Colt is making an AK

[UWone77]

Ok so maybe Colt isn't making an actual AK, but more of a 7.62x39 Piston Gun. Can't wait to see where this goes.

From our friends at Gear Scout:

"In what looks like an accidental reveal, Colt posted a photograph on their Facebook page of Texas Gov. Rick Perry shooting an as-yet unannounced 7.62×39 variant of their LE901s platform during a tour of their West Hartford factory yesterday.

We’d heard rumors of Colt making an “AK” for the State Department, though Colt officials wouldn’t confirm anything when we asked them about it at Modern Day Marine last year. This appears to be it."

[Computalotapus]

Looks like they shortened the mag well to accommodate the curved magazine. It doesn't look as if the mag well is curved. If you blow up the picture you can just make out the line that appears behind the mag showing where the lower stops and the mag begins