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So I just tried some of the Magpul Gen 3 25-round mags and they do not drop free in my LE901-16S. Not exactly sure what's causing the issue; I compared it with a regular Gen 3 20-round mag which does drop free, and I see no dimensional differences.
Might just be my rifle, but something to keep in mind if you go for the 25 rounders. |
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Originally Posted By Noskov:
So I just tried some of the Magpul Gen 3 25-round mags and they do not drop free in my LE901-16S. Not exactly sure what's causing the issue; I compared it with a regular Gen 3 20-round mag which does drop free, and I see no dimensional differences. Might just be my rifle, but something to keep in mind if you go for the 25 rounders. View Quote those 25 rounders are finicky in every rifle I have seen people try to use them in |
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So I looked through my FFL dealer's catalog from Big Rock Sports and I noticed the Colt AR901 is marked discontinued. So has Colt dropped the AR901 from it's lineup?
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Originally Posted By Postal0311:
This guy is right. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Postal0311:
Originally Posted By Noskov:
I've only seen them with the Colt marked Troy sights. Because of the height of the rail not too many backup iron sights will work with it, at least from what I read. This guy is right. I got to look at a LE901-16S today that, despite the picture on the website it was ordered from, had a Troy rear site. |
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Figured this is the place to ask. I recently bought a FDE LE901-16se. Are there any smiths out there who have the tools ect to pull the 901 barrel. I want to get it ball milled.
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Originally Posted By jkirkon:
I think Adco can do it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By jkirkon:
Originally Posted By gentlemanfarmer:
Figured this is the place to ask. I recently bought a FDE LE901-16se. Are there any smiths out there who have the tools ect to pull the 901 barrel. I want to get it ball milled. I think Adco can do it. how about the version with the conventional forend? I asked my questions on the SBR forum, but the Colt fans here may have more answers: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_51/456781_.html&page=1&anc=4487420#i4487420 if I was to chop either version to 12.5, does that clear the current gas block? |
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Originally Posted By Quake_Guy:
how about the version with the conventional forend? I asked my questions on the SBR forum, but the Colt fans here may have more answers: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_51/456781_.html&page=1&anc=4487420#i4487420 if I was to chop either version to 12.5, does that clear the current gas block? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Quake_Guy:
Originally Posted By jkirkon:
Originally Posted By gentlemanfarmer:
Figured this is the place to ask. I recently bought a FDE LE901-16se. Are there any smiths out there who have the tools ect to pull the 901 barrel. I want to get it ball milled. I think Adco can do it. how about the version with the conventional forend? I asked my questions on the SBR forum, but the Colt fans here may have more answers: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_51/456781_.html&page=1&anc=4487420#i4487420 if I was to chop either version to 12.5, does that clear the current gas block? I'll check mine tomorrow when I get home to be sure, but I believe it will. Colt was supposed to offer a factory 13" SBR LE901, but it didn't materialize. |
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Originally Posted By Quake_Guy:
how about the version with the conventional forend? I asked my questions on the SBR forum, but the Colt fans here may have more answers: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_51/456781_.html&page=1&anc=4487420#i4487420 if I was to chop either version to 12.5, does that clear the current gas block? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Quake_Guy:
Originally Posted By jkirkon:
Originally Posted By gentlemanfarmer:
Figured this is the place to ask. I recently bought a FDE LE901-16se. Are there any smiths out there who have the tools ect to pull the 901 barrel. I want to get it ball milled. I think Adco can do it. how about the version with the conventional forend? I asked my questions on the SBR forum, but the Colt fans here may have more answers: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_51/456781_.html&page=1&anc=4487420#i4487420 if I was to chop either version to 12.5, does that clear the current gas block? Sorry for the delay. It appears you have plenty of meat in front of the gas block to cut your LE901 back to 12.5". https://www.dropbox.com/s/ujaxgej9wvgmtm2/Photo%20Jan%2014%2C%2009%2033%2052.jpg?dl=0 |
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Pulling the barrels apparently a big problem on these. FYI, ADCO said they would try but no guarantees. IF someone is able to pull the barrel successfully please let me know. The gun is awesome but the lack of LEGO-ability in a LEGO AR world sucks.
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Originally Posted By gentlemanfarmer:
Pulling the barrels apparently a big problem on these. FYI, ADCO said they would try but no guarantees. IF someone is able to pull the barrel successfully please let me know. The gun is awesome but the lack of LEGO-ability in a LEGO AR world sucks. View Quote Pretty sure Ken over at SAW can do it. It won't be cheap, but you can rest assured it will be done correct and with perfection. |
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SAW won't mess with them. You would think someone would buy/build a barrel removal tool and offer that service. I love the rifle, but the proprietary parts and resulting lack of spares / service is annoying. Were I to do it again, would probably go with a more conventional design.
