jason19711971
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Colt’s Manufacturing awarded $57M contract for M4 carbine rifles
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Likely an IDIQ (indefinite delivery indefinite quantity) contract with up to $57m in total value over a multi-year period. The carbines would have a fixed price with the contract allowing the DoD to over batches of carbines as needed with a total budget of $57m.
If I understand this correctly. Not a one will go into the hands of US troops?
The new 5.56mm carbine rifles to be supplied to Jordan, Morocco, Afghanistan, Senegal, Tunisia and Pakistan as part of the Foreign Military Sales.
The new 5.56mm carbine rifles to be supplied to Jordan, Morocco, Afghanistan, Senegal, Tunisia and Pakistan as part of the Foreign Military Sales.
And at some point in the future, will likely be being fired back at our own military.....time will tell.
I've never found any Colt gun, rifle or pistol to be any more accurate or robust than another brand of similar type. I refuse to pay for the pony logo.
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PL-52
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If the didn't buy them from US the foreign govts would get them from Eastern Europe, Russia, or Chinese manufacturers so at least a few Americans get work out of it.
Well are they buying them from us? Or are we supplying allies with weapons so they can help us?
I am using the terms ally and help loosely.
JDL
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FN manufactures the M4 for the US military. In 2012 the US military awarded the M4 contract to Remington, however Colt filed a lawsuit and tried to block the Remington contract. In 2013 because of the lawsuit the US military decided not to award the contract to Colt or Remington and awarded the contract to FN who is the current producers of the M4. The contract that Cold just received is for M4 to other countries military not the US.
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We have allies who actually help us? (Sarcasm meter is now on)
Whiskeywon
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Well Australia will pretty much follow us into anything. So there’s that?
mothybee
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It's called a dividend.
M60
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The fact is that Colt AR's have been proven in combat to be reliable since the 1960's. gi When it comes to protecting the lives of my family and I, proven reliability and my own confidence in that Colt named AR matter to me. I'll pay for the Colt.
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Crazy thought. Colt has had financial distress. From a national security standpoint we might not want that factory to close. This wouldn’t be the first time a .gov contract has been awarded to a company useful to national defense that we wanted to keep in business. Not saying I know this to be the case. Just a thought.
M60
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any of the brands you mentioned have been proven in battle or in hard military use. The question is can BCM, Noveske, LMT or Kac, holds a candle to Colt's proven dependability..
M60
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To each their own,someone has to keep their money coming in its just not going to be me.
Proven reliability, is proven reliability. It has value to me.
I would hope so considering that most of those product lines are more expensive. Colt is still a great brand for people to get big kid access at retail level without inbounding a gun.
lol yes they can. not sure if serious.
M60
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What I'm saying is that I've seen full auto Colts, get abused over and over, for prolonged periods of time, without breaking down or cleaning. Target shooting isn't the same thing. Are you saying that you have this experience with the other brands mentioned? I'd like to know that they take the abuse like a Colt.
I do, but read the Tier-guide on arfcom, it's pretty obvious, most if the better rifles including colt tick off the necessary boxes. The only thing that colt really sucks at is offering a wider variety of configurations. Fundamentally though, their rifles are pretty sound. As are BCM, Noveske, LMT, etc.
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M60
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Yup. I'm pretty sure all Colt fanboys would like to see more configurations available from Colt.. Are any of the brands mentioned, in military use at this time, that you know of?
