LWRC just sold the proprietary 6.8 DI bushing receiver sets that use 6.8 Pmags as part of a group buy on 68forums so this is interesting.
**** Colt… That is all.
I was at a local gun shop today and handled both a Colt Competition model and a LWRC. They were nice looking rigs, but I was not ready to buy one. I suppose I am old school and could not see an advantage over the carbines I already own.
I have fired well over 100,000 rounds without a DI system. What is the advantage to the DI system and do you think Colt is planning on selling DI carbines to a government agency?
The only reason I can see for one company to buy another company making a like product is because they see profit.
And a hammer forged barrel machine.
I thought lwrci got their chf barrels from someone else.
Pretty sure they do.
In the words of another member on a completely unrelated forum…
Interesting.
Weird… I keep picturing the Pony with Adam Pini’s head.
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Where is LWRC’s manufacturing base? That might play into part of this decision making process, if it’s in a right to work state, vice Commienecticut.
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According to TFB, you may be on to something. Florida’s space coast sounds like a slam dunk.
"The deal is supposed to close on 1 March. The Maryland company may relocate to Florida or Texas and the LWRC M6 Individual Carbine (M6IC) rifle will become a Colt branded product. "
Interesting, wonder what it will do to the values of currently owned or pre-Colt LWRC rifles.
Hmm Colt now has access to LWRCi’s Florida manufacturing base and piston experience. Here’s hoping Colt packs their gear and bails on CT.
Without digging too deep it would look to me like Colt now has a “high end” (sorry markm) AR builder for both piston and DI guns. Does anyone see this as their play into the Noveske, KAC, etc market by buying up the competition or am I on my own in this thinking? I could also see a Colt branded M6IC being put out there as a new M4 replacement.
Makes total sense
Didn’t Colt buy property in the Orlando, FL area a couple years ago? Pretty sure they did, but never moved any production there.
http://www.guns.com/2013/08/06/colt-may-move-forward-on-expansion-in-florida/
Yeah, my immediate thought is that if LWRC isn’t in great financial shape, Colt can cheaply pick up a bit of IP regarding the LWRC lowers, and start shifting production with minimal impact (and draw minimal attention to moving their production to a more tax friendly environment).
Colt probably has as much if not more piston experience than LWRC. Colt had piston designs going back at least 25 years or so. I also think that Colt has more money and the ability to conduct more R&D if they wanted to.
Don’t look for any kind of Colt or other branded M4 replacement anytime soon. It’s not going to happen.
Manufacturing capability is increased?
They testified during our gun bill fiasco last year that they would likely leave MD if it passed. May have something to do with their decision.
I sense he will wrath redirect to POF
Hey… Maybe they’ll fire all the FUKKTARDS and make the company legit. ??? I think they’d even need to blow out the Janitor to give this mess a chance.
They can’t make their junk any lower in quality.