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Colt wins MARSOC Close Quarter Battle Pistol (CQBP) contract
It’s official. Barb Hamby of Marine Corps System Command tells us, “After a detailed and thorough source selection, a contract was awarded last night.“
COLT ADDS TWO NEW MODELS TO LIST OF CALIFORNIA COMPLIANT RIFLES
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Colt Defense LLC, one of the world’s leading designers, developers, and manufacturers of rifles and carbines, is adding two additional models to its current list of five rifles that are compliant with California’s bullet button laws. The new carbines available to shooters in California are the CR6720CA and CR6724CA.
The Colt Lesocom Carbine Brings Military Innovation To Law Enforcement & Civilian Shooters
For the first time since the introduction of the iconic and standard-setting M4 in the 1990s, Colt Defense is offering a rifle to law enforcement and civilian shooters as close as possible in configuration to the M4A1 military carbine.
Colt: The legend lives on... in the Colt M4 Advanced Law Enforcement Carbine
As I said in my column yesterday on the 1911 “Rail” Gun, I do not own stock in Colt Manufacturing, nor is the company paying me to write this review. However, I plead guilty to being a life-long admirer of all things Colt. Amazingly, in just one generation, Colt’s contribution to two military and police success stories has almost faded from police officer’s memories, the 1911-pattern .45 semi-auto pistol and the AR15/M16 series of rifles. When I started in Law Enforcement, if you wanted a .45 or an AR15, it would be a Colt — nobody else made them. Nowadays, Colt is almost the last brand name many police officers think of for these weapon platforms, but Colt wants to change that.
Coltsville: A Tale of Two (Company) Cities
At one time (and some may say even today though with a much softer hand) gun tycoons really ran the show in this country and Connecticut industrialist Samuel Colt was no exception, rather the crowning example. The dominant American industrialist of his era, Colt generated wealth that was so immense, at the time it could be measured as a percentage of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and, as is usually the case whenever a single, brilliant man amasses this much power, their attempts at outside the box thinking can get really outside the box. Need an example? Take Coltsville.
Colt Defense Introduces Multi-Caliber LE901-16S Rifle
Colt Defense LLC, one of the world’s leading designers, developers, and manufacturers of rifles and carbines, will bring to market the highly anticipated LE901-16S modular, multi-caliber rifle.
The Colt LE901-16S was built with both the tactical professional and modern sportsman in mind.
This rifle will be offered in black, with other finishes available later in the year, and has superior accuracy. This modular rifle can be easily changed from .308 Winchester (7.62×51 NATO) chambering to .223 Remington (5.56×45 NATO).
“This is an exceptional rifle for a wide variety of shooters due to the interchangeability in caliber,” said David Ridley, Vice President of Colt Defense, LLC, “With a simple swap of the upper receiver shooters can switch to the caliber they need for the shot they want to achieve.”
In the classic .308 Winchester (7.62×51 NATO), the LE901-16S is chambered perfectly for a tactical professional’s sniper shot, civilian shooters’ target practice or a hunter’s big-game shot. With a simple swap of the upper receiver and buffer system, this versatile rifle’s chambering can be changed to .223 Remington (5.56×45 NATO) and transition into a law enforcement officer’s tactical weapon of choice or a small game hunter’s standard carry.
The Colt LE901-16S rifle weighs only 9.4 pounds and measures 37.5 inches with the stock extended. It has an effective range distance of 700 meters and a rate of fire between 700 and 950 rounds per minute when configured for .308. Exceptional accuracy comes by way of the free floated, 16-inch, chrome-lined barrel and one-piece monolithic upper receiver.
All operating controls on the LE901-16S are ambidextrous, including the magazine release, bolt catch and fire control selector. The monolithic rail covers the fore end and is suitable for mounting the shooter’s choice accessory in addition to the back up iron sight (BUIS) offered standard on the rifle. The LE901-16S features a black Vltor buttstock and comes with two black 20-round Magpul PMAGs.
