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colt ar 15

ak47-sksak47-sks Member Posts: 86 ✭✭
edited March 2002 in Ask the Experts
I'm trying to find out what year my colt sp1 was made. Is there a list of serial numbers to i d them out there somewhere?
Thanks, riverratt.
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  • ak47-sksak47-sks Member Posts: 86 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Colt AR 15.
    S/N SP1 195xxx
    Can anyone help me with the year of manufacture?
    A1 or A2?
    thank you
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  • ak47-sksak47-sks Member Posts: 86 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have a colt AR with 4 digit serial # (1966 yr.) what i need to know is if the bolt carrier had a C stamp on it like my newer colt's and also did it have a c & k stamp on the upper by and below the rear sight like my 5 digit AR (1976),don't know if they stamped the upper back then. the bbl has a s12 & mp stamp on it & 3prong flash hider ,so i know that is correct.thanks for your responces
    PS HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING DAY TO ALL[:)][:p][:D][^]
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  • ak47-sksak47-sks Member Posts: 86 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I bought an AR 15 before they were banned. It's an older one w/o the forward assist. My intent at the time, was to leave it to my son. He since has four kids, and dosen't want it in his house. He told me over the thanksgiving holiday, to sell or trade it for another gun to add to my collection. Does anyone know what it's worth? Should I try to sell it, or would I be better off to trade.
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  • ak47-sksak47-sks Member Posts: 86 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Colt AR 15 competition HBAR. It is a pre-ban model with a flat top receiver with a 1/9 twist barrel. When I purchased the gun the guy I bought it from told me it was 1 of 2000 and rare (valuable). The serial number is stamped with 6 digits the first 3 are zeros the last 3 are less than 400. So I am inclined to believe that it must be an early model. Can anyone tell what this rifle is worth, it is like new, or anything else about it. Thanks.
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  • ak47-sksak47-sks Member Posts: 86 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    whats the deal with people pi**ing all over colts i have one. never had a problem with it. is it just because they are more $$$ than all the others and people buy whatever is cheaper because they cant afford a colt i have yet to see anyone complain about reliabilty\ functioning all of them are almost exactly alike with the exception of the barrels there has to be a serious answer to this just wanted to know thanks
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  • GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I don't have a problem with colts or with people slammin them. What I don't understand is the people who think, for a given style of rifle, that one specific brand is the end all, and that every other brand is garbage. I don't see a reason to pay high $$ for a specific brand based just on the name when there are others out there that suit the purpose I intend them for. Often, the others are of equal or better quality.
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Colt AR rifles do not usually have milspec lower receiver parts,pins.If yours does then you are set.Most folks are unaware of the incompatibility problems.Try and fit USGI pins,hinge pins,triggers,hammers,etc to a Colt.It can't be done.cpermd
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  • boeboeboeboe Member Posts: 3,331
    edited November -1
    Personally, I'm willing to knock Colts for the same reason I knock S&W and Ruger: They have made some anti-gun marketing decisions to appease our enemies.And cpermd is right. They are not MIL-SPEC weapons. Why would I want to buy a gun like that if I can't use commonly available replacement parts? I don't care for the attitude that they modified the design to force buyers into buying only Colt replacement parts, and can get away with it because they are COLT!.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    there is nothing better or worse about either brand. If you want to interchange, buy something other than colt. My opinion is this, buy one of each and then the issue is mute.besides, if you had to take to the woods etc in a SHTF scenario, you aint gonna drag all your uppers with you. It's nice to have them, but it doesn't matter one bit when you need it for defense. You still can only shoot one at a time. just my .03
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  • sodbustersodbuster Member Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just sent my 6601C in for the THIRD time to get it repaired!! First time compensator flew off while I was breaking it in,,(landed about 25 feet ahead of me in the dirt),,second time (different new rifle) caught the compensator just before it came off,,,third time (original rifle "repaired" with larger set pins} pins just fell out , compensator still on. This is bench rest shooting,,absolutely no abuse whatsoever. Not enough rounds fired through gun to even break barrel in completely. I was told that a bunch of these were sent out from the factory with the wrong set pins in them. Never got a recall,,haven't heard any body else having this problem,,,must just be my luck...next gun purchased was a Bushmaster,,then an Armilite,,,hope to have better luck with them,,,if this THIRD repair doesn't fix it,,there will be no Colts in my gun cabinet!!!!
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