Is Colt still good?

[MSplumber]

My next AR15 is going to be a basic but high quality carbine. Colt was first on my list until I read the thread about Colt outsourcing and seen people like Chris Bartocci slam Colt.

Are they still a baseline reference of a well made mil spec AR?

[lsllc]

Yes.


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[Vegas]

Yes.


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What he said.

[jurassic]

What he said.

Ditto

[Milspec78]

I bought a 6920 in 2016,put a colt 14.5” m4 barrel (pinned and welded),geissele ssa trigger and a ta31 h-g.it has about 3,500-4,000 ish rounds with nary a hiccup.i am very happy with its performance.
The build specs are pretty easy to find,I would compare with others in the price range(if they are even disclosed!!).to me the choice was an easy one.
I feel mine was an excellent value and have not experienced buyers remorse in the three years I have owned it.
Ymmv.

[Zirk208]

My next AR15 is going to be a basic but high quality carbine. Colt was first on my list until I read the thread about Colt outsourcing and seen people like Chris Bartocci slam Colt.

Are they still a baseline reference of a well made mil spec AR?

If you read all 40+ pages (unfortunately I did) then you would have seen that there was not one single actual incident reported in that thread. Just lots of fretting and stewing over markings and perceptions. There was no actual loss of or failed performance documented.

[Stickman]

My next AR15 is going to be a basic but high quality carbine. Colt was first on my list until I read the thread about Colt outsourcing and seen people like Chris Bartocci slam Colt.

Are they still a baseline reference of a well made mil spec AR?

If your concern is along the lines of fit and finish, Colt is not the goal to strive for. If the concern is functionality, it is hard to beat.

[Milspec78]

^^^^^this^^^^^

[Circle_10]

Although the outsourcing stuff is concerning and unfortunate, and just kinda bums me out given Colt's history with the AR, in the absence of any real evidence their current business practices are affecting quality, I'll still continue to recommend Colt to anyone who wants to just buy a good off the shelf complete AR and be done with it, and they would still be my first choice for that as well. If evidence begins to suggest there's a problem with current or future Colt's, than I'll change my opinion.

[Uni-Vibe]

Although the outsourcing stuff is concerning and unfortunate, and just kinda bums me out given Colt's history with the AR, in the absence of any real evidence their current business practices are affecting quality, I'll still continue to recommend Colt to anyone who wants to just buy a good off the shelf complete AR and be done with it, and they would still be my first choice for that as well. If evidence begins to suggest there's a problem with current or future Colt's, than I'll change my opinion.

I just bought my 6920 a few months ago. Shot fine right out of the box, and was almost perfectly sighted in.


The bolt carrier is not "C" marked, and Colt won't send me one that is. The bolt, upon close inspection, is "MPC" marked.

Some people are put off by the exterior finish of Colt rifles, but as was noted above, they're not making them pretty. They make battlefield / law enforcement guns, which means (1) the do have to work, and (2) they don't have to be pretty.

I like mine so far.