Will the Colt CK901 be legal in MD?

CodeWarrior1241 · Jul 1, 2014

Basically, this.

The CK901 has been announced, it should be available at some point in the non-too-distant future. Would it be legal in MD under current laws?

Action is totally different from AK - it's DI in fact - so nothing derived/copied there... Upper is not AR-15 pattern - if the CK is based off the existing CM901, then the larger uppers that don't require the CM adapter cannot be compatible with normal AR-15 uppers.

teratos · Jul 1, 2014

Hope so, I want one.

DC-W · Jul 1, 2014

Supposing we hold the line during the next legislative session, it should still be legal here.

If a firearm isn't already named on the banned list, is 29" or longer, and doesn't have 2 of the below, it's legal:
1. Flash hider
2. Folding stock
3. Grenade launcher

It would be a pretty good F-U to the pushers of SB281, lol.

Bertfish · Jul 1, 2014

Similar to the Rock River LAR-47 that came out a few years back. Neat idea, I like guns without special magazines

Alphabrew · Jul 1, 2014

I'm on that like stink on Frosh. That is beautiful!

CodeWarrior1241 · Jul 1, 2014

Sounds promising. This might be my way in to use milsurp M43.

I do wonder how well their DI implementation will handle laquered steel case but that's not exactly a 2A issue.

RoboRay · Jul 2, 2014

Bertfish said:
Similar to the Rock River LAR-47 that came out a few years back. Neat idea, I like guns without special magazines

I don't think it ever actually came out... just got announced. It's still listed as "preorder" on their website so, after all this time has passed, I'm sure it's a vaporware product. I was sort of interested in it, since it takes standard AK mags, but this Colt looks like a much better bet.

Mobile · Jul 2, 2014

Knights Armament made something similar years ago, before Rock River's. Only a handful were made (as far as we outsiders know, anyway) and they were bought by SOCOM.

Bertfish · Jul 2, 2014

RoboRay said:
I don't think it ever actually came out... just got announced. It's still listed as "preorder" on their website so, after all this time has passed, I'm sure it's a vaporware product. I was sort of interested in it, since it takes standard AK mags, but this Colt looks like a much better bet.

I never did see one in person, just saw them online. You may be correct my good man

Alphabrew · Jul 2, 2014

I'm on my way to Shooter's Discount right now, and I'm not leaving without a CK901!!!

DoubleTap007 · Jul 2, 2014

That's pretty sweet !!!

AssMan · Jul 2, 2014

At 10 lbs, and with an MSRP probably well north of $2K, I'll pass. Looks cool though.

Alphabrew · Jul 2, 2014

snallygaster said:
At 10 lbs, and with an MSRP probably well north of $2K, I'll pass. Looks cool though.

The price will probably be in line with a 6920 unless you can put a 5.56 upper on it (with some sort of mag well adapter like the LE901)

AssMan · Jul 2, 2014

$1000 would be much better. It will be interesting to see how it compares to the new Sig.

erwos · Jul 2, 2014

Alphabrew said:
The price will probably be in line with a 6920 unless you can put a 5.56 upper on it (with some sort of mag well adapter like the LE901)

Not a chance it's under $2000. Maybe Colt will knock a couple hundred off of it in comparison to the CM901, but they're not going to sell it for half the cost when it's 90% the same rifle.

Mooseman · Jul 2, 2014

I don't know. It looks awfully evil.

abean4187 · Jul 2, 2014

Frosh, our next AG, has already stated that he is willing to go beyond the letter of the law to get done what he wants done so no, this gun will not be legal in MD even if it is not specifically called out in the law.

frogman68 · Jul 2, 2014

abean4187 said:
Frosh, our next AG, has already stated that he is willing to go beyond the letter of the law to get done what he wants done so no, this gun will not be legal in MD even if it is not specifically called out in the law.

if it's Cash and Carry ( what else does MD have) buy it in another state

Alphabrew · Jul 2, 2014

erwos said:
Not a chance it's under $2000. Maybe Colt will knock a couple hundred off of it in comparison to the CM901, but they're not going to sell it for half the cost when it's 90% the same rifle.

90% the same rifle? As far as I know the CM901 is full auto, the civilian version is the LE901. If this CK901 is not modular like the LE901, it will probably be more in line price wise with the LE6920. $2,000 would be a lot for what is basically an AR that takes AK mags.

If it's modular and you can put a 5.56 upper on it with an adapter for the mags, then prolly $2,000 with the adapter block.

erwos · Jul 2, 2014

Alphabrew said:
90% the same rifle? As far as I know the CM901 is full auto, the civilian version is the LE901. If this CK901 is not modular like the LE901, it will probably be more in line price wise with the LE6920. $2,000 would be a lot for what is basically an AR that takes AK mags.

I gotta ask this: are you aware that Colt was selling the LE901 without the conversion kit for ~$2200? It didn't always come with the kit. It used to be sold separately for about $300. In your world, that rifle should have sold for about $1100... it didn't.

I repeat: the CK901 is 90% the same rifle as the CM901/LE901. It will be priced similarly with or without an adapter block. You may think that's too much, but Colt has a long history of overly-high pricing. As long as they get their military and LE sales, they'll live.

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