Colt is stopping civilian production of their rifles

[fallenleader]

In order to complete today in the military contract arena you have to be high speed and low drag. I hear every rifle purchased comes with a free operator beard grooming kit and a pair of 5.11 pants.

5.11, the "colt" of pants.

[Krichardson]

In order to complete today in the military contract arena you have to be high speed and low drag. I hear every rifle purchased comes with a free operator beard grooming kit and a pair of 5.11 pants.

.....and,don't forget the parachord bracelet.

[JAKIII]

^^^ This. Lower-cost options such as complete guns and DIY builds using parts from PSA and dozens of other vendors have put a hurt on Colt for civilian sales. The only people buying Colt ARs are those that "accept no substitutes."

Colt could be timing this move with the current political climate to transfer some of the "blame" away from commercial reasons to political ones, but as always, "follow the money."

Noah

Of course, this is genius! It’s all about marketing and public relations... they’re positioning themselves for the future. Their government (non-civilian) contracts are their bread and butter anyway, (i.e., zero impact).

Shareholders are happy, including mutual fund managers whose index funds include Colt investments.

[fallenleader]

The current Army contract is in the form of Foreign Military Sales to several U.S. overseas allies to include Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Federated States of Micronesia, Hungary, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Palau, St. Vincent and Grenadines, and Tunisia. The award, for production of M4 and M4A1 carbines, has an estimated completion date of Sept. 18, 2024.

last i knew, we were at war with afghanistan?

[Walleye Hunter]

last i knew, we were at war with afghanistan?

Only half, we're arming the other half.

[Hodgie]

Colt has long been in the Pentagon’s Foreign Military Sales pipeline. Earlier this year, the Army expedited delivery of 2,200 M4s under an existing contract from Colt to the military of Senegal prior to deployment of forces from that West African country on a UN-backed peacekeeping mission in war-torn Mali. Senegal paid roughly $1.6 million for the M4s, which replaced older M16s, and troops in the country were trained on the new carbines by a team from the Vermont National Guard.

$1,600,000/2200=$727.27 each/shipped

[fallenleader]

Only half, we're arming the other half.

until they turn on us and we arm the half we didn't.
i seem to recall iraq's military folding after we armed them up, having to go back and destroy munitions we left behind for them when they became terrorists.

[icp4life162005]

until they turn on us and we arm the half we didn't.
i seem to recall iraq's military folding after we armed them up, having to go back and destroy munitions we left behind for them when they became terrorists.

We gotta arm the next generation so we can keep playing in their sandbox. Duh.

[Walleye Hunter]

until they turn on us and we arm the half we didn't.
i seem to recall iraq's military folding after we armed them up, having to go back and destroy munitions we left behind for them when they became terrorists.

That is the cycle of history, no doubt.

[fallenleader]

We gotta arm the next generation so we can keep playing in their sandbox. Duh.

giving sand terrorists ar platform weapons is almost like a poison pill. they're just going to malfunction when they get dusty.
i wonder if they'll be chambered in russian cals so they're compatible with all their existing stockpile.