I read the review carefully. You guys are in Quesnel, right. I also read that you deemed the rifle to have a dangerous design and should be recalled, right?
I wonder why you are selling it then on ####### with no mention of it???
"A WK181 which has been used for testing. It has a high round count of 10,000 rounds and is still shooting 1.4 (PPU) to 2.8moa (Chinese surplus) 5 round groups.
The rifle is covered under Kodiak Defence warranty and retails new for $1750 (with taxes), a replacement barrel from KD is $200 but is not needed right now and is unlikely to be for many thousands of rounds so get yourself a good deal!
Right side safety screw is worn out, safety is present, KD will replace for free for those who want it"
BTW, the price is not $1,750 with taxes, joking? eh
Asking $1,200, well good luck.
Manifestly you did not read the report as carefully as one should prior to writing the sort of comment that you have. Allow me to disabuse you of the insinuations you have made by quoting specific parts of the spring component of the report which are extremely clear on the matter:
Slide 7:
To our understanding no export or sale of the WK181 ever took place until Dec
2022.
Slide 49:
"This begins with the WK180 Gen 1"
"In July 2021 one of the testers purchased a WK180 Gen 1 in 7.62x39"
*A picture and a video of a WK180*
Slide 50:
Slide 51:
The tester sent the below summary of thoughts to Kodiak Defence Jan
2022.
I believe the WK180 762 is beating itself to death.
Slide 52:
[B
]Did Kodiak Defence change anything with the WK180 Gen 1 7.62x39 design after getting this info? No
For the WK181
- Is there now a 2nd pin to prevent spontaneous disassembly? Yes[/B]
So as was clearly stated in the report and specifically the spring section. The letter sent to KD in regards to the WK180 in 7.62x39 was sent JANUARY 2022 and the WK181 was released in DECEMBER 2022. The CFET team is rather capable however allow me to reassure you that were we capable of time travel we would not be utilising such a capability to conduct the unique activity of saying inaccurate mean things about a product on the internet...
In addition in regards to you clear insinuation that we would have the lack of integrity to sell a dangerous product presumably to an unknowing customer. As is clearly stated by the above quotes from slide 52, Kodiak Defence with the WK181 did add a rear retaining pin which prevents the spontaneous disassembly experienced with the WK180.
The pictures of a green spray painted WK180 vs the black WK181 were so blatantly obviously different firearms that it did not cross one's mind to have to highlight that they were not the same especially given the clear text surrounding them. We will maintain this approach despite efforts to lower the bar
Now on to pricing. The first 4 results of a google search of the rifle for sale gives the following prices:
Cabelas at $1600 which with 5% - 15% sales tax within Canada gives a price range of $1680 - $1840 ($1750 sits right in the middle of that range what a shock)
Kodiak Defence $1550 - pretty much the same deal
FOC - $1550 - as above
G4C - $1470 - ta da a whole $60 lower with the highest tax rate than the advertised rough cost.
So not an unreasonable price estimate at all.
Would you like to make some more unfounded and blatantly wrong statements?
Would you like to apologise for smearing the efforts of a group of people who have invested a great deal of money and time for yours and other's benefit?
Normally when you knock into someone and spill their drink you replace it, perhaps having accused us of a complete lack of integrity you'd like to make amends by contributing towards the testing of the BCL Siberian?