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Originally Posted By vicpapa:
SAW won't mess with them. You would think someone would buy/build a barrel removal tool and offer that service. I love the rifle, but the proprietary parts and resulting lack of spares / service is annoying. Were I to do it again, would probably go with a more conventional design. View Quote Agree- Colt hit a homerun on these.......almost. Keeping the tinkerers off their gun keeps 50% of serious ar owners out buying other companies product. Does anybody do custom barrel work on these????????? Also my gun does not suppress well which would be easily fixable if you could pull the barrel. I want to put a proof barrel and adjustable gasblock on this puppy so bad. |
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I have an AR901. I removed the rail to send over to ADCO for barrel reprofiling. I had sent this upper to ADCO a few weeks ago in the hopes that they could remove the barrel the same way they have done other 901s. Unfortunately, they were not able to remove the barrel. They said that this is a different barrel nut that they have not seen before. They returned the upper back to me at their cost.
I contacted Colt to find out anything that I could. They do not have a part number, nor do they sell a barrel nut wrench specific for the AR901. They also would not allow me to send them the upper to have them remove the barrel for me, so that I may then send to ADCO for reprofiling and then back to Colt for reassembly. They were also not willing to disclose much information about the pin on the underside of the barrel extension area. I am trying to find out if I can have a custom barrel nut wrench made. But before I do that, I wanted to understand a little bit more about the purpose of the silver pin underneath the barrel nut, as seen in the pictures below. Have any of you seen this before? What is the purpose of this pin? Is the barrel nut pinned in place? (this would suck) Do the other 901s also have this pin? Thanks for any information you can provide. [Images removed due to Photobucket no longer being free.] |
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There is a picture floating around of a "902-16" with a long modular handguard.
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For those that are interested, Arrington Accuracy Works makes a Colt LE901 barrel nut wrench. They are $119.00. I hope that the AR901 barrel nut is the same as the LE901. I am sending him a money order tomorrow and will know if it works on the AR901 rifle soon. I'll let you guys know.
Phil from AAW said the following: "I believe I'm the only guy making the armored wrenches, any things you can do I'll appreciate it. I bought a Le901 an built the tool to take it apart so I know it works There are tricks to taking 901s apart good penetrating oil on barrel nut and barrel Joint for one let it set 24hrs" I told him I would let you guys know to give him business. |
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BF_1, Thanks for the info. I'll give AWW some business if he has a wrench that works and a little more for some "Tips and Tricks" for taking the 901 apart. Let us know how it works out....
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Originally Posted By vicpapa:
BF_1, Thanks for the info. I'll give AWW some business if he has a wrench that works and a little more for some "Tips and Tricks" for taking the 901 apart. Let us know how it works out.... View Quote I'm glad I could help. Just a SITREP regarding the AAW barrel nut wrench for LE901s and AR901s. Instead of sending AAW a money order for the wrench, he offered to take my AR901 upper and make sure that the LE901 wrench worked. He said that if it didnt work, that he would machine one for me for this model to "make it right". I sent him my entire upper receiver w/o handguard. He got it in last Thursday and immediately emailed to notify me that the LE901 wrench works on the AR901, so the barrel nuts are the same. He said he was going to machine a vise block so that he could pin the upper and remove the barrel for me. He was able to remove the barrel the following day. I sent him payment for the wrench and he will return the upper with the barrel loosely fitted along with the wrench. Phil from AAW is A+ to deal with, super nice over the phone, and fully deserves our business. He went above and beyond to make sure the wrench worked and I could remove the barrel. He was even willing to make me a custom wrench. What an outstanding guy and business!!!! He should be receiving payment on Monday and I will have the upper/barrel/wrench in soon after. I'll post pictures when I can. My barrel is then going to ADCO for reprofiling to a lightweight contour. |
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ID & OD & number of teeth of each wrench please.
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Great we are finally getting somewhere. I wonder if colt would sell a 901 barrel extension?
I want to put a proof barrel and adjustable gas block on mine. Anybody got theirs to suppress well. Mine will not do it with any carrier/spring combo. It has a weird double feed thing every 3 rounds or so. I still love my marc though, Its pretty accurate, light and reliable. I got one of the FDE guns which I guess were discontinued by colt |
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I run a 901S and a 901SE with a Surefire Socom Mini. No issues here.
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Anybody got theirs to suppress well.
