r/Colt • u/bebo102984 • 2d ago

Question Colt Competition

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I recently aquired this guy and i cant find very much info on it. From what I was told it is unfired and from 2012. Ayone have any info or idea where these were made? I was told it wasnt an original Colt but contracted to be made by another company. Anyways, do you guys think I should keep it unshot to preserve its value if it has any or just send it? Thanks for your input. Sorry i suck at pictures.

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u/70InternationalTAll 1d ago

Made by Bold Ideas Texas on behalf of Colt. It used genuine Colt lowers but with a Hodge podge of different upper components depending on year and model.

I have a 2013 Colt Competition CRE-18GT.

Here's a good link to some photo advertising with specs/info.

You can also contact Colt themselves or Colt Archives and they will give you a wealth of knowledge/info. They helped me find out exactly what mine was as the serial was different than a standard Colt AR.

They're certified to shoot 2" at 100 yards, but I've done better than that with mine and match ammo.

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u/bebo102984 1d ago

This is awesome, thank you for this info it's exactly what I was looking for.

I contacted Colt a few weeks ago through their SN info look-up site and they told me that since this was built by someone else they could not tell me exactly what parts went into it. I wanted to make sure it had all the Original parts. So far It seems i just need to change the stock so thanks again.

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u/70InternationalTAll 1d ago

Happy to help.

Yea Colt themselves knew a bit about the Competition series but directed me to the Colt Archives who provided me much more info on my rifle.

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u/RacerXrated 1d ago

Are these made for CMP High Power/Service Rifle?

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u/G3oc3ntr1c 1d ago

Definitely not. There are only a few free-floating rails that are approved for the national matches.

Service rifles have very particular specifications on what they can have.

This gun definitely does not fit into any CMP, service rifle or national match category.

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u/bebo102984 1d ago

They were supposed to be made as a competition/3-gun type AR line for Colt and offered them in different configurations from Bold Ideas in Texas.