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Posted: 7/20/2023 8:34:46 PM EDT
Heads up for those interested:
https://www.tnarmoryandoutdoorsupply.com/products/colt-6940-p-5106  Attached File
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TX, USA
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Posted: 7/20/2023 10:30:49 PM EDT
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May be worth it to pay the extra $25 plus tax on gb for the extra nice ones if youre gonna pony up $1500 for the rifle anyways (no pun intended)
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Posted: 7/20/2023 10:44:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DTOWN_MJ: May be worth it to pay the extra $25 plus tax on gb for the extra nice ones if youre gonna pony up $1500 for the rifle anyways (no pun intended) Agreed. |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 9:51:27 PM EDT
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Man if I wasn't already in the hole 3k for some Colt prototype stuff, I would buy another 6940P.
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Posted: 7/21/2023 10:15:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Minuteman1636: Man if I wasn't already in the hole 3k for some Colt prototype stuff, I would buy another 6940P. It's a chronic condition, most certainly.  |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 10:18:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TGWLDR: It's a chronic condition, most certainly. Chronic stupidity on my part. I repeat the same mistake (buying) over and over and over.  |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 10:54:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Minuteman1636: Chronic stupidity on my part. I repeat the same mistake (buying) over and over and over. More 6940-Ps will show up. More than likely the stuff you are buying won’t ever show up again |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 10:56:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By aeyoung: More 6940-Ps will show up. More than likely the stuff you are buying won’t ever show up again Right...and my drug dealer keeps dangling opportunities in front of me. Lol |
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Posted: 7/25/2023 10:23:45 PM EDT
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Was there ever a 6940P upper in a 10.3" or 11.5" barrel?
Sven Manticore Arms |
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Posted: 7/25/2023 10:29:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TGWLDR]
[#9]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Manticore_Arms: Was there ever a 6940P upper in a 10.3" or 11.5" barrel? Sven Manticore Arms Shows what I know. 
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Posted: 7/25/2023 10:52:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Minuteman1636]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Manticore_Arms: Was there ever a 6940P upper in a 10.3" or 11.5" barrel? Sven Manticore Arms Here is catalog evidence of 14.5" and 16.1". Having said that, I have never seen a 14.5" 6940P upper receiver in person or on the secondary market. The select fire 14.5" piston was the P0923. The 16.1" semi-only piston was the LE6940P. The 16.1" select-fire was P0977 14.5 inch- 2010  Attached File16.1 inch- 2011  Attached File16.1 inch and 14.5 inch- 2012  Attached File |
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ITA
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Posted: 7/26/2023 12:45:15 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Frens]
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Originally Posted By Manticore_Arms: Was there ever a 6940P upper in a 10.3" or 11.5" barrel? Sven Manticore Arms IIRC the early SCW on display in various gun shows had a 10.3 piston upper. Btw some are issued to Italian SF 
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Posted: 7/26/2023 5:18:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Minuteman1636: Here is catalog evidence of 14.5" and 16.1". Having said that, I have never seen a 14.5" 6940P upper receiver in person or on the secondary market. The select fire 14.5" piston was the P0923. The 16.1" semi-only piston was the LE6940P. The 16.1" select-fire was P0977 14.5 inch- 2010 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/336740/20230725_214202_jpg-2898043.JPG 16.1 inch- 2011 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/336740/20230725_214414_jpg-2898044.JPG 16.1 inch and 14.5 inch- 2012 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/336740/20230725_214558_jpg-2898045.JPG Interesting man, thanks for that info. I had no idea. |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 9/4/2023 8:06:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: hker71]
[#13]
I picked one up as an impulse purchase and was pleasantly surprised the barrel is the SOCOM profile. I kinda like it. I had a department issued 6945 briefly so I knew I already liked the monolithic rail.
It doesn’t appear to have been fired much and there aren’t too many dings. There is a laser engraved rack number on the trigger guard. No other department marks. I will say it was probably the filthiest firearm I have ever seen and I was a department armorer for 20 years. Whichever agency owned these did not clean off the preservative oil before it was used. It took me hours to clean it off because it was basically like lacquer. Overall I know I should have paid less (the prices dropped the day after I bought mine), but I like it. |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 8:16:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hker71: I picked one up as an impulse purchase and was pleasantly surprised the barrel is the SOCOM profile. To my knowledge, all 6940P's had SOCOM barrels. As a side note, I spoke with a gentleman recently who said his organization traded in about 200 6940P's within the last year to a distributor. So, the recent influx of so many 6940P's appearing on Gun Broker could be related to that turn-in. |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 9/4/2023 8:48:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: hker71]
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I didn’t know about the barrel profile prior to purchasing it. Thanks for the info.
