Colt AR-15 A2

[jwalker497]

What's a good price for a used Colt AR-15 A2??? Also will the A2 shoot both 5.56 and .223. Are there any issues with shooting .223 form it? Thanks.

 

[HOLY DIVER]

need alittle more info you talking 16inch barrel or 20?

 

[jwalker497]

16in

 

[HOLY DIVER]

i think you could pick a nice used one up between $1000-$1100
the colt model your looking for is 6920 if i'm not mistaken
my colt 20inch h-bar is chambered in 556 and yes you can shoot 223 in a 556 chamber no prob
its the outher way around that will not work

 

[Avenger29]

If it's stamped 5.56x45 on the barrel, then yes. It should also be stamped with the twist rate on the barrel, too, and will probably be 1 in 7.

The majority of Colt rifles are 5.56x45mm chambered, some of the target versions are .223 only.

Still need a bit more information on it. I can't give you a value, but what price are you looking at? Hopefully a good bit under $1000 (because you can buy a new, up to date Colt 6920, flattop, with a 16" barrel for that price rather than a rifle with fixed A2 sights).

 

[taliv]

it's not a 6920. 6920 is the LEO version of the M4, not an A2. A2 has the carry-handle, not flat-top.

price will vary widely for used guns based on condition and collectability (for old guns like A2) and whether or not it was pre-ban if you're in a ban state. so it's kinda hard to generalize. go check out gunbroker for the top-end of the price range

 

[knights_armorer]

maybe a 6700 series with a 16" barrel installed after the fact.

 

[Water-Man]

The 6920 does have the detachable carry handle.

 

[C-grunt]

Does it have a light weight skinny barrel or a heavy barrel?

I have a 6520 which is a 16 inch A2. What does it say on the side?

 

[jwalker497]

Actually its marked .223

So does that mean I cant shoot 5.56???

 

[Offfhand]

I have a Colt pre-ban H-Bar that says .223, but does just fine with GI ammo as well as my .223 handloads. No problem.

 

[rcmodel]

Early Colt semi-auto's had receivers marked .223, to differentiate them from full-auto 5.56 marked M-16's.

If it is that early a Colt, it probably also has a 1/12 twist barrel and will be restricted to 55 grain or less ammo. But it is perfectly safe with 5.56 & .223 ammo, because it is in fact chambered for 5.56.

There wasn't any of this 5.56 vs .223 foolishness until just very recently anyway.
And that was due to a few problems with tight bore .223 SAKO's and tight chambered .223 Remington 40-X target rifles blowing primers with 5.56 ammo.

To my knowlwdge, the only Colt AR-15's ever chambered in .223 Remington were stainless steel HB barrel target/varmint rifles, and they will be so marked on the unfinished SS barrel.

rc

 

[jwalker497]

The lower says .223 govt carbine and the barrel has 5.56 on it.

 

[C-grunt]

Govt carbine is the 6520.