A little breath of life for Colt Canada and of course for our snipers. I've used a different photo than the one referred to in the text.
New rifles delivered for Canadian Forces sniper teams
Author of the article: David Pugliese
Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date
ec 09, 2020 • Last Updated 18 hours ago • 1 minute read
The C20 semi-automatic sniper rifle is shown undergoing testing earlier this year. PHOTO BY CANADIAN ARMY PHOTO /Postmedia
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New semi-automatic weapons for sniper teams have been delivered to the Canadian Forces and testing has begun on the rifles.
“The initial delivery for the new C20 7.62 mm Semi-Automatic Sniper Weapons occurred in November as planned,” Department of National Defence spokeswoman Andrée-Anne Poulin confirmed to this newspaper. “With the delivery of these first systems, we began the training activities for the weapons technicians and snipers as well as the final technical testing which will be completed by the end of this month.”
The remaining C20 deliveries will commence and be completed in the new year, she added.
The rifles were manufactured by Colt Canada and will be used by sniper teams as an auxiliary weapon.
The 272 rifles and spare parts will cost $8.5 million.
The federal government initially awarded a $2-million contract to Colt Canada in Kitchener on February 28 to establish the production line to produce the C20 weapon. That contract also included an initial delivery of 10 of the C20 rifles. That early production run was to ensure Colt had the technical proficiency to deliver the new weapon, added Poulin.
The federal government then awarded a $6.5-million contract to Colt Canada on April 17 to produce 262 additional C20 rifles, associated equipment and spare parts. (Image below courtesy of Colt Canada).
DND didn’t have a per-unit cost for the new C20 rifles.
But critics point out that each rifle is costing taxpayers more than $24,000 each. Some small arms industry representatives have questioned why the Canadian Forces didn’t purchase the SIG 716G2 rifle which is being used by Canadian special forces.
DND officials acknowledge that taxpayers are paying a premium to have the guns manufactured in Canada under what is called the Munitions Supply Program, which sees such work directed to Colt Canada.
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New rifles delivered for Canadian Forces sniper teams
Author of the article: David Pugliese
Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date
ec 09, 2020 • Last Updated 18 hours ago • 1 minute read
The C20 semi-automatic sniper rifle is shown undergoing testing earlier this year. PHOTO BY CANADIAN ARMY PHOTO /Postmedia
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New semi-automatic weapons for sniper teams have been delivered to the Canadian Forces and testing has begun on the rifles.
“The initial delivery for the new C20 7.62 mm Semi-Automatic Sniper Weapons occurred in November as planned,” Department of National Defence spokeswoman Andrée-Anne Poulin confirmed to this newspaper. “With the delivery of these first systems, we began the training activities for the weapons technicians and snipers as well as the final technical testing which will be completed by the end of this month.”
The remaining C20 deliveries will commence and be completed in the new year, she added.
The rifles were manufactured by Colt Canada and will be used by sniper teams as an auxiliary weapon.
The 272 rifles and spare parts will cost $8.5 million.
The federal government initially awarded a $2-million contract to Colt Canada in Kitchener on February 28 to establish the production line to produce the C20 weapon. That contract also included an initial delivery of 10 of the C20 rifles. That early production run was to ensure Colt had the technical proficiency to deliver the new weapon, added Poulin.
The federal government then awarded a $6.5-million contract to Colt Canada on April 17 to produce 262 additional C20 rifles, associated equipment and spare parts. (Image below courtesy of Colt Canada).
DND didn’t have a per-unit cost for the new C20 rifles.
But critics point out that each rifle is costing taxpayers more than $24,000 each. Some small arms industry representatives have questioned why the Canadian Forces didn’t purchase the SIG 716G2 rifle which is being used by Canadian special forces.
DND officials acknowledge that taxpayers are paying a premium to have the guns manufactured in Canada under what is called the Munitions Supply Program, which sees such work directed to Colt Canada.
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