This is out 49 min ago so not sure if already posted here. I could not see it anywhere. Being a dedicated customer of anything Geissele and firm believer in their quality, I can only imagine the quality of Geissele complete rifles as well as Geissele suppressors.
“VSASS is currently only for government clients. Right now, demand is very high for their products and it was developed for a very specific purpose. However, I expect we’ll eventually see a commercial rifle from Geissele Automatics, even if it’s not this one.”
Thanks for posting. I’m unlikely to see this elsewhere.
I’d consider buying a civilian version for a large frame AR.
Knowing Geissele’s quality standards, I’m sure it runs like a sewing machine. I like the heavy duty (replaceable) cam pin track and the way the upper receiver mates to the rail.
This is an amazing entry. I suspect it will go nowhere in this rifle, but sets the stage for Bill to compete in a big way for the new 6.5 CSASS. I think much like Remington lost the M110 to Knights, but later won the M2010. What is impressive is the newness of design. Yes, Bill built upon the SR25 or M110 Knights platform, but this is genuinely new stuff. Reinforced larger upper, different bolt metals. a long rail, and then there is the LaRue 845 like rail, I mean mount. Geez, you could mount an M16 on top of the optic. And the optic! What genius to pick a Steiner 3-15x, and make it RAL8000-ish to compete with S&B.
Maybe. I think, like many military offerings, you will see a version come to market, in some form, given time. One consideration the manufacturer has is that to get to mil-spec, often takes a lot of $$, both in terms of R&D and prototyping, but also in terms of production. DOD does not want to see a rifle it is paying $12,000 each, be offered on the civilian market for $4,000. So, you might see various parts, and not others, or a slightly different civilian version. We have seen this with KAC and H&K. A little less with Colt.
