Colt 6900 'Light'

cmdc · March 16, 2013, 11:42 AM

Can anyone tell me about it? Flat top, with a free-float hand guard and 1:8 twist, no forward assist.

Thanks

Dfariswheel · March 16, 2013, 06:48 PM

This appears to be a "budget" rifle made to compete with the lower priced rifles offered by many other makers.

The rifle is apparently assembled from Non-Colt, non-mil-spec parts.
Whether Colt is actually assembling the rifle or some one else is building it for Colt is unclear.
I've heard it's actually built FOR Colt and it's just sold under the Colt name.
This rifle is intended to sell for some hundreds of dollars less then the Colt-standard LE6920 series.

In addition to no ejection port door, no forward assist, and a free floating hand guard that eliminates the delta ring, barrel nut, wave washer, etc, the barrel is not chrome lined, and the lower has a trigger guard made as part of the lower, which is definitely not made by Colt.

Mrgunsngear · March 17, 2013, 09:02 AM

I've played with them a good bit (I'll post pictures later once imageshack gets back up and running) and to me, the trigger is the biggest difference between it and other guns. It just feels odd and the components are not what you're used to either. Not per se bad, just odd..

Mrgunsngear · March 17, 2013, 09:08 AM

....and it's back up. As promised:

Gunnutfn49 · March 18, 2013, 09:53 PM

It goes bang when you pull the trigger, right? I've always liked simple, reliable "entry level" weapons. Seems like this is meant for a specific audience, maybe not for all the gun wonks on this message board

cmdc · March 19, 2013, 06:54 AM

I have a 6920, but was curious about the 6900 because it has 1:8 twist and a flattop upper. It is also $1400 at my LGS.

Mrgunsngear · March 19, 2013, 08:00 AM

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It is also $1400 at my LGS.

I know times are rough but the suggested retail price is $900.

EdInk · March 19, 2013, 05:48 PM

That's insane!

March 16, 2013, 11:42 AM	#1
cmdc Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Florida Gulf Coast Posts: 721	Colt 6900 'Light' Can anyone tell me about it? Flat top, with a free-float hand guard and 1:8 twist, no forward assist. Thanks

March 17, 2013, 09:02 AM	#3
Mrgunsngear Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2011 Location: Carolina Posts: 3,415	I've played with them a good bit (I'll post pictures later once imageshack gets back up and running) and to me, the trigger is the biggest difference between it and other guns. It just feels odd and the components are not what you're used to either. Not per se bad, just odd.. __________________ Mrgunsngear Youtube Channel

March 17, 2013, 09:08 AM	#4
Mrgunsngear Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2011 Location: Carolina Posts: 3,415	....and it's back up. As promised: __________________ Mrgunsngear Youtube Channel

March 18, 2013, 09:53 PM	#5
Gunnutfn49 Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Location: PR of Kalifornia Posts: 77	It goes bang when you pull the trigger, right? I've always liked simple, reliable "entry level" weapons. Seems like this is meant for a specific audience, maybe not for all the gun wonks on this message board __________________ "...and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death, and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."-Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan ...What he meant to add was, "unless, of course, all responsible citizens are armed to the teeth."

March 19, 2013, 05:48 PM	#8
EdInk Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2009 Posts: 3,968	That's insane! __________________ Sic Semper Tyrannis

March 16, 2013, 06:48 PM	#2
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	This appears to be a "budget" rifle made to compete with the lower priced rifles offered by many other makers. The rifle is apparently assembled from Non-Colt, non-mil-spec parts. Whether Colt is actually assembling the rifle or some one else is building it for Colt is unclear. I've heard it's actually built FOR Colt and it's just sold under the Colt name. This rifle is intended to sell for some hundreds of dollars less then the Colt-standard LE6920 series. In addition to no ejection port door, no forward assist, and a free floating hand guard that eliminates the delta ring, barrel nut, wave washer, etc, the barrel is not chrome lined, and the lower has a trigger guard made as part of the lower, which is definitely not made by Colt.

March 19, 2013, 06:54 AM	#6
cmdc Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Florida Gulf Coast Posts: 721	I have a 6920, but was curious about the 6900 because it has 1:8 twist and a flattop upper. It is also $1400 at my LGS.