Rockrivr1
NES Member
Was doing a little reading on the new Colt 901 they are coming out with. Seems to be easily converted form .308 to .223 and back again. Just have to change the recoil spring and manipulate an internal adapter to allow for the different mag size in the lower, slap on you favorite upper and away you go with either caliber. Wonder if it will be as good as what they say it will be.
http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/colt-901-modular-308-223-carbine-new-gun-review-le901-16s/
Never underestimate a legend, and that legend is Colt. At first glance you would think that the Colt 901 is just a .308 Win./7.62 NATO version of a standard AR-15, much like any other .308 AR out there, but it is a lot more than that. The Colt LE901-16S is a “Modular Carbine,” which means it can be adapted to any AR-15 platform upper. This isn’t a new concept, because there are of course a whole bunch of different caliber uppers for ARs. The difference is in all the other ones, they have adapted a standard size AR magazine to boutique calibers and cartridge designs. The Colt 901 is different. It can be adapted from .308/7.62, using standard P-Mags, to .223/5.56, using standard AR mags, and back again, in literally seconds. The design uses one proprietary part, and you have to swap out the recoil system. It is that simple, and it works fantastic.
http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/colt-901-modular-308-223-carbine-new-gun-review-le901-16s/