I'm not "digging" my new LE6960 as much as I expected.

[Stickman]

Any Idea who make the 6960 barrel?

Why would you think Colt is no longer making their own barrels?

[prepare]

Why would you think Colt is no longer making their own barrels?

How is one to know what they make?

[Hammered_Pair]

I have experienced similar let down with a Colt, but mine is a 6920 to me it's just another M4 nothing spectacular, it's rugged as hell and has proven reliability but for some reason I'm just not feeling the gun, so I am giving it to my son for his 18th birthday the least I can do with the world being stupid is send him out well armed.

In the 6960 I'd try different ammo, and shoot the hell out of it it may grow on you or you may get rid of it.
I'm not as big of a fan of the Hartford Horsey anymore especially since there are better options available these days with the market being what it is, kind of feel that Colt has rested on their laurels and not truly done anything to keep up with the market developments. It'd like seeing the Lone Ranger without his mask, sort of loses the mystique.

[RHINOWSO]

Funny thing is my 6920 Trooper bought over the holidays, which is my first 'complete' AR purchase, is great. Feels lighter / handier than I thought it would, part of that is likely the Centurion handguards but I really really like it when I was just expecting a Mark 1 Mod 0 AR.

[SBRSarge]

...to me it's just another M4 nothing spectacular, it's rugged as hell and has proven reliability.....

I'm not as big of a fan of the Hartford Horsey anymore especially since there are better options available these days with the market being what it is, kind of feel that Colt has rested on their laurels and not truly done anything to keep up with the market developments. It'd like seeing the Lone Ranger without his mask, sort of loses the mystique.

This pretty much sums up my thoughts. The department from which I retired has a number of Colts. They are all good, solid, boringly traditional rifles. (Well, one came with bad gas rings and didn’t work well. But that was easily remedied.) Colt seems to be pretty much what it was years ago. They keep plugging along making old school Modern Sporting Rifles. They aren’t the prettiest, nor does Colt seem to have heard about some newer cartridges, but the damn things work.

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Why would you think Colt is no longer making their own barrels?

According to this 2018 article, United Auto Workers Local 376 filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Haven alleging that Colt is outsourcing barrels.

Excerpt-

Colt’s informed the union in October that it would outsource all manufacturing of major rifle components, including the two most significant parts, bolts and barrels, to outside vendors, the UAW said.

Colt’s notified the union on Feb. 16 that it would proceed with planned layoffs and did so five days later, cutting about 74 workers from the payroll, the UAW said. The union said about 288 members of the collective bargaining unit remain, down from 506 in October 2016.

Colt’s told the union “financial conditions” forced it to use outsourcing to reduce costs, the union said in its lawsuit.

https://www.courant.com/business/hc-...305-story.html

[Sry0fcr]

According to this 2018 article, United Auto Workers Local 376 filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Haven alleging that Colt is outsourcing barrels.

Excerpt-

Colt’s informed the union in October that it would outsource all manufacturing of major rifle components, including the two most significant parts, bolts and barrels, to outside vendors, the UAW said.

Colt’s notified the union on Feb. 16 that it would proceed with planned layoffs and did so five days later, cutting about 74 workers from the payroll, the UAW said. The union said about 288 members of the collective bargaining unit remain, down from 506 in October 2016.

Colt’s told the union “financial conditions” forced it to use outsourcing to reduce costs, the union said in its lawsuit.

https://www.courant.com/business/hc-...305-story.html

To be fair, Colt has outsourced some part of their barrel production for years (if not decades).

[Sry0fcr]

I have experienced similar let down with a Colt, but mine is a 6920 to me it's just another M4 nothing spectacular, it's rugged as hell and has proven reliability but for some reason I'm just not feeling the gun, so I am giving it to my son for his 18th birthday the least I can do with the world being stupid is send him out well armed.

I'm promise that I'm not being facetious, but what were you expecting that the 6920 let you down? Same to O.P. and the 6960?

[lsllc]

To be fair, Colt has outsourced some part of their barrel production for years (if not decades).

That’s what I’ve read as well.


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[RHINOWSO]

To be fair, Colt has outsourced some part of their barrel production for years (if not decades).

Like nearly every other 'manufacturer' out there.