Colt CM901 on DefenseReview, 308 platform that will also shoot a 5.56 upper

[SHIVAN]

In one of David Crane's pics there is a big gray blob at the bottom of the 5.56 upper. I suspect there is a patent pending adapter there....

[variablebinary]

Looks like a good evolution of the M4 and 6940

I don't like the front sight however.

[armakraut]

America, F*ck Yeah!

[MAP]

I wonder if they'll have one of these at IACP.

I'll be at IACP and see what they have.

Mike

[m1ajunkie]

Looks like I should have held off a couple months on the LMT MWS purchase I made. This colt looks to be a promising idea if it is not insanely priced.

[markm]

I'm monumentally uninterested!

[BrianS]

The CM901 universal lower receiver will accept any/all legacy MILSPEC 5.56mm NATO AR rifle/carbine/SBR upper receivers already in the U.S. military inventory...

This all sounds super cool to me. I wonder how much the lower receiver will cost and hope they don't do something stupid like restrict it to LEO/Military sales only.

[Cameron]

Thope they don't do something stupid like restrict it to LEO/Military sales only.

Colt Defense Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Maj. Gen. James R. Battaglini USMC (Ret.) issued the following statement on the CM901 to DefenseReview:

Our primary customer is the US military, not the commercial market.

Cameron

[armakraut]

So that's the guy that's been running Colt into the ground?

[Cameron]

Just thinking out loud here, if in the future I want an 18" 7.62 and a 10.5" 5.56 to run around and kill bad guys with and I have access to the CM901 system, I would have:
2 uppers, 1 lower, 2 magazines, 2 calibers.

However if I want to carry two different caliber weapons now I would have to take:
2 uppers, 2 lowers, 2 magazines, 2 calibers?

So the only actual advantage of the CM901 is that I wouldn't have to carry a 5.56 lower, or 2lbs 2ozs?

That's it?

Cameron