WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Colt is excited to announce new lower pricing on the flagship modern sporting rifles, the LE6920 and Magpul® Edition, which now carry an MSRP of $999, as well as lower pricing on the blued Defender™ models, which now carry an MSRP of $899.

"This is a really great time to get into the most relied-upon modern sporting rifles available today," said Paul Spitale, SVP at Colt. "For folks who've been waiting for the right time to get into a Colt, this is now a really special moment. Now that every version of the Colt Defender™ carries the same great price of $899, either the stainless model or the blued model with night sights – we're offering great concealed carry options at a great price."

The Colt LE6920, the standard civilian version of the M4, and the LE6920MPS-B, and LE6920MPS-FDE, both kitted with either black or flat dark earth Magpul® SL™ furniture, now have an MSRP of $999. The Colt Defender with stainless Cerakote aluminum frame and stainless steel slide in .45 ACP (O7000XE), and the Colt Defender with black Cerakote aluminum frame and blued steel slide in .45 ACP (O7800XE) or 9mm (O7802XE) have an MSRP of $899.

About Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC
Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC is one of the world's leading designers, developers and manufacturers of firearms. The company has supplied civilian, military and law enforcement customers in the United States and throughout the world for more than 175 years. Our subsidiary, Colt Canada Corporation, is the Canadian government's Center of Excellence for small arms and is the Canadian military's sole supplier of the C7 rifle and C8 carbine. Colt operates its manufacturing facilities in West Hartford, Connecticut and Kitchener, Ontario. For more information on Colt and its subsidiaries, please visit www.colt.com.



For more information:
Devin Green
dgreen@colt.com
1-800-962-2658 x1360 / 860-244-1360