That sporter lightweight would be laughed at today but it was a fine little gun. I wish they still made it with an A1 upper.
Category Archives: Colt
Vintage Colt 9mm AR15
Colt AR-15A2 Review In SWAT Magazine September 1984
September 1984 SWAT magazine review of the new Colt AR-15A2 rifle.
Colt AR-15 Evolution Display
Colt AR-15 Evolution display at the 2017 Colt Collectors Convention in St. Louis, MO.
Colt Woodsman; John Browning’s American Made .22 Semi Auto Pistol With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
Today’s video features The Colt Woodsman, originally marketed as the .22 Target from Colt. Hope you enjoy the examples presented and the discussion on America’s .22 semi auto pistol.
Assorted Colt Rifle Camo Patterns
The Colt firearms in these photos belong to a friend of mine and fellow collector. You get a look at various finishes/camouflage patterns used by Colt over the years. Here is his description… “The top rifle is a new acquisition and is a hunting camo made by ‘Vista’. Serial states it was a Colt VPContinue reading “Assorted Colt Rifle Camo Patterns”
Colt AR15 Triple Deuce
Did you know Colt made a few variants of the AR15 in the .222 Remington round? Mainly export models usually to get around odd laws about “military calibers” There are versions in the SP1 configuration, the SPII versions with a mix of A1 and A2 parts and in rifles that are more or less “A2″s.Continue reading “Colt AR15 Triple Deuce”
The Colt 7.62X39 Carbine (R6830) Test & Review
In 1993 Col introduced a new caliber into its AR15 line up. The gun was marketed as a hunters carbine chambered in 7.62×39 a round more or less identical to the .30-30 WCF. The R6830 was a 16 inch barreled carbine . The barrel is not really what we think of as “lightweight ” theseContinue reading “The Colt 7.62X39 Carbine (R6830) Test & Review”
2017/2018 Colt Law Enforcement Designated Marksmanship Rifle (DMR) Prototype
Colt & the .400 Winchester Magnum
Some of the development update articles from that era (1962-1963) written by both Elmer Keith in Guns & Ammo and Duke Roberts in Gun World give the distinct impression that the early development of the .41 Magnum originally centered on a .40 caliber cartridge, and not .41 caliber. Why did they change from .40 toContinue reading “Colt & the .400 Winchester Magnum”
Scattered Shots 