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Colt is manned by United Auto Workers, Remington by United Mine Workers.
Remington bids and wins. Colt complains because they overbid. Sour grapes. Congress responds with "WTF?"
If the individual carbine has to meet a TDP and MILSPEC acceptance testing compliance standards the bottom line is Colt saw potential bankruptcy and now knows what Remington is willing to take as far as profit margin per weapon.
Colt's senators are Liebermann and Blumenthal, Remington's are Shumer and Gillibrand -- all Democrats in union states
It is my understanding that the Colt bid and Remy bid were VERY close to one another. The Govt then examined the fact that Remy is not setup to do this kind of volume and honestly doesn't have the expertise either. So in the end, the value to the Govt just isn't there and it is worth it to pay $50-$70 more and have a company that knows what they are doing make the guns.
We shall see....
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I wouldn't make the assumption Remington doesn't know how to manufacture to military specifications.
US-contract Mosin-Nagant
M1917
Rem 870
870 Modular Weapon System
M40 (Vietnam era)
M24
M2010
As well as having run the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
Should Remington fail to produce to the TDP and MILSPEC they risk default and never getting another military contract again. Bad form.
If Remington did not have the ability to earn the contract it would never have been awarded. This was a touchdown called back on a video re-play AFTER the game was done and Super Bowl rings given.
How many companies in the USA (and offshore) have produced M16s and M4s, and how many have knocked off ARs and M4geries?
It's manufacturing, not rocket surgery.
Light reading from a second source (keep in mind it's from Gannett): http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gears...ith-remington/
An extract: "According to the Department of the Army’s Chief of Legislative Liaison, the Army today executed a delivery order to buy 24,000 M4A1s worth $16,163,252.07. The rifles will be made at Remington’s factory in Ilion, N.Y., from the Colt technical data package and will cost about $673.10 a copy. That’s a significantly lower price than the final order of Colt-produced M4A1s the government paid $1221 for in a 2010 contract."
The Army's agreement clause with Colt says the service can seek a second source if Colt's capacity is near maxed out -- which it supposedly is since they're now making M240 machineguns (ironically off FN's TDP).
I wonder about the manufacturing capability. Remington and Bushmaster are owned by the same company and their numbers look much higher than Colt. I would quess military contracts are not included in these numbers??? David
http://www.atf.gov/statistics/downlo...ort-report.pdf
Last edited by dwhitehorne; 10-11-12 at 17:44.
It seems like there is always rumor and talke of changes, but it seems that nothing does ever really change. I will wait and see, but not in anticipation
The ATF report numbers should include all arms manufactured.
My understanding is all "Bushmaster" marked Freedom Group guns are made in the Remington Ilion plant. Wyndham Weaponry (the "Old Bushmaster") is back in their old factory with their original machinery.
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