kel-tec rdb and m43 news

[rally guy]

I was browsing the web for news and I found this little tidbit of news.

At shot show the rdb and m43 was advertise as msr being 2000 and 2500-2800$ respectively but last month at the nra convention they were anounce to be 1500$ and 1800$ respectively subject to change.

Also, the charging handle has ben change from reciprocating to a non reciprocating handle. It does not make a difference to me, personally I prefer the reciprocating handle as you can assit it forward, but I know allot of you guy's prefer the non reciprocating.

So with this news I am back on board and looking for a dealer taking pre orders!

 

[Ar180shooter]

In that sort of price range, I may be interested in the M43. Good to know.

 

[onetwentyish]

I WANT BOTH...

all in good time right?

 

[Rootzee]

I wouldn't mind both as well. I hope they make it with an 18.5 " barrel to keep it NR up here.

 

[drifter dave]

So $1500 in the states ought to be $2300 here due to the "canadian"'fee.

 

[Bracketman]

So $1500 in the states ought to be $2300 here due to the "canadian"'fee.

Yep.. or more!

 

[Jay]

Cheapest way to get one might be to have IRUNGUNS to bring it in... And, with our dollar in the tank, sitting at 91 or 92 cents, that factors into the price as well...

Cheers
Jay

 

[rally guy]

I think if they keep it under 2k in canada they wont be able to keep it on the shelf.

I mean the thing just have pretty good features:
-top rail
-ambidextrous: sling point, safty leaver, charging handle
-non reciprocating charging handle
-tavor style mag release
-use ar mag
-rotating ak/t97 type bolt
-ar style barrel lock up
-downward behind the mag ejection
-threaded barrel
-bottom rail

Seems preatu good to me!

 

[rally guy]

Here is another video with good and a potential really bad news.

The bolt can be lock back the same way as the hk mp5(1.46)

The potential bad news is a "easily" removable trigger pack a la ar-15 with available select fire pack I am assumming for military customer.

 

[TV-PressPass]

-tavor style mag release

It's not though when you use it.

But a price drop is the right way to keep these guns interesting. Considering the MDR is being ballparked at $2500.

Keeping Kel-Tec guns sub $2k (heh) is a good strategy

 

[rally guy]

It's not though when you use it.

But a price drop is the right way to keep these guns interesting. Considering the MDR is being ballparked at $2500.

Keeping Kel-Tec guns sub $2k (heh) is a good strategy

What's your take on the trigger pact?

 

[Ar180shooter]

So $1500 in the states ought to be $2300 here due to the "canadian"'fee.

And by that, you mean our weaker dollar, the fact that a custom run of barrels has to be done to be NR, as well as increased costs for Canadian businesses, right?

 

[drifter dave]

Even if you disregard all of these, they would still be more, because we're all rich up here.
Have a look at AR prices.

 

[Ar180shooter]

Even if you disregard all of these, they would still be more, because we're all rich up here.
Have a look at AR prices.

Since you've got it all figured out, why don't you open up a business and retail these items for prices that compete with American prices? There's plenty of room for profit, right? After all, if you don't charge the "Canadian" fee as you put it, you can still make a good living and give us rock bottom prices!

By the way, I've issued this challenge to many people before. Nobody has followed through and put their money where their mouth is.

 

[TV-PressPass]

What's your take on the trigger pact?

Honestly, it was a while ago. I remember the trigger pull as being fine, but nothing to write home about. Standard combat rifle trigger, probably 6-7lbs with a bit of creep in it.

 

[drifter dave]

Since you've got it all figured out, why don't you open up a business and retail these items for prices that compete with American prices? There's plenty of room for profit, right? After all, if you don't charge the "Canadian" fee as you put it, you can still make a good living and give us rock bottom prices!

By the way, I've issued this challenge to many people before. Nobody has followed through and put their money where their mouth is.

Ya I'll get right on that.
Maybe you can explain why the same book is 30% more up here or the same new car is 30% more.

 

[TRich]

Ya I'll get right on that.
Maybe you can explain why the same book is 30% more up here or the same new car is 30% more.

Its the H&K philosophy... Because we suck and they hate us haha

 

[Gummo]

Cheapest way to get one might be to have IRUNGUNS to bring it in... And, with our dollar in the tank, sitting at 91 or 92 cents, that factors into the price as well...

Cheers
Jay

That is, as long as our cheeky friends at the RCMP skunk-lab decide we can be trusted with it...


BTW: I've already been a busy little beaver, emailing both Kel-Tec and Vault distribution (Canadian Kel-Tec distributor) about the RDB/M43...

Here are some responses:


Vault:

Unfortunately the M43 wont be available till some time in early 2015. A long ways to go yet. If were lucky, Kel-Tec will have a prototype to us by the end of Summer, so we can submit it to the RCMP, to get it approved for legal sale in Canada.



Thank you
Vault Customer Support


Kel-Tec:

I'm not sure what the M43 is, but we are introducing a new 5.56 bullpup hopefully by the end of the year.


Customer Service
www.keltecweapons.com
1-800-515-9983 toll free
1-321-631-0068 local / Canada
1505 Cox Rd
Cocoa, FL 32926

And they attached this flyer, which clearly shows the M43 (Kel-Tec "Customer Service" is really just a bunch of dummys):










I MUST have that M43.

 

[rally guy]

How fancy they dont know whar a m43 is lol



Its a shame that since they got Chad running around with a rdb prototype showing it off to everyone , they can't ship one the the rcmp lab to get things moving.

 

[rally guy]

We will probably get a sample from Kel-Tec the end of Summer to submit to the RCMP. LaunchIts still aways away even in the USA. It will probably be Jan 2015.




Thank you

Vault Customer Support

Just got this from vault.