Unique Colt LE6320 & Other Police Trade-in AR15 Carbines
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Switching gears a bit, this time we take a look at a couple older Colt AR15s. These carbines were recently traded in by a police department, and now are being sold off as surplus by CDNN down in Texas.
Featured are a LE6520, LE6530, and the quite uncommon and unique LE6320.
CDNN has quite a few versions and variants. Some are common and solid guns, while a few are weird and rare.
Not sure what they have left now, but if you contact them and ask for something specific, they will look to see if they have something like it. If you call, ask for Steve. He was the one who got me this LE6320, which was the variant I was hoping to score.
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Misha is great, his videos always are slower paced and more in depth information wise which I actually like, kind of like that rare teacher you get in school where everyone wants to actually listen to him lol
Thank you for watching. I like to think I wasn't too boring as a teacher lol I tried at least to make things a bit interesting.
Beautiful examples here. I love my old Colt 6520's. I bought 2 of them and the value has gone waaaay up.
Back in 97 I bought my 1st bushmaster rifle, it was labeled Shorty Carbine & it looked just like the second rifle, A2 sights & buttstock, carbine length gas system but no threads on the barrel....I miss that AR
Thank you for watching, cheers.
Thank you for the channel...
Thank you for this, Misha. I love your videos, especially your AR platform ones cause it's my favorite gun off all time!
Colt was probably looking to get rid of excess parts of obsolete variants of the AR15 with those models too, good idea.
Taking advantage of the AR's lego styling, Colt would pretty much let a customer dictate how they wanted their guns built/configured....just as long as they were willing to buy several hundred at a time.
Ozark Bear Arms I am surprised they would keep parts for obsolete configurations for just a few hundred rifles.
Colt's manufacturing is steeped in a bureaucratic culture. What may seem to be obvious common sense on their part is much more likely to have originated from a legal briefing by a law firm.
newdefsys Wow, what a way to do business...
His shirt is fantastic
My first AR-15 was a ban era Colt R6530 aka Sporter Lightweight. It had a 16” pencil profile barrel with a neutered muzzle, no bayonet lug, A2 stock, A2 upper with A2 sights, sear block, two screw pivot pin, and “half moon” BCG. As soon as the AWB sunset I sent out the barrel for threading and swapped the stock out for a telescoping carbine receiver extension and stock.
I agree the A1 sights are better combat sights in most ways. the A2 only offers quick adjustments but it's not needed. the sight pictures are the same.
Thanks much for watching, cheers.
I like the no step on snek sticker on the earmuffs
+Wab Wab haha thanks! - Jay
I wish you guys could get your hands on one of those Chinese AR-15s that have the ribbed handguards, curved, revolver-like pistol grip, hooded front sight, and buttstock with a dip in the middle. I'd like to get one of those to add to a collection.
Corinthian its possible to build a clone
But getting the right parts is what's difficult. Because of the '89 import ban Norinco firearms cannot be obtained legally here in the US, although I'm not sure if that applies to parts such as handguards, buttstocks, pistol grips, and front sights.
Corinthian it doesnt apply to all the parts that matter. Other then the stock set and fore end cap its a standard a1 type ar
Still, I'm not sure if there is anyone who sells the specific parts, I could always go to Retro Arms Works and ask them to make said parts.
Corinthian theres...a few sources
Thanks Mishaco! I always learn something new everytime I watch one of your videos!
Thank you for watching, cheers.
Mishaco, I have a question for you. With your encyclopedia-like knowledge of rifles, what would be your design for a replacement of the M-4 rifle? Would it be long stroke piston, short stroke piston, or direct impingement? Polymer, steel, or aluminum? 5.56mm, 7.62mm, 6.5mm, etc.? I am curious as to what kind of rifle you would design? The best parts or aspects from the best rifles! Thank you Mishaco!
Honestly? I wouldn't do anything, not now at least. Anything the US gov't might adopt to replace the modern M4/M4A1 would only be marginely better at best, so relatively small gains. At least compared with the huge cost in time & money (tax payer dollars remember) that would come with a new weapons system. Its not just the firearms themselves, but also magazines, equipment, accessories/gear, spare parts stockpiles, and retraining all the armorers. And if you were to go to a new caliber, there would be even more to it all. Now this is worth it when the next rifle is a big leap forward, like say it was from the M1903 to the M1 Garand, or yes M14 to M16; but today there's really not a rifle that is vastly superior to the M4.
The M4 is reliable, quite soldier friendly, relatively ergonomic, tried & tested, plenty accurate, easy to mount optics on, easy to reconfigure for different situations, cost effective, and most vets I know respect it & have confidence in their issued weapon.
Hey, its a boat load better than either the L85 or FAMAS still right? hehee
Very Cool Pencil Barrel M4 Model Misha I Love It 😀😊
Oh, and you guys should get your hands on a La France M16K, they had a unique A1 upper that was basically the same, but at the end of the front of the upper is where the front sight was, as a result, the end of the handguards didn't have the front sight.
