Originally Posted by
Sunchild2071
Al,
I am willing to bet there are 100 nuances, I know nothing about. Your original announcements on this rifle, had me stoked, assuredly. As a matter of fact, I likely still am as stoked as then. Why? You have brought to market a rifle with Canadian industry. I will invest in one, and likely more, in the foreseeable future. I think what you have done, is GREAT.
As for the other, who is bringing in a T81, I'm sticking to my guns, so to say, for not purchases ever from them, again. And no more pre-orders.
I broke my resolve on the pre-order front, for a rifle that is now also, produced, NR, in x51. The lack of your rifle and the T81, along with little info, had me slide to x51.
My goal was to outfit my family like a platoon. I want us all able to be in same calibre, and common mags. I have been able to build that in x51, rather easily, and the recent addition to the x51 market, has just added icing to the cake.
The WR 762, UNLIKE the T81, remains in my sights. Bottom line, I am a 7.62 fan. From carrying the FN in my days. I'm good with x51 (heavily preferred) or x39 (happily accepted alternate). I've never been able to be attracted to the .223/5.56 game. Less than 0 interest in that calibre. I LIKE 7.62
WR762 is Canadian made, not Chinese. Suits my mag requirements (wants). Is sexy (you can stamp WESTRIFLE into mine when I order, I don't care), and did I say Canadian made? T81 will never be in my collection. Before I buy a EE CZ, I will be buying a WR762.
For the same reason I bought into the NEA 102, CANADIAN.
I love what you have done. But I'm an addict, and have spent far too much this year, already on firearms. You have created one of the two rifles that will be getting my future dollars, so I can invest in Canadians. Overall, that will make a brighter firearms future for all Canadians - supporting Canadian industry.
I only hope that the total marketplace sees your rifle as what it is, a GREAT addition to Canadian firearms; so that production can keep rolling. I want to see a WR success story out of this. And I assure you that I will order from WR, unless I find a local mom and pop shop near me, that retails it, on the shelf.
My apologies if my previous post read like I was crapping on WR. Re-reading it, it kinda reads that way. Was not my intent.