Colt LE6940 AR-15
The Colt LE6940 Monolithic Advanced Law Enforcement Carbine, an upgrade of the 6920, have started popping up for sale. The rifle features Colt’s new monolithic upper receiver. This 1-piece receiver is machined from aluminum billet and includes a full length rail.
Photos from Gunbroker auction
The LE6940 has a 16.1″ free-floating, barrel, MaTech back-up rear iron sight and gas block mounted front sight. The rifles pictured are semi-automatic, but I am sure Colt will produce a variant with a rock-and-roll switch for law enforcement.
Bottom rail detaches from monolithic upper receiver (from Gunbroker)
The Colt name does not come cheap, although neither do monolithic receivers, and if you can find one for sale it will probably cost you $2400-$2800. It does come with two 20 round magazines and a sling … if that makes the price easier to swallow.
Some more photos:
OMG not another AR!!!!
I like monolithic receivers but they tend to be on the heavy side. Great for accuracy tho.
Nick,
AR15 prints money. It’s like you own your own money printing press.
June 5,2009 Just purchased a Le 6940 quality is exceptional the best ive seen in Ar-15 at any price. My understanding this rifle was made for the military and Law Enforcement,it shows. For iron sights they are very adequate,use to have s Sigarms556 iron sights were terrible.The LE 6940
feels good handles nice all around i believe the expression is its “THE BEST
OF THE BEST.
Shop around before you buy they are going to be hard to get but prices vary$1800.00 to $2600.00 . I lucked out i know a dealer i paid $1800.00
and worth every penny. Being military i can see if in Afganistan this is the
rifle for close quarters operation.
may have to upgrade from my 6920 LEO Colt. The new Ruger SLR .223 AR Rifle looks nice also though.
I got this gun for $1,700 new at a great gun shop that my dad and I visit, love this rifle, I really is the best of the best! The only upgrade needed is the gas piston conversion kit and you have a $3,100 H&k 416 rifle, haha.
Man, I love guns…
I just got my LE 6940 today for $1649. Box had never been opened yet.
Can’t wait to get out behind the house and do some shooting. Much nicer than the other AR/M4 variants i had looked at before i bought this gun.
I paid sticker price at the local gun shop and they threw in a cheap hard case too.
I’ve had mine for about a month now and shot approx. 500 rounds. So far this rifle works fantastic. I would definately shop around though. I picked mine up at a local dealer unopened for 1,425.00. It had a 2,000.00 price tag on it. From what I understand Colt does not have an MSRP so it’s pretty much up to the dealer to decide what to charge. My dealer said he was making 100.00 dollars on the deal and I would say that has to be at least close to true.
Just ordered my LE6940.Although I’m way behind on these other postings, paid $1,475.00 for a package deal. Guess they’ve been out for a little while, but I was still seeing offers above(!) $2,000.00,..incredible.The “hit” people take when they don’t shop around.Guess I thought I needed another railed rifle behind my M&P15T and the Robinson XCR(which I haven’t had the chance to try out yet. Sooo lookin’ forward to the Colt. Guess I’ll have to start selling off 2-3 to make room for my ‘favorites’..
To whom it may concern;
In May of 2009 I purchased a LE 6940. The quality is exceptional without question the best I’ve seen in AR-15 at just about any price. My understanding this rifle was made for the military and Law Enforcement, you can tell. The LE 6940 feels good, handles like a dream and is a nice all around rifle; I believe one could say “THE BEST OF THE BEST.”
Look around; I have seen them going for al low as 1700 bucks and das high as 2700 bucks. I lucked out and got mine for just 1795.00.
Since then I’ve replace the iron sights with a Red dot scope and gotten larger magazines, even a C-Mag.
The ability to shoot either .223 or 5.56 without hurting the gun is wonderful.
Tom
i just picked up a LE6940, my first ar15 rifle. paid $1460.00 out the door. after comparing the LE6940 to other AR rifles, i feel the LE6940 is a better buy. you might pay a little bit more than other basic AR’s, but for what the LE6940 comes with, the LE6940 is a better deal in the long run. i will end up spending less with the LE6940 than trying to bring another AR up to my specs.