why I got rid of my DPMS .308. Great bench gun but impractical for almost anything else because of the weight.

[Mike D]

7lbs 1 oz is the official weight.
still minor in the grand scheme.
If you can find a 6940 for less than $1200, jump.
(strictly my opinion, of course )

Hmmmm, Colt's website says 6.79#.

WEIGHT 6.79 lbs (3.07 kg)

http://www.colt.com/ColtLawEnforcement/Products/ColtAdvancedLawEnforcementCarbine.aspx

[Mike D]

After reading this review, I'm leaning more toward the 6920 instead.

I just sold a Colt LE6940 and bought a BCM Recce 16 Mod 0, much happier with the BCM.

I did not do my homework on the LE6940 and was disappointed, much buyers remorse. I did not shoot the gun and sold it quickly, I would not have purchased this gun if I had done my homework and passed on it once before. I bought it on impulse and since Colt Defense stopped making the LE version they are becoming scarce as collectors want the Colt Defense Roll mark. The more I couldnt find it the more I wanted it.

Reasons not to buy a LE6940:

-Proprietary Monolithic Carbine upper cannot be changed, at 7" the rail was to short for me to be comfortable and I could not comfortably mount a light on the lower rail, I could have used a bayo lug mount rail for my light but that defeats the purpose for a free float mono rail
-non standard, colt proprietary AR barrel and barrel extension, requires special tool to work on
-non standard colt proprietary carbine gas tube (I think) which is slightly exposed on the permantly installed front flip sight post.
-front flip sight does not lock in the up position, although a buis for me I like solid irons, this isnt and cant be changed.
-the lower shelf is blocked so no RDIAS, unless you mill it out, not a huge deal, probably will never get one but like the option in case I ever run across one.
-The matech rear buis iron sight, can be removed, but doesnt allow use of my eotech magnifier and is a bit flimsy when flipped up.
-Reports of accuracy not being any better than any other AR

As I have read and agree, Colt really had an opportunity to make a special gun and screwed it up in all sorts of ways. For the same money there are much better guns out there to be had IMHO, like BCM and many others even the Colt LE6920, (you can do all sort of stuff with longer aftermarket rails that wrap around the FSB). Especially if you are into making your own mods. If you love the gun as is then great, because you cant change much, only the rear buis.

Overall disappointing for me, this gun is not my preference. YMMV. Not to say its a bad gun. I am sure it will live up to Colt standards of performance as far as reliability. I just always had this nagging feeling of disappointment about it and did not enjoy owning it. I have a crazy OCD like that.

[JEAN DIB]

stick with an ak47 you cant beat it simple and reliable.

[Silent Assassin]

stick with an ak47 you cant beat it simple and reliable.

I read on the sniper's forum where they discussed between ar n ak. Surprisingly, most picked ar over ak. mostly r mixed review. It was interesting to read, though coming from die hard grunts and gunners.

[Bily Lovec]

mike,
I have a monolithic AR, its the one i shoot the least and the first one i'll sell.
I wont have another one, I have no use for all that rail.
my future builds will have a Troy TRX Battlerail or similar that you can add rail pieces to as needed.

my 6.8 w/10round mag is 8lbs 6 oz. that is not a lightweight barrel either

[Bily Lovec]

stick with an ak47 you cant beat it simple and reliable.

"Only accurate rifles are interesting"
Townsend Whelen