Colt Opens New Factory in Florida and Sells ARs in California
Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC (“Colt”) announced that it will open a new firearms production facility in Kissimmee, Florida. Colt’s announcement did not discuss plant closures elsewhere, but we expect that some of Colt’s production (and jobs) will be moved from New England to Florida. Colt’s press release states: “The new 16,000-square foot facility will allow Colt’s Manufacturing Company to expand into new markets and business lines in parallel with the company’s existing 100,000-square-foot facility in Connecticut. Specific information on facility renovations and employee requirements will be determined over the course of the next several months.”
Colt Introduces New California-Compliant ARs
In related news, Colt has introduced a series of California-compliant AR15s. This is good for “black rifle” fans in the Golden State. Colt’s CA-legal ARs include: a 16″ barrel M4 Clone (LE6920CA) with adjustable stock; an Accurized rifle with 24″, 1:8″ twist heavy barrel (CR6724CA), and a “Patrol Rifle” that features Magpul furniture (6920CMP-B). All of Colt’s new California-compliant rifles are test-fired at the factory, and they all have mil-spec barrel, chamber, and bolt carrier group. In addition, Colt’s ARs receive special metal testing. Steve Comus, who reviewed Colt’s new ARs for Western Outdoor News, explains: “There is a magnetic particle inspection test done on all Colt rifles. After a rifle passes the MP (Magnetic Particle) test, MP is stamped on the bolt and barrel, as is C for Colt and MP on barrel. To pass, every single barrel and bolt goes through an over pressure test of 70,000 psi to make sure it can handle high pressure. Colt then takes rifle barrel and bolt and does a magnetic particle test on them. Barrels on mil spec barrels are chrome-lined. Accurized barrels are not chrome-lined.”
CLICK HERE for Full Field-Test of Colt California ARs (12/7/2011). Article from WONews.com.
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I can’t find anything about the differences between the CA compliant rifles/carbines and the “regular” ones. Can someone enlighten me?
Possibly a recorded message that says “guns are bad, you could have hurt someone” after each shot?
“The Pentagon has determined that this item can be deadly” stamped on the magwell?
Actually, seriously, what changes were made?
Editor: Typically, CA-compliant ARs have a modified magwell/magrelease that will not drop a magazine unless a special tool is used. That tool can be a bullet tip — hence the popular “bullet button” system. We’re not sure if Colt is using a “bullet button” or other setup to render this a rifle with a “magazine that requires tools to remove.”
Good grief, Isn’t the 10 round mags in Cal. bad enough! A bullet button system! That is a new one. Couldn’t have made that one up if I tried.
I am glad to see Colt as well as other firearms manufacturers leave these anti gun states. Let these anti gun liberal politicians loose state tax revenue and maybe next time gun control legislation comes up it will make them think before they pass these laws. After all, why produce a product in a state where the product is illegal for sale. The people who manufacture these products cannot even own one. As far as I am concerned colt needs to move all their operations out of New England. Hit these politicians where it hurts – Jobs and tax revenue.