Today a friend of mine purchased a Colt M4 LE6920 Brand New from Wal-Mart. He had me over, and I performed a quick inspection. First thing I noticed upon removing the M16, Colt, "C" marked, BCG, was that the gas key on the carrier was NOT staked at all. I could not believe my eyes.
This is the second issue I have personally seen recently. I was inspecting a Colt in another local shop recently that had a broken bolt release. The "tooth" that holds the magazine follower down was broken and the tooth missing. Unknown if another customer looked at it, handled it and broke it. Shop owner believes if came, recently in that state.
I love Colts, believe in them and own an older Large pin 6920. This breaks my heart. It happens I guess. We'll see if Wal-Mart takes it back or Colt will remedy the situation. Stand by.
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