The Colt LE901 was born out of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) ‘Special Operations Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) program that began in 2002. The SCAR program specified a SCAR-L (Light) variant in 5.56mm and a SCAR-H (Heavy) variant in 7.62mm.

The Colt LE901 design enabled the use of both calibers by the end-user by changing upper receiver assemblies. The two images that are attached in this post are from a 2011 marketing sheet promoting the LE901 and it’s multi-caliber capability.

The Colt LE901 design has been modified a few times since 2011 and is no longer in production as a monolithic design. A 7.62mm system
is available in the modernized Colt CM7/M7 rifle design.

So here we are already into the 2nd month of 2026. This site has sat pretty dormant for most of 2025 (maybe all of 2025). Being sick thenlast two days has me slowed down enough to make a post. My largest challenge has been that I work on a computer most days 8 to 12 hours. It is almost impossible to consider spending more time on the computer after working all day to make site content.

An additional mental block that I had was… I previously had an “all or nothing” attitude. This meant that if I couldn’t post an entire new page/article of content, I didn’t want to post anything. That thought process has changed this month. I decided that posting a couple of sentences, one photograph or a paragraph on a page and building toward a new completed section is better than doing nothing. Talking to a friend of mine lately (you know who you are) helped me realize this.

Another thing that has helped motivate me to post more is the ability to now use a phone app for the website and not have to use a laptop/desktop. This will make it much easier to create content ‘on the fly’.

I attended Shot Show this year as part of my day job. Unfortunately I was exceptionally busy and I didn’t hardly do any photography. I did learn some lessons to better manage time if I go back next year. Colts footprint was much larger than years past. I will share some quick photos in a future post. Below is a photo I took of their space one morning.

Colt published their 2026 price list right after Shot Show. There are some interesting products added and some not really surprising discontinued products. I will share some thoughts on this in a post next week. If you see my posts on AR15.com in the Colt ‘Industry’ section (username Minuteman1636) you may have seen a few of my recent comments there.

So, those of you who have sat on the sidelines patiently, I appreciate you hanging on with hope.

Talk to you again soon!