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Caliber Magazine had on fb that they got the paperwork for usa sales
Colt Canada rifles to the public?
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If you don't think it's possible, check his other post and threads he's started.
Please provide proof of the veracity of your statements, with respect to Colt Canada, whose rifles are being discussed in this thread.
I quoted the post I was replying to - no mention of Colt Canada, simply that "Colt" makes all/most of their own parts - which is crap, Colt doesn't own Cerro, or Anchor Harvey, or CMT . I haven't seen enough Colt Canada product to know who provides the raw forgings used for uppers and lowers - neither have most infantrymen, or gun plumbers for that matter since a large proportion of CC production is overseas..
All I'm seeing here is fanbois driving the price from $1600 range to $3500 area...
Yes its well made, yes has good reputation...but at the end of the day, its still RESTRICTED, and still an AR.
Yea, I used a C7 for years, like many of you. And it was good. But I just don't see myself spending a kings ransom above a $1500 DD. Remember, DD too has a cold hammer forged barrel, and I don't shoot enough to burn one of those out.
If you guys think their marketing people won't read this thread...
Yes its well made, yes has good reputation...but at the end of the day, its still RESTRICTED, and still an AR.
Yea, I used a C7 for years, like many of you. And it was good. But I just don't see myself spending a kings ransom above a $1500 DD. Remember, DD too has a cold hammer forged barrel, and I don't shoot enough to burn one of those out.
If you guys think their marketing people won't read this thread...
These guns are being built in small batches, primarily for "fanbois" as you call them. Small batch production means you don't get stuck with a bunch of civvie product, if the price prevents it from selling, it also helps maintain a price in the market place. CC didn't say they wanted to be the number one supplier of AR's in North America, they said they were, after many years of us asking, going to sell some in Canada.
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This thread needs less hooplah and more photos:
The TDP belongs to Colt. Which means you still have to get approval from the US State Dept. for foreign sales even though these are made in Canada. It sounds stupid but that's how it is. I know when the police deptments in Canada started buying Colt Canada rifles they wanted spare parts. They had to fill out end user certificates for the US State Dept. and wait for approval before Colt Canada could ship the parts.
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That's Colt USA. Colt Canada makes their own uppers, lower, BCG, barrels etc.
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Just remember who they said was asking and what market Colt is answering to:
"The company expects a market for the product as many police officers and military personnelhave inquired about acquiring their own versions of Colt products for sport shooting and practice."
Most LE/MIL don't make gobs of money, contrary to popular belief. If the above quote is to be believed, and they are producing these so LE/MIL can acquire our own versions for sport shooting and practice. That said, then they should know that we will not buy these if they're going to cost more than other brands out there.
If their plan is to release a highly collectable, limited edition, uber expensive product, then they not only misunderstood what LE/MIL were asking for, they lied making the above statement.
That being said, I predict that a lot of these will be gobbled up by collectors, regardless of price. I’ll buy one if the price is competitive, but if not, I don’t need an exact replica. My Norc isn’t broken and works just fine
Anyway, here’s some C7 #### for the thread.
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Love that last photo! I'd love to do a build exactly like that . . . minus the bayonet
You guys that say CC don't make any of their parts should probably go do the factory tour.
It may serve you better than just random guessing or repeating regurgitated internet BS....
I'm down for one when they become available regardless of price or who makes what.
You only have to open one and look at the machining, QC, coatings etc. to see the difference for yourself between a real Milspec rifle like Colt Canada's C7/8 (which is NOT Colt USA) and some psudo "Milspec" gun like the DD that makes rails for the DOD Stateside.
It may serve you better than just random guessing or repeating regurgitated internet BS....
I'm down for one when they become available regardless of price or who makes what.
You only have to open one and look at the machining, QC, coatings etc. to see the difference for yourself between a real Milspec rifle like Colt Canada's C7/8 (which is NOT Colt USA) and some psudo "Milspec" gun like the DD that makes rails for the DOD Stateside.
Love that last photo! I'd love to do a build exactly like that . . . minus the bayonet
Should you build one and use that crap cadex grip, do us all a favour and mount it forward and not right infront of the magwell.
And again people can't read... No one said Colt Canada doesn't make their own stuff. People stated that Colt USA doesn't make their own stuff.
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Never understood that. If you're going to use a magwell grip: why put a foregrip there?
But at least its not like the dudes with rock & lock mags that put foregrips on to prevent any and all reloading.
My bad. I should have assumed a thread about Colt Canada making rifles available to the Canadian public on a Canadian gun forum would include references to Colt USA that has nothing to do with Colt Canada.
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