My response to the new proposed gun bans

[avizpls]

I bought it today. I couldnt afford it, but I traded a few guns that I can replace down the road. I planned on getting one when I graduate, but I dont want to be in a spot where I can afford it, but Johnny Law wont let me buy it. Now I got it, and I'll be damned if I let go of it!

(plus its a colt )

[TonyF]

Congratulations.

[mjd932]

Congrats! Is it a ban-era rifle? I can't see a bayonet lug.

[avizpls]

There is no bayonet lug. Would that make it a pre-ban? I thought that in this configuration, there is no use for a lug, sicne there is no flash suppressor to moint it to.

The SN is CJC003XXX. Maybe you can tell me more about it?

[mjd932]

There is no bayonet lug. Would that make it a pre-ban? I thought that in this configuration, there is no use for a lug, sicne there is no flash suppressor to moint it to.

The SN is CJC003XXX. Maybe you can tell me more about it?

No, it's not pre-ban. Pre-ban means it was made before the '94 assault weapons ban. In between '94 and the AWB sunset they didn't have the flash hider/suppressor or the bayo lug. They've now returned again since they're legal once more.
I don't know much about Colts but that low serial number is cool. Hopefully somebody who is knowledgable can give you some info. Have fun shooting!

[JayBell]

its a 'ban model" , not meaning it was made during the ban necessarily, but Colt has an agreement with the State of CT since the 1992 Colt "bankruptcy" bailout, that they dont sell 'Assault weapons" to the public.

the current made Colt 'assault weapons' still have the LEO or Mil Use only markings on them, and are the only models in the line that actually have the "AR-15" still on them.

Colt dells them to thier LE dealers, who aren't supposed to sell them to peons, but sometimes they get out there, i have a Colt 6520 thats got all LE marks and AR-15 model marks, has the FH, bayolug, and collapsing stock.

thier "ok to public" guns have no FH, no bayo lug, and no collapsing stocks.

Yours is one of these it appears.

its still a quality weapon for sure.

I'm willing to bet it has "Match target" of some kind on the model, and does not say "AR-15' on it at all.
if it has pushpin front and rear takedown pins, you can swap a different upper on easily if you want.
if it has a 2 piece front screw tpe pin, its a little more difficult.

the 16" barrel with no flashhider will result in a significant flash signature in even normal daylight conditions, especially with commercial ammo, you might think about having the barrel threaded and putting a FH on.

bayolug is pretty useless, but neat in a "features" kind of way.

collapsing stock is pretty much a bolt on if you want to get one.

also, Colt uses different pin sizes for their fire control components, so if you break a hammer/trigger/disconnector or one of the pins, you'll need to get the parts from Colt, i'm not sure anybody else sells them.


plus, under standard AW legislation like what expired in 2004, that gun, as it sits, would not be considered a AW for "grandfathering" purposes, as it has only the one "bad' feature...the pistolgrip....the previous ban needed at least 2 of the following on a detachable magazine rifle to qualify as an AW:
flashhider or threaded muzzle
folding collapsing stock
pistolgrip
bayonet lug
grenade launcher

AW ban was pretty much cosmetic y'know.

also, Colts have a great many serial number ranges and prefixes, like MT, CJ, etc etc..so a low swrial number doesn't mean anything.

either way congrats!

[avizpls]

if it has a 2 piece front screw tpe pin, its a little more difficult.

Hmm...how much more difficlut? I thought it would be the same but instead of being a push-pin, I need a regular screw driver. Not that easy?

Also, are you saying I need to add a collapseable stock to make it gand-fatherable?

Who can thread this barrel (its a bit thick I think) and how much would it be?

Thanks for the info.

[ChamberedRound]

Nice work avis. I've been looking at picking up a BUG, but with all the proposed legislation I'm thinking about saying "screw it" and go for the AR now before it becomes too difficult or too expensive to get one.

Decisions, decisions...

[LorDiego01]

GOOD WORK, PATRIOT!!!

[billamj]

Well done Aviz! That is the type of response that we need to send to these folks to wake them up!