I kinda thought about getting two so I had a source for spare parts but I had spent enough. |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 8:55:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Minuteman1636: To my knowledge, all 6940P's had SOCOM barrels. All that I've seen are. |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:46:32 AM EDT
[#17]
I really appreciate the knowledge I get from this website. I’m always looking to learn and improve my knowledge.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:21:20 PM EDT
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It's getting temping now that price is dropping on those 6940P's
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/7/2023 2:38:01 PM EDT
[#19]
Yep $1075 on gunbroker ones. The prices have tanked on these
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Posted: 9/7/2023 2:43:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DTOWN_MJ: Yep $1075 on gunbroker ones. The prices have tanked on these If I have learned correctly, there were 200 to 225 of these traded in by a security agency to a distributor. So, there are many for the seller to move. |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 9/7/2023 3:37:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DTOWN_MJ: Yep $1075 on gunbroker ones. The prices have tanked on these AR prices have really dropped in the last few months, if they go below 1k I just may have to get one. |
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USA
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Posted: 9/8/2023 4:02:46 PM EDT
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I've been watching the the P's online and they don't seem to be selling at $1200. They're used rifles and the "piston AR craze" is about has hot as the "40SW craze" which is to say "cold".
I'd like to have a P just because, but wouldn't pay more than $1k for a minty used gun. |
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Posted: 9/8/2023 5:37:02 PM EDT
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What do you all think about having one of these cut down, maybe to 11.5?
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AR, USA
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Posted: 9/9/2023 2:14:42 PM EDT
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Picked mine up today! Like it enough that I just ordered another one.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 9/9/2023 3:42:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jeep: Picked mine up today! Like it enough that I just ordered another one. Did you order from the website or pick one from the GB ads? |
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Posted: 9/9/2023 3:45:35 PM EDT
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Tell me about the proprietary parts which wear out on these, and where I can obtain replacements.
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Posted: 9/9/2023 4:30:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KitBuilder: Tell me about the proprietary parts which wear out on these, and where I can obtain replacements. There are not any replacement piston parts available. If something breaks, you have a paperweight. |
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AR, USA
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Posted: 9/9/2023 4:37:40 PM EDT
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Website.
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PA, USA
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Posted: 9/9/2023 4:51:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Minuteman1636: There are not any replacement piston parts available. If something breaks, you have a paperweight. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Minuteman1636: Originally Posted By KitBuilder: Tell me about the proprietary parts which wear out on these, and where I can obtain replacements. There are not any replacement piston parts available. If something breaks, you have a paperweight. Just to add to this, I don’t know what happened or why but, there was a member on here that did indeed have a paperweight due to needing piston rings that were unobtainable and if I remember correctly, direct contact with Colt was no help. |
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Posted: 9/9/2023 4:53:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By oxford411: Just to add to this, I don’t know what happened or why but, there was a member on here that did indeed have a paperweight due to needing piston rings that were unobtainable and if I remember correctly, direct contact with Colt was no help. The 6940P has been long out of production. Colt does not have piston specific parts. |
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Posted: 9/9/2023 7:44:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TGWLDR]
[#31]
Originally Posted By Minuteman1636: There are not any replacement piston parts available. If something breaks, you have a paperweight. Originally Posted By Minuteman1636: The 6940P has been long out of production. Colt does not have piston specific parts. Replacement parts have since been clearanced off by vendors as well. |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 10/11/2023 3:41:05 PM EDT
[#32]
I picked up my 6940P today and noticed it has a H2 buffer, is that normal?
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AR, USA
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Posted: 11/19/2023 10:24:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By securenet: I picked up my 6940P today and noticed it has a H2 buffer, is that normal? Yes |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 11/19/2023 4:01:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jeep: Yes Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jeep: Originally Posted By securenet: I picked up my 6940P today and noticed it has a H2 buffer, is that normal? Yes Thanks!!!! |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2024 12:48:50 PM EDT
[#35]
Just cut mine to 13.8” and P&W a surefire 4 prong…16” just looks to long. Super happy with how it turned out.
 
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Posted: 2/22/2024 5:45:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lt1_sport: Just cut mine to 13.8” and P&W a surefire 4 prong…16” just looks to long. Super happy with how it turned out. https://i.imgur.com/6x9MWpb.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/NSisjYE.png That looks much better |
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