Does anyone know if the Gemtech 7.62 Suppressed Bolt Carrier will work on the 901? Gemtech |
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Originally Posted By RumbleTruck:
Anybody got theirs to suppress well. Does anyone know if the Gemtech 7.62 Suppressed Bolt Carrier will work on the 901? Gemtech View Quote Just like in my post above yours, both of my 901s run great suppressed. No, the Gemtech bolt carrier wont work. |
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My gun chokes hard suppressed with a saker and omega.
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Mine runs better with the 762sdn6 attached. Always had short stroke issues without the can with everything but DPMS mags. I've got one of the early ones that probably should have gone back to Colt. Probably isn't completely broken in yet .
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valheru21:"The argument, "this gun won't go down in value," is used to convince the wife that you are not making a bad financial decision when purchasing a firearm. You're not ACTUALLY supposed to ever sell the gun."
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I will be joining the 901 family shortly! Just closed a deal on a 901-16SE recently (newer MARC 901 style). Will be mine soon enough. I'll make sure and post pics when I get it.
Any word on what's happening with the 901 overall? The -18SE model disappeared from the Colt website a while ago (did they ever even release any?), and now last week the -16S disappeared from the Colt site as well, leaving only the -16SE. Looks like the conversion kit is out of stock pretty much everywhere with no ETA as well... thank God mine's coming with one. Hoping Colt eventually does more uppers for it. I'd love a 20" DMR upper or something along those lines. |
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It looks like the SE is replacing the S.
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Does anyone have info on this? Is the 901 platform or simply the 16SE being discontinued?
Last Production run of the LE901-16SE |
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Originally Posted By Frost7:
Interesting if they really are killing the cheapo entry model. Maybe it's not selling as well as they expected. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Frost7:
Originally Posted By Postal0311:
It looks like the SE is replacing the S. Interesting if they really are killing the cheapo entry model. Maybe it's not selling as well as they expected. The S is the full railed original version. The SE is the modular hand guard. I'm saying it looks like the modular one is replacing the older full rail model. |
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Originally Posted By Postal0311:
The S is the full railed original version. The SE is the modular hand guard. I'm saying it looks like the modular one is replacing the older full rail model. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Postal0311:
Originally Posted By Frost7:
Originally Posted By Postal0311:
It looks like the SE is replacing the S. Interesting if they really are killing the cheapo entry model. Maybe it's not selling as well as they expected. The S is the full railed original version. The SE is the modular hand guard. I'm saying it looks like the modular one is replacing the older full rail model. Gotcha. On the current version, Colt is (or was, before it disappeared from the site) using -16S to refer to the $500 cheaper model with the cylindrical hand guards, so I thought you meant that. Originally Posted By patriot_man:
Does anyone have info on this? Is the 901 platform or simply the 16SE being discontinued? Last Production run of the LE901-16SE Jeez, I hope not. I just got mine and I haven't been happier with a new gun in my life except for maybe when I first bought my M9 Commercial. Great rifle. Although it doesn't have the conversion kit or Vortex as advertised on the EE, so I'm having to buy those, but that's another story. Last time I use the EE for an expensive purchase. It's possible Arms Unlimited is doing that thing every HK dealer does every year when HK finishes their limited run of Mark 23s they do each year. "Final production run of the Mark 23!" What they don't say is that's the final one for the year and they're always back the next year. |
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The LE901-16S was the original
-SE the modular rail. The AR901-16S is the cheaper one. Now if I could get a LE902, I'd sell both my 901s. |
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Anyone know where you can get more handguard screws for the 901? Got some extra rails via Brownells and figured they'd come with screws... they did not. I've been looking around but haven't found anything.
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valheru21:"The argument, "this gun won't go down in value," is used to convince the wife that you are not making a bad financial decision when purchasing a firearm. You're not ACTUALLY supposed to ever sell the gun."
