I picked up my Colt CR6920-EC from my FFL today. I have added a page to the website with about 65 or 70 detailed photos and comments. You can see all of the images and information here https://thecoltar15resource.com/colt-cr6920-ec-euro-carbine/
Arms Unlimited has a small number of European specification carbines available for purchase.
https://armsunlimited.com/colt-carbine-223-semi-auto-rifle-european-model/
This model is unique in that it has a serial numbered lower receiver, upper receiver and (I believe) bolt carrier group. It is actually .223 because the customer country can’t own 5.56mm. Comes with 1x 10-round magazine.
The following discussion involves a part that isn’t Colt. However, it is a unique and not commonly known piece of M16/M4 history.
When I began my Army career in 1988, I was a traditional weekend soldier in the National Guard. The hot topic at the time was DSCA…Defense Support to Civilian Authorities.
DSCA was a domestic plan for the National Guard to provide soldiers to Law Enforcement for both natural disaster/non-kinetic environments and potential kinetic environments such as riots.
In a DSCA scenario, Governors and law enforcement officials were concerned with the potential for troops to panic in a violent encounter and rotate their selectors to ‘Auto’ and firing on civilians.
A concept to mitigate the risk of unintended casualties from automatic rifle fire was this selector block that prevented the selector from rotating from ‘Semi’ to ‘Auto’.
In this video, I give you a look at the part, talk about its installation and give you a look at it installed.
The firearm used in the video is the Colt CRM16A1.
I have added a page and ten images of my Colt CR6762 7.62x39mm carbine here to the website. You can see them here: https://thecoltar15resource.com/colt-cr6762-7-62x39mm-carbine/
I will come back and add additional detailed images as time permits. I wanted to get some basic photos published to answer most questions.
Arms Unlimited has the CR6762 7.62X39MM carbines in stock and ready to ship at $1199.
For those of you who missed the LE6920-R Trooper during the first two releases, you now will have another chance to get one.
Customer demand has Colt releasing the Colt LE6920-R Trooper again. I had this product flyer on file from the previous releases and thought I would post it here for those of you who are not familiar with the model.
Some of you may ask why it doesn’t come with back-up iron sights. The absence of sights on this model is due to the fact that most people like to replace sights and this keeps the cost of the firearm lower.
The CR6762 is now available on Gun Broker. Which means they will be at your retailers very soon. The two listings on Gun Broker tonight have exceptionally high prices. Colts MSRP is $1199.
So, don’t pay the $1500 to $1600 prices on GB. Find a retailer that is close to MSRP.
Additionally, ignore the ‘rare’ label. There will be plenty of these available. There is nothing rare about them.
Both the 2023 commercial product and the 2023 international military and law enforcement catalog debuted at the 2023 Shot Show convention. I was fortunate in that visitors to Shot Show sent me copies of the catalogs. I have disassembled both catalogs, scanned the pages and posted them here for you to see. The links are below the cover images.
The following unicorns are available on Gunbroker for those of you with deep pockets. Sadly, I don’t have the necessary depth to compete.
First up is a Colt 901 CSASS prototype. Only a few of these exist in the U.S.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/968075502
Next is the first and second serial numbers produced of the SP6920/M4 Carbine Sporter. Serials SP500,000 and SP500,001
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/968076726
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/968077059
And an original Colt USMC marked M45A1 CQBP model 1911.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/968112151
Get on over there and make your bid!
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