That’s a lot of rifles.
Do you ever take one of the lesser brands out and go balls-to-the-wall just to see when it will quit on you?
I would never buy a colt 6920, or recommend one to any one, at any price, the oem guns too, they came so close but screwed the pooch on that one too.
Why?, barrel profile. The Gov profile barrel, especially with the 203 cut, is the most asinine barrel profile out there. It is the exact opposite of what new ‘optimum’ barrel profiles are.
Gov profile barrels were made for a reason that since been proved to be wrong, the barrels were not infact bending.
Mid gas would be nice, but I don’t consider carbine gas a deal breaker.
I have recently purchased a 6720, which for 799$ was a great buy and great gun. Why any one with functioning grey matter would buy a 6920 over 6720 blows my mind.
Lastly on the ‘oem’ guns you are stuck with only being able to use rails that use factory barrel nuts. The attachment method for the vast majority of rails out there that use the factory barrel but suck plain and simple. The centurian rail is the only on I know that I think is decent. I have Troy rail, it’s attachment method is mediocre.
To me with 800$ 6720 on the market and great BCM choices I think the 6920 thing is less applicable than ever.
They were are lot more expensive when I got my first AR (DPMS sportical mistake that I no longer have). After that I built my current 2 AR’s. I wouldn’t buy a 6920 for personal use because of the government profile barrel is such terrible engineering. As a slightly OCD engineer I wouldn’t be happy until I turned it down on a lathe, even though they work just fine.
I would by a 6720 from Grant in a heartbeat if my wife would let me, especially if it came in an oem version. I would also spend all my savings on 6920’s as an investment (I would have to at least batch test their function though). I like being married though and I would probably lose them all in the divorce anyway.
Colt is now selling the 6920 Magpuls with SL furniture…even more points in favor of this being a good decision.
I have several Colt 6920s and I can say for all of them fit is great, finish on the other hand…they are the worst looking lowers I own–castings not cleaned off, safety/selector notches not even, etc. They work and they work well though. I have recommended them to friends getting into the AR and they are pleased when they purchased.
I would buy a 6920 with the MOE furniture. ANyone have a link? That is just how I set up my guns.
Tell me about this new handguard. Why isn’t it the old MOE, is the point to extend the handguard, is the front sling swivel lost?? I could live with the handguard but not the stock. I like the CTR and MOE because i thread my sling through the slot at the bottom of the stock by the butt pad. I don’t want to use a QD.
I think colt hit a grand slam with their OEM models. My 6920 mainly serves as a defensive rifle, so I’m not that worried about its looks or the 203 notch. It goes bang and the bullets go where they need to.
Sorry, there are VERY few that are equal (especially in the list you just gave) and even fewer are better.
C4
We have tons of experience. We see their guns in our shop for repair or mods. When comparing AR’s, you have to look at the standards followed, parts used, tests done and how it was assembled. Most all the companies you listed do VERY LITTLE QC/QA in house and really aren’t even in the same ball park as a Colt AR.
Now if you like these off brands, cool, but please don’t try and tell us that they are equal.
C4
You get a longer reach on the SL hand guard, and you get MLOK capability. There are still two slots for slings on the SL stock.
Perhaps Grant carries the Magpul 6920s?
We do. We have some LE6920MP-OD in stock now.
C4
Saw this pic on FB today. Thought it was fitting for those folks that fall into the “as good as” or they are “all the same” mentality.
C4
Great group OP! Enjoy your Colt.
C4
When I got the BRD in 2006, Colts were expensive relatively speaking. I remember them being $1100 for a 6920. Its crazy that they are cheaper NOW than 10 years ago.
I got a better deal on a unfired 16" LMT Upper/LCW complete lower rifle in 2006. Never owned a Colt AR.
But yes, I tell people to get a Colt at these new prices. Doesn’t matter, they go the store and listen to the salesman. Walk out with a local homebrew rifle since it felt more solid than the Colt next to it.:bad:
I’d buy a 6920 just for the lower alone! I agree the barrel profile is obnoxious, but my 6920 is very accurate, utterly reliable… I do like a Colt barrel.
A Colt 6920 is a solid gun, a safe choice, and very good value.
However, I think that “just buy a Colt 6920” is less applicable today, because there is a lot of quality competition in the field that offers mid-lengths, barrel profiles other than government, modular/slim handguards, “nicer” grips, and furniture, etc. straight from the factory.
Just take a look at BCM. Solid factory guns for reasonable prices with all sorts of options that I have not seen on Colts from the factory.
You guys are missing the point. Are those extra options, at the prices they command, worth the money to a beginner shooter? When a Colt 6920 was $1,299 and XXX brand equivalent could be had with a rail, better barrel profile, etc for $1,150 this would not have been a question and I would not have made this thread.
Using cars as an analogy, would we go out and recommend a beginner driver buy a custom built Roush Mustang or a Toyota Camry? The Camry is going to run forever, it’s going to do everything the Mustang can on public streets, it will cost less up front and in the long run and retain its value better.
The reason it is more relavent now than in the past is because Colt 6920s can be had for $850 and those XXX brand equivalent rifles have only gotten more expensive. The gap between a solid, base gun and an upgraded boutique rifle is wider than it has ever been.
This of course ignores the main issue with “custom” guns - that most folks don’t even use logical parts in the first place. It’s one thing if you want to buy a complete BCM upper and lower and mate them together and eat the price difference over a 6920 because you think you need whatever enhancements are available. Hell, I wish most folks did that.
Unfortunately, too many buy a no name brand lower, throw a DPMS LPK inside it, and then pin a Noveske pig on to the end of their 13.7" stainless steel barrel made by some company next to a volcano with their AIM BCG recoiling off a Spikes ST-Tdick buffer and wonder why they have issues with it. A quick glance over to the “custom build” forum will provide myriad examples.
For those folks, the money saved buying a 6920 would be better spent on training and ammo. But going back to the car analogy, I suspect many folks have to have something “custom” even if it’s a piece of shit. Otherwise guys with inferiority complexes would spend more time driving $12,000 used Camrys instead of driving a $2,000 used Nissan 180SX with $10,000 of exhaust, stereo, and neon upgrades.
I dont know Jack when it comes to gassers, but I do like my 6920. It’s accurate enough for me with nosler 77s that I reload for it. I’m going to change the stock and put a rail on it.Maybe one day a trigger, but I’m damned happy with it. It has functioned flawlessly.
You forgot the spoiler that they attached to the trunk with some cheap pop rivets.
My very first AR as a civilian was a Colt 6920. I still have that same carbine. It’s got a lot of company now, from a lot of other makers.
And my advice to newcomers is still the same. Get a 6920, seven mags, a sling and case of ammo, and go to a basic carbine class. Then get a light, RDS, another case of ammo and go to another class.
Then buy a spare carbine, because your wife/husband/daughter/son/buddy is going to want to go shooting with you. And we definitely need to encourage that.
In a word? Yes.