Colt LE901 In 7.62x39mm Accidentally Revealed

by Steve Johnson

Published: June 18th, 2013

colt le901 in 7 62x39mm accidentally revealed

Colt posted a photo of Gov. Rick Perry shooting a Colt rifle during a visit to the factory. Whoever posted the photo failed to notice that the rifle being fired by the governor is a not-yet-announced Colt LE901 AR-15 chambered in 7.62x39mm!

Many thanks to Mr Rob Curtis at GearScout for passing this onto me.

#Rifle #Ak #7.62x39mm

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I founded TFB in 2007 and over 10 years worked tirelessly, with the help of my team, to build it up into the largest gun blog online. I retired as Editor in Chief in 2017. During my decade at TFB I was fortunate to work with the most amazing talented writers and genuinely good people!

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Paul Hacker on Jun 20, 2013

Dang Rick gets to play with the new stuff but I don't (and I'm a Texican to!) Oh well, maybe Colt will shaft the unions and come on down here. I'd be happy of ALL of them come down here.

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Idahoguy101 on Aug 03, 2013

Hasn't Colt sold 7.62x39 AR15's in the past?

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- LilWolfy on Nov 10, 2014
  
  @idahoguy101 Colt is the original developer of the 7.62x39 Sporter AR15 in the 1980's. Other companies ignored Colt's research, and thought they could just spec a bolt with .223 rim diameter-based bolt face depth, which is a major problem for extractors.
  Alexander Arms looked very closely at Colt's RDT&E on the 7.62x39 when working on the 50 Beowulf, and went with a bolt specifically designed for the 7.62x39 rim diameter, as well as a purpose-built extractor-both made with very careful metallurgy, certs, testing, and extensive QC.
  That dovetailed nicely for the 6.5 Grendel, as a solid bolt design has already been done.
  
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