I think (maybe) I have all of my Colt AR historical reference books unpacked and consolidated in my office at home finally. My technical books (TM’s, Colt Armorer manuals, etc) are by my gun bench in another room. I loaned out “The AR-15 Volume 1” by Patrick Sweeney and didn’t get it back. Heck, I don’t even remember who I loaned it to. So, I need to replace that.

Some of these books I haven’t read yet. Reading more is one of my goals this year.

If you have a Colt AR book recommendation, let me know.

I was looking at a Colt polymer buffer that I have on hand today and threw together this quick image of different Colt buffers to give you a perspective of size and weight.

This reminds me that I need to add an Edgewater buffer to my collection.

Another aspect of the Colt collecting hobby for me is acquiring and researching Colt carbine/rifle accessory sets. Some accessory sets are unique to military, law enforcement or other special contract firearms so I buy these whenever I get an opportunity to. I wish Colt had a ‘subscription’ option for their accessory sets because I would buy every different configuration that I could.

In this video we are taking a look at a 6940 series accessory set that I got by itself. The set was probably for a military customer as indicated by the blank adapter and barrel cap.

Another unique sale that ended on Gun Broker tonight. Closing price $2826.00

This auction was for a Colt LE6940P carbine that was complete with box/accessories and came from the factory with a ‘Law Enforcement Only’ lower receiver. The closing price was $3350.00.

I feel very lucky that I was able to buy a used LE6940P a few years ago although it doesn’t have its box (sadly). People wonder why I buy mostly newer Colt carbines and rifles…prices like this for older examples are why.

I recently attended a Colt Armorers Course. The instructor had an M4 carbine cut-away for training assistance. These are very neat to look at.