This is my old patrol rifle. COLT LE6920 with 16” barrel and carbine gas. I’ve planned on selling it, but I just don’t like selling rifles. It has the LE/MIL restricted markings. I’m definitely not interested in an MK18 clone. I’d hope for something at least 13.7” I’m opening to cutting down the barrel or swapping it.. or even converting to piston. Barrel probably has less than 1k rounds through it. I’m really just looking for a cool clone look perhaps with one of the KAS RIS rails. It’s just so boring. I’ve got a 14.5” piston that is awesome. Also open to maybe using a different caliber? It’s purely the look I’d be interested in.
Could I make this into a cool “clone”?
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I hate the restricted lowers. Infringement on display. Might as well say “Sorry peasants, you’re subjects and can’t be trusted.”. I’d keep it in its factory configuration as a reminder of how the people are truly viewed.
Lol!! I won’t respond to that.. but we are on the same page. I found a “look” I liked. It’s not really a clone of anything, but it will be cool looking especially with the little “restricted” touch. I’d never seen the Daniel Defense RIS III, so I think I’m going in that direction.
With my snarky comment out of the way, a Block 2 build is peak Colt imho.
Good luck with your build.
Good luck with your build.
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What’s wrong with a CQBR upper/MK18 clone?
I definitely like them, but anything under 12” 556 is just not enjoyable for me to shoot.
While not a clone AT ALL, I came up with a plan that involves using my Colt restricted receiver set into the 14.5” piston setup and leaves the Vltor MUR and ADM UIC receivers for a 13.9” (likely) 6.5 Grendel build.
The biggest change will be that I’m going to cerakote the receivers (after complete disassembly) and the Geissele 13.5” MK4 in E140 Foliage cerakote. Going with an ODG UBR Gen2. I’m going to add an FCD ambi mag release that matches the Seekins bolt catch to make it a little closer to ambi with a Radian Raptor / Talon. I’m going to stick with the Geissele SSP trigger. I’ll get some pics up as soon as I get things cerakoted and can start assembly. Should be a fun use for that set that frees up the other upper/lower for a SBR piston 6.5 Grendel with the Daniel Defense RIS III 12.5” rail.
Crap… I hadn’t seen these.. if I were to put the Daniel Defense RIS III on this I’d be pretty close (I know they used RIS II, but no way am I going back to a quad rail on a rifle I’d actually use). My Colt upper has the keyhole markings if I remember correctly.
If I did that I’d either need a longer barrel to work with the 13.5” Geissele MK4 or another shorter rail. I though the Geissele MK4 was pricey until I saw that the Daniel Defense RIS III is $440.
