Has Colt stopped production of the LE6960.

[sechott]

Buds has less than 5 on their site, Gunbroker has about 7 listed and only 1 of my LGSs can find 1 from a distributor that he can order. I recently bought one a few months ago from another LGS. He said, the one sold me might be the last one he can get. I think the complete upper is still available.

[RHINOWSO]

It was a Talo exclusive, so they sometimes stop making them.

Or they may just be between production runs.

[CajunCourier]

The reason the gun shop said that Colt was the last one they could get was likely because Colt has started only selling to gun shops who order a minimum of 20 products. Tying up that much money pretty much knocks all small LGS’s out of the picture for stocking Colt. When consumers can purchase a DPMS or Del Ton for $499 that is visually identical to the Colt 6960 going for $1100, most go for the cheaper brand even though they will not hold up to hard use for as long as the Colt will. And in all honesty, most will never run a rifle hard enough to see the difference.

The LE6960 is still in production.

[arptsprt]

Lol. When I first read this I thought you said “virtually” identical and I was going to reply really? WT? But then I reread it...

Brownells has the 6960 lower on sale and in stock for $499 down from $699. No BCG or CH. Still a decent deal for a Colt upper.

When consumers can purchase a DPMS or Del Ton for $499 that is visually identical to the Colt 6960 going for $1100...

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[phixion]

Lol. When I first read this I thought you said “virtually” identical and I was going to reply really? WT? But then I reread it...

Brownells has the 6960 lower on sale and in stock for $499 down from $699. No BCG or CH. Still a decent deal for a Colt upper.






Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I wish I hadn't seen this post.

10% off of $499 + 4% cash back from AJ: $432 for the 6960 upper.

[arptsprt]

I wish I hadn’t seen your post. I missed the coupon code... failure on my part.

I wish I hadn't seen this post.

10% off of $499 + 4% cash back from AJ: $432 for the 6960 upper.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[26 Inf]

I wish I hadn't seen this post.

10% off of $499 + 4% cash back from AJ: $432 for the 6960 upper.

Not a bad price either way, I came up with $423.00 building something fairly equivalent out of quality parts. Plus I'd have to pay shipping from 4 vendors.

59.95 - BCM upper (demo)
8.00 - BCM A2 flash hider
15.00 - BCM mid length gas tube
39.00 - ALG Geissele Carbon Steel gas block (pinnable)
165.95 – Green Mountain Barrels - GM-M8 1:8 twist, mid-length, chrome-lined, stress-relieved, air-gauged, 1.9 lbs
132.00 - LaRue Tactical 13.2" LAT or SAT rail
$423.00

Plus, the fun of putting mine together = priceless.

[phixion]

I wish I hadn’t seen your post. I missed the coupon code... failure on my part.






Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Promo code: NEU

Good until 11:59 CDT tonight. Without AJ, it'll come to $450 shipped.

[arptsprt]

Funny, I kind of did the same thing but sourcing Colt parts from G&R and rail and came up with:

Colt upper - $150
Colt barrel (6720 w FSB) as comparison - $260
Centurion 13” Mlok rail - $230
Gas tube - $15
A2 - $10
X Gas Block - $40

= $705. About the pre-sale price of upper.

Not a bad price either way, I came up with $423.00 building something fairly equivalent out of quality parts. Plus I'd have to pay shipping from 4 vendors.

59.95 - BCM upper (demo)
8.00 - BCM A2 flash hider
15.00 - BCM mid length gas tube
39.00 - ALG Geissele Carbon Steel gas block (pinnable)
165.95 – Green Mountain Barrels - GM-M8 1:8 twist, mid-length, chrome-lined, stress-relieved, air-gauged, 1.9 lbs
132.00 - LaRue Tactical 13.2" LAT or SAT rail
$423.00

Plus, the fun of putting mine together = priceless.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[grizzman]

Thanks, pomyc!! This will pair very nicely with one of the low priced LE6920 lowers I previously bought from Brownells.