New Colt "Piston Carbine" Monolithic Upper - 6940P now shipping from Hartford!

[Col. Colt]

Colt first offered the US Military a Piston system AR back in the 1960's, but the Army did not see a need at that time for the original M16. Times have changed , ARs have gotten shorter and deployments are now in dust and sand, not jungle.

Now, it seems, everyone has else jumped on the AR piston bandwagon - and so Colt is now marketing a new design piston carbine, the new Model 6940P. You may argue the need for a piston, but you can get one from Colt now, if that's what you want. And since it was likely developed as a deployable, up to date weapon for the US Military as it's first consideration - it should be a good one. If adopted, it will become the new Standard in ARs.

DSG Arms, among others, shows it on their website at $1825.00. (I don't know them, or promote them, just listing the site for a photo.) I'm sure they will be hard to get initially, but you can add it to your want list, anyway! CC

[John Sukey]

Something they should have made from the start.

[Col. Colt]

They designed it and offered a piston system to the Army during Vietnam - and the US Army said "No", it's unnecessary. And generally, the Army has been right about that. Until you shorten the gun from 20" to 14.5", and use full auto a lot, and then throw in a lot of sand.........

It took Colt 20 years to get the Military to accept that a stronger extractor spring was a good idea. If your primary customer won't accept your changes, you kind of have to build what they want....... Getting Any change through the Government Bureaucracy is not a simple task. You are under a firm contract - and until the contract specs are changed, you are obligated to follow them. CC