
Originally Posted by
kwelz

Originally Posted by
chadil1ac
They still can't make a midlength though?
They have no reason to.
Don't get me wrong, I like mid lengths as much as anyone else here does. But when it comes down to what makes a good fighting gun, middy vs. carbine gas is so far down on the list that it isn't even going to register.
I'll give you three reasons why Colt isn't bothering with mid length gas systems. Firstly, the large majority of rifles Colt manufactures are 14.5" barreled M4 Carbines which have proven time and time again to be most reliable when a carbine length gas system is used. Secondly, if Colt uses the carbine gas system on all of its rifles it only has to manufacture one length of gas tube for all its rifles barreled 10.3" all the way to 16" which simplifies the supply chain some. Finally, the military doesn't want it and since Colt largely builds for contracts it makes no sense for them to make one.
Also, it should be pointed out that those three prototype marked rifles, according to SSD, were all piston system rifles. Also the rail extension reminds me strangely of a C8 rifle I saw awhile back. I will have to hunt down the pic and see if it is a similar/same design.
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