Have you Read the Mag "SWAT" lately, they broke a Colt 6940 after firing over 17,000 rounds without cleaning it. I am not taking sides, and I have own Colt's, but this might add strength or less strength for who ever is on the side of Colt. For the average person, thats great, not so good if your a SF operator, and they go through over 17k in rounds on one assaulter course one would assume. Food for thought, LMT and Colt are both great units I think, no sense in hashing it out. However the facts stand from that article from this past month, just food for thought, take it as you will. I was a little dissapointed in Colt though.