Thread: colt AR

does anyone bring them in or looking at bringing them in ? as after doing some research it seems there the bees knees but i'm guessing at a price ?

Most US mag reviews of Colt ARs in the last 3-4 years have been RUBBISH - they DO NOT rate them at all - almost like a ongoing joke over there.
Their wanky stuff appears OK, but far different from Plain-Jane type AR

oh ok i just typed in AR comparison chart on google and a guy called rob s has a few charts and colt seems to tick all the boxes ? or am i looking in the wrong place ?

My 6940 upper is fault less

Is yours an older model Nevis?

Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk 2

Nope late manufacture

Where did you buy that from and if I may ask how much?

Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk 2

As I said the wanky stuff appears OK, but the run of the mill gets laughed at - 6940 isnt run of the mill - quite wanky
Was actually reading ANOTHER article last night in Guns and Ammo in which they were taking the piss.
I'll grab a reference to it tonight if you're interested

Rob S's chart, if it makes you feel better buying from it then knock yourself out, but 3/4+ of the list can be ignored in the real world.
Not having parkerizing under the front sight, isnt going to cause a gun to malfunction and cost you your life in combat or civilian life, infact I'd prefer EVERY one of my barrels to NOT have park under it as a machined in the white surface is always going to seal better than a parked surface
MPI testing of barrels? come on!! If someone said they MP tested the grip screw and dust cover does it make it a better gun as it has more ticks in the boxes?
Would you buy a Norinco if those boxes were ticked? 10 mins in a test booth would tick the MP boxes - I sure as hell wouldnt

There is no mention in that list of machining quality, fitment, accuracy, function.. you know, the stuff that ACTUALLY matters

You will NEVER get agreement, and some of the info you get will contradict itself given the same mfg makes both parts.

A guy thats put 5-10k rds through various different guns etc is prob better indication rather than some guys compiled list from forums or magazine articles IMO

People get all tied up on 'Bushmaster' or 'Colt' as being 'THE' AR because they are the names you hear 1st in movies etc.
You can buy a Bushmaster at Walmart for fuck all.
Same with 1911s.. most people dont know what a 1911 is, but you mention Colt 45 and they know what you're talking about
'Colt 45, semiautomatic... plaaaaaaaaaydddooooough' (I watched that movie 100x as a kid - bonus points if you know what movie that was from - no cheating! )

Bushmaster is overpriced and underfeatured

Colt 45 is a 40oz of malt liquor

Originally Posted by gimp

Bushmaster is overpriced and underfeatured

I dont get where the 'features' come from??

16" carbine shitty forends etc etc

Originally Posted by gimp

16" carbine shitty forends etc etc

Ok see where you're coming from, but 'features' are an individuals preference no?
16" is a feature YOU might not want as you want say 14.5, but the next guy wants 11 or 18 NOT 14.5, so is 14.5 a shitty feature? course not just not everyones cup of tea.
They are guys that want rifles 'as issued' so they can dress up in camo and roll round their lounge pretending to be GI Joe, others that want quad rails and levers everywhere so they can hang torches and lazers and tin openers etc on them, and those that want almost plain jane, 'does the job'

For ME, a quad rail for example is a UNWANTED feature now, give me round foreends any-day - I think I'm down to 3? quads - rest all round
Barrel length - can always make it shorter?

Spose its like buying a car?
Someones always going to back Holden or Ford and hate the other

I meant 16" barrels with carbine gas actually but yeah

interesting thanks spanners for your input much appreciated, I'm starting to think a cmmg will do me fine and is an AR i can grow with as beavis suggested on another post i really cant find much wrong with them, cmmg possibly the best AR for the money available in NZ ? would you consider that a fair call ?