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Originally Posted By Frost7:
Jeez, I hope not. I just got mine and I haven't been happier with a new gun in my life except for maybe when I first bought my M9 Commercial. Great rifle. Although it doesn't have the conversion kit or Vortex as advertised on the EE, so I'm having to buy those, but that's another story. Last time I use the EE for an expensive purchase. It's possible Arms Unlimited is doing that thing every HK dealer does every year when HK finishes their limited run of Mark 23s they do each year. "Final production run of the Mark 23!" What they don't say is that's the final one for the year and they're always back the next year. View Quote That's what I'm hoping. Does anyone know if the AR-901 upper uses all the same components minus the monolithic receiver? i.e. barrel, BCG? Secondly, how are you guys affixing the upper in a vise in order to change muzzle devices? |
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Originally Posted By patriot_man:
That's what I'm hoping. Does anyone know if the AR-901 upper uses all the same components minus the monolithic receiver? i.e. barrel, BCG? Secondly, how are you guys affixing the upper in a vise in order to change muzzle devices? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By patriot_man:
Originally Posted By Frost7:
Jeez, I hope not. I just got mine and I haven't been happier with a new gun in my life except for maybe when I first bought my M9 Commercial. Great rifle. Although it doesn't have the conversion kit or Vortex as advertised on the EE, so I'm having to buy those, but that's another story. Last time I use the EE for an expensive purchase. It's possible Arms Unlimited is doing that thing every HK dealer does every year when HK finishes their limited run of Mark 23s they do each year. "Final production run of the Mark 23!" What they don't say is that's the final one for the year and they're always back the next year. That's what I'm hoping. Does anyone know if the AR-901 upper uses all the same components minus the monolithic receiver? i.e. barrel, BCG? Secondly, how are you guys affixing the upper in a vise in order to change muzzle devices? Any "reaction rod" (Geissele), barrel extension for muzzle device removal tool (Knights) will work. Brownells offers one too. l |
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valheru21:"The argument, "this gun won't go down in value," is used to convince the wife that you are not making a bad financial decision when purchasing a firearm. You're not ACTUALLY supposed to ever sell the gun."
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Originally Posted By 1811GNR:
Any "reaction rod" (Geissele), barrel extension for muzzle device removal tool (Knights) will work. Brownells offers one too. l View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 1811GNR:
Originally Posted By patriot_man:
Originally Posted By Frost7:
Jeez, I hope not. I just got mine and I haven't been happier with a new gun in my life except for maybe when I first bought my M9 Commercial. Great rifle. Although it doesn't have the conversion kit or Vortex as advertised on the EE, so I'm having to buy those, but that's another story. Last time I use the EE for an expensive purchase. It's possible Arms Unlimited is doing that thing every HK dealer does every year when HK finishes their limited run of Mark 23s they do each year. "Final production run of the Mark 23!" What they don't say is that's the final one for the year and they're always back the next year. That's what I'm hoping. Does anyone know if the AR-901 upper uses all the same components minus the monolithic receiver? i.e. barrel, BCG? Secondly, how are you guys affixing the upper in a vise in order to change muzzle devices? Any "reaction rod" (Geissele), barrel extension for muzzle device removal tool (Knights) will work. Brownells offers one too. l Thanks! |
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Originally Posted By patriot_man:
Originally Posted By 1811GNR:
Originally Posted By patriot_man:
Originally Posted By Frost7:
Jeez, I hope not. I just got mine and I haven't been happier with a new gun in my life except for maybe when I first bought my M9 Commercial. Great rifle. Although it doesn't have the conversion kit or Vortex as advertised on the EE, so I'm having to buy those, but that's another story. Last time I use the EE for an expensive purchase. It's possible Arms Unlimited is doing that thing every HK dealer does every year when HK finishes their limited run of Mark 23s they do each year. "Final production run of the Mark 23!" What they don't say is that's the final one for the year and they're always back the next year. That's what I'm hoping. Does anyone know if the AR-901 upper uses all the same components minus the monolithic receiver? i.e. barrel, BCG? Secondly, how are you guys affixing the upper in a vise in order to change muzzle devices? Any "reaction rod" (Geissele), barrel extension for muzzle device removal tool (Knights) will work. Brownells offers one too. l Thanks! The Knights tool is stepped, since it also works for the SR15 and it's E3 barrel extension and the Colt 901 has a shorter bolt path upper than a SR25/AR10, the smaller diameter part of the shaft has to be shimmed to stabilize in the 901 upper. A 30mm to 1 inch scope ring reducer works perfectly. It will make sense if you try one but the only reason to do so is if you also have an SR15. |
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valheru21:"The argument, "this gun won't go down in value," is used to convince the wife that you are not making a bad financial decision when purchasing a firearm. You're not ACTUALLY supposed to ever sell the gun."
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Originally Posted By 1811GNR:
The Knights tool is stepped, since it also works for the SR15 and it's E3 barrel extension and the Colt 901 has a shorter bolt path upper than a SR25/AR10, the smaller diameter part of the shaft has to be shimmed to stabilize in the 901 upper. A 30mm to 1 inch scope ring reducer works perfectly. It will make sense if you try one but the only reason to do so is if you also have an SR15. View Quote So would the Geissele reaction rod work with the 901 without doing anything extra? I'm wanting to swap out the muzzle device that came on my used 901 for the original Vortex soon. |
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The model for the AR10 should work.
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valheru21:"The argument, "this gun won't go down in value," is used to convince the wife that you are not making a bad financial decision when purchasing a firearm. You're not ACTUALLY supposed to ever sell the gun."
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