Need a patrol rifle ASAP.

AR/M4 AR General Discussion
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I have been tasked to come up with a patrol rifle program at my department and also purchase the rifle for said program. I originally made the pitch for it to be just a personally owned program but the powers that be want at least one department owned rifle to be avalible to officers that do know personally own a AR.

I have been working on this for monthsand finally got it approved so now I need to get the department rifle asap so we can qualify and get them on the street. My problem is, I had my mind set on a BCM Middy mod 2 but I have been given a 4-8 week wait from BCM. I was going with that due to it coming with a rail and we would not need to purchase one. Any suggestions what/where to look? I’d personally just purchase a 6920 and get a Omega and be done with it but I have to play the game.

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Colt LE6920 and don’t look back.

It has name recognition among the powers that be, it’s also the Gold Standard for AR carbines.

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What is wrong with a 6920?

Perfect is the enemy of good enough. Especially for a beater/loaner/squad gun a 6920 is plenty good enough and available right now.

ETA: Templar beat me to it.

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If you’re at the ~$1000 price point or more, you have an impressive amount of options for an FET exempt gun.

Nothing wrong with a BCM at all, but Colts are available at a variety of vendors, and could be in your hands in a few days.

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GT Distributors has the 6920 for $995 right now. Can’t beat that with a stick.

http://www.gtdist.com/ProductDetail.aspx?PartNumber=COLT-LE6920

(That might even be w/FET, so you may be able to get it cheaper still)

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Colt 6920 or LMT’s Patrol Carbine.

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That is an excellent price on a 6920. May have to pick another one up. I would look no further than this. I’m not sure you can purchase a better rifle at that price.

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Damn! The past six month,have seen the price on a LE6920 drop from $1200 to $1150 and recently to $1100. Under a $1000?!!! Man,that price is just sick! Anyone in the market for a carbine should not hesitate, repeat, NOT hesitate to jump on this deal. That price should be outlawed! :smiley:

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Get the 6920. You can talk them into an Omega rail later on. I’d kill to be able to carry my Colt in place of my issued Bushy.

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The divide between GTG and good-as continues to narrow.

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I would get the Colt 6720 from Clyde’s Armory: http://www.policeguns.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6615

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That is an awesome deal and I may just have to pick one up for myself.

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That is excellent advice. You really don’t need a rail. We use MOE handguards on out 6920s which makes mounting lights and slings easier.

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Fantastic choice.

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Sure you can. There’s Stag,Dpms,Doublestar,Bushmaster,Olympic,RRA, CMMG,Armalite,and BCC! Every AR-15 forum except this one knows that! :sarcastic:

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Seconded.

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Buy the Colt brother. BCM or LMT are good to go and what I own but I have to say that is an awesome price and you will not have to waste time and energy explaining why LMT and BCM are good to go. I personally get frustrated by that. I wish there was a chart or something to explain it. :sarcastic: I showed a local Chief my LMT SBR and he said yeah but is it as good as a DPMS or BushMaster?

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Does BCM have any SBR’s and or select fire guns in Stock? The transfer to a PD goes pretty quick.

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I second the sbr route. My department uses Colt Commandos and I have grown quite fond of that shorter barrel especially for urban duty. It is ten times easier to clear homes and buildings with an 11.5 than a 16". We have flip up rear sights and use a Trijicon Reflex as out optic (no batteries). All in all its not a bad set up at all.

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Knights Armament SR-15 E3’s are ready to ship.