Corinthian Don’t forget about the La France M14k 🤤with the M60 gas system that was truly special especially since La France Specialties was based in San Diego California 😬
Thank you much for watching. Unfortunately, we don't have any tighs or connections that can get us truely rare/special firearms. We do plan to bring you a complete Type 91 later this year, including proper lower and everything. We have other (hopefully) neat surprises planned too, but sorry nothing ultra amazing. We're still a very small channel and we do what we can, cheers.
John Thomas of Retro Arms Works can hook you up, he specializes in AR platform rifles but does other firearms too, here's his website: retroarmsworks.com/
Thanks for sharing man! I love ARs and these had me drooling
Thanks for watching. Jay kept a LE6520 and we shot it a couple weekends ago. It was a lot of fun and very handy. With Colt probably going through major changes (or simply shutting down) this year, it is good to remember they once built very good quality firearms.
The 6320 appears to me to be a law enforcement version of the 723 export variant.
I remember Colt had some Colts with SDN MEXICO stamps....
What happen to those?
Why didnt Good ol Mexico take the Colts... also CZ had some handguns with the same stamps
Sorry, don't really know that story.
Jose they were made for the federales. They ordered them but never purchased so colt sold them to 2 distributors. One In Pennsylvania and the other in Texas.
There are also SDN MEXICO Fal's made by DSA. I think they still have some, but I didn't buy any because they are of the cast receiver type. Too bad, I think they're really cool
Mexico began making their own assault rifles.
Man, I finally tracked one of these AR6320's for my collection. It's a keeper. Since the Sp-1 was the only game in town when I was a kid, I appreciate the A1 sights and lightweight handling on these. So I still think these are good for KISS. i'm pretty sure this entire run came with M4 stocks, but I have a Colt Fiberlite like yours that I put on and it's weighing in at 5 lb 12 oz. I'm thinking about replacing the half moon BCG with the Colt M4 one I have in my box of goodies. I hate to bugger a limited run LE rifle, but it really needs a pinned 14.5" barrel to be perfect.
thats gonna be my next progect is either a fixed stock carbine or dissapator clone havent decided
FYI..... that is not an A1 grip. A 1 grips had no finger rest at all. True, that Some A1 grips had a glossier finish, but those were very early, and again, no finger rest. I have many early Colt AR-15's with all kind of strange variations. From forward assit oddities to you name it.
Thinkin about gettin one. Thanks bro. Good video.
sure, which style?
Ozark Bear Arms I think I like the AR6520 Colt M4 for 1300.
Hmmm the 6520s we got cost $800.
The price on these is wildly inconsistent. 800 to 2400 lol
Hey its CDNN for ya', thanks for watching.
Those rifles at CDNN are New Mexico State Police Trade in rifles, fyi! The officers that didn't buy back their rifles missed out because they could of owned a treasure for $500. Now this company is selling them for $800-$2500. Talking about not knowing what you have and its worth.
Really interesting to know where these came from. Thanks! The ones we picked up were definitely worth every penny... -Jay
Mishaco They replaced these with the Remington R4.
Sounds like they chose wrong going with the Remington R1 XD. It would have been cheaper and better if they just sold off the uppers and bought new ones to slap onto these cool lowers
I have one that looks like your second rifle with the fixed stock but hat colt m4 hangards. I've often wondered if it was just a mix of old gun parts left over in an armory some where. If you ever get an inch maybe you cold do a video on the "forge" codes. My upper has the broken A. Also is the door on the solid stock plastic?
I pounced on one of the 6520s within an hour of getting the promo email from CDNN that featured them. Mine actually came with mostly dead front and rear XS tritium night sights. Any idea what departments these Colts might have been used by?? Regarding carbines with fixed stocks, I actually like that configuration and my HD AR is set up that way.
does the pencil barrel drift in point of impact after several mags?
They are New Mexico State Police trade in rifles. For OPSEC reasons I won't say how I know but just know they are NMSP rifles. Hope this helps.
I have a Colt LE6920
They are damn good guns.
Can you tell us where/how you became so knowledgeable about firearms? You ROKK!
Thank you much for watching. I talk a bit about my background in the 'Welcome To' channel video. Short answer is, i love researching, learning, and getting as much 1st hand experience as possible. I don't have a particularly cool or interesting background like several of the guys on youtube. Some are amazing in their experiences and I enjoy their channels a lot. I have huge respect for our servicemen and people who have been able to travel the world for studying and research.
Isn’t the collapsable stock,A1 sight (6520 I believe) a semi auto colt 723??
I picked up a police trade in Colt 6520 from Buds, only difference is mine was made in Canada. Do you have any info on these Colts .thanks
just curious, how often do police departments on average sell off or dispose of surplus firearms?
In general? Its not exactly uncommon.
From what ive seen they dump off pistols quite commonly, not shure about rifles
If you look around, you can find a number of LE trade in AR15s and also shotguns (usually Mossbergs or Remingtons).
Will there be more history on Patrol rifles
These are New Mexico State Police trade-in rifles.