Pics from the FOC Project UNUM VIP Launch Party!

rommelrommel said:
No RMR cut, no barrel kind of stings.
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well considering there were only 9 available for sale and they all sold to very eager people (with many very disappointed they could not get one) i guess that is kind of a moot point at this stage...but perhaps FOC could take that into consideration for the next one in the Signature series.

RL
 
RL1 said:
funny we were all trying to guess the price before it was released and i guessed it would be between $2000 and $2500

To answer your question,

Glock 19
Stipling work and slide by Red Tower Armory
Rehlm backplate and magazine baseplate
Agency Arms trigger
Grey Fox Strategic holster and two mag carriers
Nanuk case with custom cut foam
customized Glock knife

Perhaps some other components (not sure if it is coated??)

I think the price is pretty fair considering Agency Arms, Zev, and Taran Tactical are all in the $3000+ range and that is without the case, holsters, and knife
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Leaving aside the case, holsters, and knife, this is a Glock 19 with stippling, cosmetic slide work (no RMR cut), an improved trigger, and magazine baseplates. The way it was hyped suggested there was going to be something revolutionary/very unique. It may be that I am missing the point - this is a celebration of what can happen when Canadian companies collaborate - but I was expecting a different product.

I don't mean to detract from the great work that was done, and I am sure great things are to come.
 
yes i think you are right about the fact that it is a celebaration of a canadian collaboration...i think coming up with something revolutionary (like say a 10 shot belt fed pistol) would require a lot more than 10 units being sold to be economically viable.

I guess my expectation going in was that this was the first in a series of upcoming collaborations and this was the launch of the idea of the collaboration as opposed to the launch of a new platform to be sold en masse. .

as a knife collector, i would love to see something like a custom knife by Greg Lightfoot (or another top Canadian maker) with matching themed gun all incorporating the same "special" materials or something like that.

RL
 
While the overall package does nothing for me and the price seems a bit bloated for what you get, overall I think the idea behind it all is great. Hope that more Canadian Companies get on board with doing collaborations!
 
I received an invitation but when I found out it was a Glock project I decided not to go. Sorry but Glocks just don't do anything for me. I also thought that it would have been more exotic of a pistol than what's been described. Perhaps they should have made more than ten to give people whose wanted one an opportunity to buy one.
 
RL1 said:
well considering there were only 9 available for sale and they all sold to very eager people (with many very disappointed they could not get one) i guess that is kind of a moot point at this stage...but perhaps FOC could take that into consideration for the next one in the Signature series.

RL
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Well obviously there’s a market for this kind of thing in Canada, especially if they keep it to a limited edition.

My point was more that it’s missing some obvious features that would showcase what kind of work can be done. If you really want to make a competitor to agency arms, atei, and zev or whoever else you would want to offer the same features.
 
chicu1981 said:
What’s the point of using glock 19 with. Longer mag? Why not just use 17?
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i believe it was based on the "Canadian edition" G19, which was in keeping with the "Canadian" theme...also G19 is not as common as the G17, i would think
 
JungerJager said:
While the overall package does nothing for me and the price seems a bit bloated for what you get, overall I think the idea behind it all is great. Hope that more Canadian Companies get on board with doing collaborations!
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thanks..that's the kind of comment i appreciate...fine for the gun not to be for you but good that you appreciate the intent...at a time when politicians are threatening us with gun bans, it is awesome to see the Canadian gun community come together...there were people at the event who came in from Montreal and Ottawa (among other places) and the atmosphere was just awesome...like where you can celebrate being a gun owner as opposed to hiding in shame, as some do. Also, there were A LOT of women at the event, many of whom were super anxious to get the UNUM, exactly what we need.

RL
 
RL, great photography, as usual - and thank you very much for documenting this event (and many others) so well for those of us who couldn't make it out!

I'm a tiny bit surprised by the price-point as well. I guessed $1750-2000, but there's more slide work done than I originally thought, and those Red Tower boys sure do put out a beautiful product, so it seems justified.

I hope to see more things like this out of FOC - they're really leading the industry in events of this nature, and they're well situated to hit a large and very public portion of the shooting community, being so proximate to Toronto.

Bradley
 
thanks for reading them and the kind words!

yes, too bad you were not there...we could have continued the tradition of having you block my face in a pic lol

hopefully you can make the next one!

RL
 
finally got around to doing a couple of comparo pics of the Rehlm vs. the Taran basepads

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