re: Are Colt AR's really worth the money or is it just a rollmark that people pay for?

I wouldn't I would mix match good components when they go on sale say a complete upper from BCM or LMT or rainier armsRainier arms or daniel defenseand a cheap lower from psa. Shoot buy two or three lowers for under 250 a pop and u can put some upper when u want to give one to your wife or fam and they can't find any. And this week be a million times better then those $1400 complete plastic crap


Right now psa has some im looking at that are 199.

Over all you will spend about the same bet have better quality parts i personally love the 15" heat shield(free floated barrel) kmr style way lighter and zero chance of burning mentoring gear when you stuff when you set it down or it rubs your legs when walking. Way with the money imo of your going to spend 1400

General consensus is that they are now very overpriced.

I had a 6920 for a while that was a great rifle. Sold it for a nice profit when colt quit selling civilian for a while.

I think the FN15 patrol rifle is what you get if you want an as-issued-minus-giggleswitch AR These days.

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Just looked up my dad's SP1 serial number. It was manufactured in 1977.

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Does it have the heavier barrel? Those were a couple hundred bucks more expensive, and a good bit heavier. Mine is just the thin barrel one. I bought it around 84 or 85 and it has the rounded handguard like the A-2. I really like the older style better.

[quote]Just looked up my dad's SP1 serial number. It was manufactured in 1977.

Colt SP1's bring good money to collectors. The originals had a larger front receiver pivot pin with screw slots. Earlier AR15-a2 green box guns with preban features- bayonet lug, slab side receiver (no fence around mag button) and no receiver block also are collectable. In the modern market any name brand should be a good shooter. Surf Gunbroker and see the prices of the older Colts. AR should stand for America's Rifle; one of the funnest rifles to shoot. So easy a caveman can shoot it and shoot it well.

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Does it have the heavier barrel?

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I'm not sure. I don't know much about ARs as I've only shot two different ones, this one and one other that my uncle built, and never built one myself, so I don't have anything to compare the barrel to.

Look out near the flash suppressor, you should see some stamps there on the barrel. For example, mine says C MP Chrome Bore.

I've come to the Conclusion that Chrome bore barrels are kind of a must have for a true SHTF gun.

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Yeah chrome bore is the best for longevity will last forever unless your shooting a lot and will outload all other barrels despite some people saying they are less accurate all modern upper are generally very accurate with very tight tolerance

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Accuracy certainly hasn't been an issue with mine. It's always been a tack driver.

I've got a 6920LE NIB that I've had for over 20 years. I can't say anything about the quality or if it's worth more.

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I've come to the Conclusion that Chrome bore barrels are kind of a must have for a true SHTF gun.

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Nitride is as good or better unless you’re talking about a machine gun. If you shoot out any gun barrel in some Mad Max scenario you’ll have more guns than you can count.