2015 Shot Show: Colt Canada C8 IUR
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Moparman1303
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Matt/Colt Canada have covered this many times. They are not set up for this and do not have the space.
Moparman1303
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Problem is most distributors will rape the public on price. I know Korth has huge increase in price.
I know they cannot be imported to the US for civ sales. Thats my point! You want what you can't have. When the US gun community wants what only we can have it will have a reverse psychology effect. The fact that only 490 of each models was made available and the fact that they still have first runs in stock is a ingenious marketing ploy. No marketing in this case is the best marketing. They will sell put, the majority will never be re-sold because of rarity and the price to own it, which will make everyone want it (if only they could come up with the coin). All this put together the IUR's are going to go like hotcakes..... just watch... time will tell
I know they cannot be imported to the US for civ sales. Thats my point! You want what you can't have. When the US gun community wants what only we can have it will have a reverse psychology effect. The fact that only 490 of each models was made available and the fact that they still have first runs in stock is a ingenious marketing ploy. No marketing in this case is the best marketing. They will sell put, the majority will never be re-sold because of rarity and the price to own it, which will make everyone want it (if only they could come up with the coin). All this put together the IUR's are going to go like hotcakes..... just watch... time will tell
I disagree 100% with you. The proof is in the pudding. If there was such a high demand they would be sold out already.
Will they sell lots of the IUR model, don't think so due to the cost.
That is if you look how poorly the LE have done sales wise and their price point will be much lower.
I honestly will be surprised if Colt Canada continues with Civ sales. I saw the LE models as a trial run that somewhat missed it's mark.
To be honest, I find it very interesting some people keep complaining about the price of the C7 and C8, but have no issues of dropping over 2000+ dollars on other rifles that are sold to other militaries in the world as "budget rifles", or paying for accessories or modifications that have not gone through formal testing. Some of the more pricy rifles are not even NATO certified and are not built by factories with ISO certification. I don't see no one ever complaint about paying 3400 for a Swiss Arms, 2500 for Tavor and over 2000 dollars for a HK SL8, but they have a lot of issues with paying less money for a C7 or C8 semi. Even the budget military rifle ARX100 is sold for over 2000 CDN out in the street down in the US.
The contradiction is deafening. If you want to buy a cheap recreational AR, buy a cheap recreational AR and there is plenty abound. If people want to buy a semi automatic version of a C8 , that is NATO certified weapon, pony up and get the Colt Canada. There will always be people who buy the lowest price, and people who don't care about buying the cheapest. There will always be people who will pay more to be the first in line guinea pigs advertised as the newest improvement, and there are always people who only buy certified and field tested weapons from real arms factories.
The contradiction is deafening. If you want to buy a cheap recreational AR, buy a cheap recreational AR and there is plenty abound. If people want to buy a semi automatic version of a C8 , that is NATO certified weapon, pony up and get the Colt Canada. There will always be people who buy the lowest price, and people who don't care about buying the cheapest. There will always be people who will pay more to be the first in line guinea pigs advertised as the newest improvement, and there are always people who only buy certified and field tested weapons from real arms factories.
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BeaverMeat
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Exactly! People fork down the money for a Tavor or XCR...
Because it is non-restricted and most people I know have a bunch of AR's and bought everything already, plus as word gets out in a few years sales will go up dramatically I bet you. Everyone I know says they want one but they own 2 NEA, 1 Bushmaster and a Colt, so it is insane to get another AR, plus considering how the market has inflated and deflated on AR pricing these days, and the abundance of manufactures out there. CC should have came out a decade ago, but sales will go up when the next wave of shooters comes out to buy an AR.
BeaverMeat
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Yeah... Forgot about the NR status advantage. I wanted a CC but I bought two Vz58s instead. It's the laws that are preventing CC sales from taking off.
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Wow epps has the Colts for 1799 almost IOP pricing...
https://ellwoodepps.com/hunting/firearms/colt-sa20-rifle.html
https://ellwoodepps.com/hunting/firearms/colt-sa20-rifle.html
The other thing is people wanted:
1. A quad or Keymod rail, even though they have don't utilize them.
2. FA BCG, that is just #######
3.Korth doesn't seem to have marketed them right, would have been better if Colt just did it them selves.
That being said I'm happy they are here and in time word will get out and people will buy more from them.
1. A quad or Keymod rail, even though they have don't utilize them.
2. FA BCG, that is just #######
3.Korth doesn't seem to have marketed them right, would have been better if Colt just did it them selves.
That being said I'm happy they are here and in time word will get out and people will buy more from them.
Like $300 over IOP price...
The Swiss Arms and Tavor are made by one company so there is no competition......
With the CC there is substantial competition. You can get a SR15 with many upgrades including ambi lower, match trigger, FF rail, PRI CH, upgraded bolt, sopmod stock, and a hard case for a slightly higher cost. A 6920 around 1k. It was a tough time to introduce these.
For me it comes down to value. I don't mind paying for quality though. I don't own Nork/NEA etc. Also consider these Knights rifle had to be imported as well. CC is made in Canada.
You pay to play. Also one key feature is the NR status.
Should these be as cheap as a Norc - hell no. The C7/C8 is a quality rifle but ....... a basic rifle by today's standards.
The LE sales are not surpising since the RCMP bought their C8's for about $4900 (w/o the Aimpoint) per rifle. Also, if the grapevine is correct, CC cannot fullfill the contract to RCMP because of their (CC) previous millitary contracts. The municpal forces are allegedly relcutant because of the above.
