***OFFICIAL*** FAMAE SG 542 SEMI-AUTO .308 is NON-RESTRICTED **ACCEPTING PRE-ORDERS**

Tactical Imports said:
Yes, it is true there is another exclusive importer. We contacted FAMAE in July 2011 with intentions to import the SG 542. We announced our intentions to import this rifle in August 2011 on CGN.

Several months later another company saw what we were doing and decided to hop on the bandwagon before we were able to secure exclusivity. Once it was secured, it was for both companies.

So consumers will have a choice between rifles imported from ERE and TI.

Tactical Imports has a reputation for working hard to bring in new and interesting firearms. We started this company as a bunch of enthusiasts looking to bring in new things that were unavailable to sport shooters. Over the years we worked hard to build a good reputation within the community, doing everything we can to ensure all of our buyers are happy buyers. Most of our business is from repeat customers. The continued support of our company allows us to bring new things in the future.

Nobody knows anything about ERE. Is this a company looking to make a quick buck and go back to where they came from? Is this a company that takes care of its customers and any warranty work? Do profits from supporting ERE go to fund shareholders/owners pockets or to new and interesting projects?

The choice is up to you.
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It's my understanding that ERE sold a pile of these rifles to the Saudis a while back and have a pervious history with FAMEA. I just checked the FRT list and the only FRT's that have been issued for private sale are ERE listed models. Do you know when your FRT's will be issued?
 
r_taylor said:
It's my understanding that ERE sold a pile of these rifles to the Saudis a while back and have a pervious history with FAMEA. I just checked the FRT list and the only FRT's that have been issued for private sale are ERE listed models. Do you know when your FRT's will be issued?
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So how long have you been working at CSC ?
 
I've never fired a Swiss rifle but I did like the one I held in Wolverine, but I agree with you completely. Don't let the "military" contracts fool people. Government contracts often go to low bidders. I have no doubt that a Swiss Arms or Knights Armament rifle is more reliable and built to last than our C7's.

These rifles do look great and I'm thankful that I'm in the process of buying a house otherwise I'd be super inclined to put a deposit down. I'd definitely rather wait and see.

r_taylor said:
Not too sure about them being 5% lesser quality. Of the three I have played with, 2 had crooked front sight assemblies and all had sharp interior edges inside the receivers. I would say although they may shoot respectively, they are not close to SAN rifles fit and finish wise.
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Animatronic Fireman said:
I've never fired a Swiss rifle but I did like the one I held in Wolverine, but I agree with you completely. Don't let the "military" contracts fool people. Government contracts often go to low bidders. I have no doubt that a Swiss Arms or Knights Armament rifle is more reliable and built to last than our C7's.

These rifles do look great and I'm thankful that I'm in the process of buying a house otherwise I'd be super inclined to put a deposit down. I'd definitely rather wait and see.
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This can be true, however, as is often left out, it is not just the lowest bidder but rather the lowest bidder meeting the required standard.
 
Animatronic Fireman said:
I've never fired a Swiss rifle but I did like the one I held in Wolverine, but I agree with you completely. Don't let the "military" contracts fool people. Government contracts often go to low bidders. I have no doubt that a Swiss Arms or Knights Armament rifle is more reliable and built to last than our C7's.

These rifles do look great and I'm thankful that I'm in the process of buying a house otherwise I'd be super inclined to put a deposit down. I'd definitely rather wait and see.
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You do know Colt Canada is the leader in AR15 platform builds. Their quality is on par with any Swiss Arms gun I have held :)

Know the POS USA built Colt M4 is another story lol
 
Animatronic Fireman said:
I've never fired a Swiss rifle but I did like the one I held in Wolverine, but I agree with you completely. Don't let the "military" contracts fool people. Government contracts often go to low bidders. I have no doubt that a Swiss Arms or Knights Armament rifle is more reliable and built to last than our C7's.

These rifles do look great and I'm thankful that I'm in the process of buying a house otherwise I'd be super inclined to put a deposit down. I'd definitely rather wait and see.
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I would disagree. C7's are borderline overbuilt and are extremely tough, probably the toughest AR-15's used by a military that one could buy (if us mere civilians could indeed buy them). There's a reason the United Kingdom Special Forces use C8's over M4's, and that's because they're fantastically put together and very tough. I wouldn't say they're better than a SAN or a KAC, but they're probably about equal in terms of how well made they are. As Dsiwy said, Colt Canada is the leader in the AR-15 platform rifles.

Military contracts do often go to the lowest bidder, but let's consider for a moment what the SG 540/5420 series of rifles are: They're a Swiss designed rifle that is built for arguably one of, if not the most, professional Armed Forces in South America. Hell, the Chileans have more Leopard 2 tanks than we do, and they're buying more! I highly doubt they're an army that would issue a crappy jam-o-matic rifle to their troops. If they use it, it's probably beyond acceptable for service, and civilian use.

We'll see if I'm right, but looking at this objectively, I think this will be a good rifle. I'll be more than willing to admit that I'm wrong, but I really doubt I will be. And I hope I'm not, I really want a few of these things...
 
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Dsiwy said:
You do know Colt Canada is the leader in AR15 platform builds. Their quality is on par with any Swiss Arms gun I have held :)

Know the POS USA built Colt M4 is another story lol
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Every HK rifle I have seen from MR223 to all 416 variants looked and performed better than anything from Colt Canada...The competitions and trials put there new IUR to shame...Colts hay day was when it was Diemaco and KAC is way ahead of the game on CC, that being said anything from Colt Canada is good enough and more for any military rifle that needs to be put through it's paces...The land scape has changed and Colt Canada is losing ground, that being said there T-Shirts are the best I have every owned and there memorabilia is better than HK in terms of quality now...

One thing I have always noticed is that they always fall back on the reasoning of the Military only (sets the requirements they want so there is no reason to improve) I personally think they have been subsidized by government for too long and now must start innovating themselves and catching up with the industry...They had it easy in the Cold war in many ways...
 
r_taylor said:
Not too sure about them being 5% lesser quality. Of the three I have played with, 2 had crooked front sight assemblies and all had sharp interior edges inside the receivers. I would say although they may shoot respectively, they are not close to SAN rifles fit and finish wise.
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True they don't take the time to make em look pretty, what does matter is material quality (shear strength, hardness)and functionality and function they do. I don't value a firearm on how it looks or what the fine finish is. I assess its value on its capability to function as intended and the Famae 542 does that well. Ymmv
 
RCloud...your statement is valid...however, as is often the case in Canadian government procurement, what is lacking is sufficiently robust specifications, such that what we receive is yes, the lowest compliant bidder's offereing, but often that is far from what we need. The fault lies in the Canadian procurement system,PWGSC, that is way to heavy on bureaucrats, and far too lean on the experts who know anything about the commodity being purchased.
 
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I agree....until this thread I hadn't seen so many people praise the C7 in such a short time. I have limited experience with it, but I haven't heard my senior NCO's give it rave reviews.

canuckchap said:
RCloud...your statement is valid...however, as is often the case in Canadian government procurement, what is lacking is sufficiently robust specifications, such that what we receive is yes, the lowest compliant bidder's offereing, but often that is far from what we need. The fault lies in the Canadian procurement system,PWGSC, that is way to heavy on bureaucrats, and far too lean on the experts who know anything about the commodity being purchased.
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