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Posted: 3/5/2012 2:40:14 PM EDT

Hey guys, I am the noob here and to AR's. Got my first AR in the mail today. Colt LE6920 NIB. I love it. I am looking into modifications here on the forums. I am taking it out to the range this weekend with 500 rds to break her in.

http://thepistoldepot.com/mypics/ar1.jpg

http://thepistoldepot.com/mypics/ar2.jpg

http://thepistoldepot.com/mypics/ar3.jpg

Posted: 3/5/2012 2:41:14 PM EDT

[#1]

awesome. looks good. hope you love it and report back with details.

Posted: 3/5/2012 2:41:16 PM EDT

[#2]

Good choice!

Posted: 3/5/2012 2:45:48 PM EDT

[#3]

Oh I will. my ammo is Tul because it was cheap so I know not to blame the gun if its less than perfect. But, I traded for a NIB Glock 27 with a couple of extras so I got a great deal.

Posted: 3/5/2012 2:49:56 PM EDT

[#4]

What do you guys push the pins through with if they are really tight? I oiled them and they are still very snug.

Posted: 3/5/2012 2:53:01 PM EDT

[#5]

Nice rifle. Good way to start the AR collection.

The pins can be a real bear until they break in a bit, I tap them with a rubber mallet if they're stubborn.

Posted: 3/5/2012 2:53:50 PM EDT

[#6]

Couldn't of done better for a first AR!

Just try working the pins back and forth, they'll loosen up. My first AR was a Colt too..not this particular one, but one just like it.
That was almost 38 years ago!

P.S. How did you get it in the mail?

Posted: 3/5/2012 2:55:47 PM EDT

[#7]

Colt!

Posted: 3/5/2012 2:56:29 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
What do you guys push the pins through with if they are really tight? I oiled them and they are still very snug.

They will loosen with use. If you can't push them out with your fingers then you can use a Derlin punch or similar.

Posted: 3/5/2012 3:11:31 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
What do you guys push the pins through with if they are really tight? I oiled them and they are still very snug.

Tip of a 5.56 round.

Posted: 3/5/2012 3:11:59 PM EDT

[#10]

Awesome, you chose wisely :). Congrats!

Posted: 3/5/2012 3:23:42 PM EDT

[#11]

Cool, thanks for the tips. I will work with the pins. I love handling this thing. Its hard to not dump alot of money into Magpul and Troy until after I shoot. I have plans for this gun.

Posted: 3/5/2012 3:28:22 PM EDT

[#12]

you couldn't have picked a better "first" gun. all the colt firearms I have have been flawless.

Posted: 3/5/2012 3:44:56 PM EDT

[#13]

Congratulations on a excellent choice of firearm!!!

What kind of sling do you have in mind?

Congrats are also in order for residing in the Great State of Texas!!!

Posted: 3/5/2012 4:48:53 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Good choice!

This.

Can never go wrong with a COLT.

ETA: I read that you traded a GLOCK for it. I take back what I said.

Posted: 3/5/2012 4:58:15 PM EDT

[#15]

Congrats, nice looking Colt. Have fun shooting it this weekend.

Welcome!

Posted: 3/5/2012 5:05:36 PM EDT

[#16]

Nice to see affordable Colts !
Congrats !

Here's the pin punch I like. There is also a trigger pin punch available.
As stated above, they're made of Delrin which is a high density plastic (leaves no marks).
http://www.adcofirearms.com/itemdetails_.cfm?inventorynumber=1366

In a pinch, take a short piece of chopstick and tap to get the pin started.
Lube the pin's groove once it's out. I like grease, but oil is OK too.

Posted: 3/5/2012 5:30:10 PM EDT

[#17]

COLT! NOTHING ELSE TO SAY !

Posted: 3/7/2012 6:32:54 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

Good choice!

This.

Can never go wrong with a COLT.

ETA: I read that you traded a GLOCK for it. I take back what I said.

lol. I am a dealer. I traded a NIB G27 that I was selling on GunBroker. Not a personal gun. I still have my Glocks.

Posted: 3/7/2012 6:57:58 AM EDT

[#19]

Found an auction on Ebay for a pin pusher and went with that idea and made my own. It is a spent 223 casing with a Delrin Pin epoxy'd into the casing

LINK TO AUCTION

Posted: 3/7/2012 7:15:51 AM EDT

[#20]

excellent choice of EBR rifle, OP!

I am so jealous of all the people buying up the new Colt M4s. I already have a LE6920 I bought in 2009, but I would love to have an M4(A1) marked lower. Too bad Colt doesn't sell stripped lowers. They would make a freakin' fortune.

here's some options for mods. This thread demonstrates how much money one can spend on just one gun.

My 6920

Posted: 3/7/2012 7:17:07 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Hey guys, I am the noob here and to AR's. Got my first AR in the mail today. Colt LE6920 NIB. I love it. I am looking into modifications here on the forums. I am taking it out to the range this weekend with 500 rds to break her in.

http://thepistoldepot.com/mypics/ar1.jpg

http://thepistoldepot.com/mypics/ar2.jpg

http://thepistoldepot.com/mypics/ar3.jpg

you did good.

bought one of the best off the bat!

Enjoy!

Posted: 3/7/2012 7:24:17 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
What do you guys push the pins through with if they are really tight? I oiled them and they are still very snug.

Something pointy.

But seriously if you look at Sinclair international they make nifty little delrin tools to push the pins out.

Posted: 3/7/2012 7:32:01 AM EDT

[#23]

This tool is specifically designed for hard-to-push takedown pins. Available at Brownells.

Posted: 3/7/2012 7:47:42 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
excellent choice of EBR rifle, OP!

I am so jealous of all the people buying up the new Colt M4s. I already have a LE6920 I bought in 2009, but I would love to have an M4(A1) marked lower. Too bad Colt doesn't sell stripped lowers. They would make a freakin' fortune.

here's some options for mods. This thread demonstrates how much money one can spend on just one gun.

My 6920

This gun is not a recent build. The original owner bought two back when Obama was going into office and this one has sat in a safe the whole time. The dates on the box are from during the AWB. It has the LE only markings.

Posted: 3/7/2012 8:05:06 AM EDT

[#25]

Nice

Good choice

Welcome to the addiction.

Posted: 3/8/2012 11:49:21 AM EDT

[#26]

awesome choice

Posted: 3/12/2012 3:55:21 PM EDT

[#27]

I think I might actually get to go shoot this coming weekend if the rain will stay away. I got a wild hair today and took my BCG apart to clean it. It had a sticky oily feeling and had some gooped up white grease in a couple of places. The bolt did not move freely within the carrier either. So, I took her apart and gave her a solvent bath. dried, lubed with Mobil 1 5-30 and put her back together. Her action is slick as glass now. Sorry, no before pics.

http://www.thepistoldepot.com/mypics/bcg1.jpg

http://www.thepistoldepot.com/mypics/bcg2.jpg

http://www.thepistoldepot.com/mypics/bcg3.jpg

Posted: 3/12/2012 4:01:28 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:

Quoted:
excellent choice of EBR rifle, OP!

I am so jealous of all the people buying up the new Colt M4s. I already have a LE6920 I bought in 2009, but I would love to have an M4(A1) marked lower. Too bad Colt doesn't sell stripped lowers. They would make a freakin' fortune.

here's some options for mods. This thread demonstrates how much money one can spend on just one gun.

My 6920

This gun is not a recent build. The original owner bought two back when Obama was going into office and this one has sat in a safe the whole time. The dates on the box are from during the AWB. It has the LE only markings.

Then you got an extra good one.