Five year contract appears to include mostly parts but also complete rifles. SBR, standard carbines and also some type of DMR option.
DMR doesn’t really make much sense without some “better” ammo to go with it. 62 grain ETSP and TBBC are fine but some type of 75-77 match bullet would seem to be a better choice for that stuff.
Anyway, this appears to be the next iteration of the upper and parts contract previously awarded to BCM.
Unless you are the superduperhighspeedguys who can open purchase whateverdafukcyouwant, the #1 factor in most military contracts after minimal technical compliance is PRICE.
.GOV is CHEAP, they will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in GS-drone contract specialist manhours making sure to save $0.01 on a contract. That is important work.
Yup, RHINO nailed it. Two companies with known good products with the ability to meet or exceed production requirements, and the answer is always going to be price.
I enjoy Geissele for what they started with - accessories. Triggers primarily, but also charging handles, rails, and optic mounts.
Like most companies that expand, there have been growing pains and that ‘special touch’ with the community they once had has been somewhat lost.
But unlike upset consumers, a company knows what makes them money and often a niche market is no longer worthwhile to pursue.
I know it started with the horrible Black Friday when cheep gun bubbas had to wait to get stuff at 50% off, then bendiboi rails on the 'gram. But I’m sure Geissele just threw in the towel and realized they’ll never make the enraged interwebz happy and concentrated on growth and profitability. I mean who gives a fuk what a bunch of couch potatoes on the interwebz think? I certainly wouldn’t give 2 fuks if I was Bill.
I personally have no ax to grind with the G Men. I’ve got a few of their triggers and am perfectly happy with them. Being from the area, and knowing the Philly attitude that extends out to the surrounding areas where they are located, the temperament of the company is not something I am not used to. Read into that what you will
But I do disagree that abandoning the consumer market is a good strategy. Not unless you are talking DD DoD contract type volumes. And certainly not at the levels we are talking about with the CBP contract. If anything they should use that to bump their street cred and get more of the consumer market.
