New rifle for the Rangers.

[Okotokian]

RED "highly visible" laminate.... Our Rangers lose a lot of rifles?? Can't see a brown rifle when they put them down in the snow? What army wants highly visible rifles? wait a minute... they wear red hoodies? It's a fashion statement. Cripes.... So they are what we are basing our sovereignty claims on?

Army surplus enfields did them for 50 years. Now they need $4800 bolt action rifles for bear defense and hunting. Not one of those is ever going to be fired at a Russian. Army specifies anything, add millions to the price. I swear, if they decided to just give them bear spray the price would be $1200 per can.

-Grumpy old man.

[marxman]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

RED "highly visible" laminate.... Our Rangers lose a lot of rifles?? Can't see a brown rifle when they put them down in the snow? What army wants highly visible rifles? wait a minute... they wear red hoodies? It's a fashion statement. Cripes.... So they are what we are basing our sovereignty claims on?

Army surplus enfields did them for 50 years. Now they need $4800 bolt action rifles for bear defense and hunting. Not one of those is ever going to be fired at a Russian. Army specifies anything, add millions to the price. I swear, if they decided to just give them bear spray the price would be $1200 per can.

-Grumpy old man.

Why wouldn't they have conspicuous rifles it makes perfect sense. Also they want to carry a good rifle and a 1000 dollar tikka is that. We don't need a helicopter style procurement with all kinds of contingency and spare part scenario and what happens in 30 years and all that. Likes it's some kind of continuing animal like a sea king

[Newview01]

I've priced flooring on the Suffield Base, and I can assure you that there is no price jump for the military. I priced competitively and still did not get the job. So there must be a good reason for these to be priced that high. I wonder if X amount of spare parts are shipped with each rifle.

[fordtruckin]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

RED "highly visible" laminate.... Our Rangers lose a lot of rifles?? Can't see a brown rifle when they put them down in the snow? What army wants highly visible rifles? wait a minute... they wear red hoodies? It's a fashion statement. Cripes.... So they are what we are basing our sovereignty claims on?

Army surplus enfields did them for 50 years. Now they need $4800 bolt action rifles for bear defense and hunting. Not one of those is ever going to be fired at a Russian. Army specifies anything, add millions to the price. I swear, if they decided to just give them bear spray the price would be $1200 per can.

-Grumpy old man.

well if the last rifle lasted them 50 years, assuming this one can do the same thats only 96$ year for the rifle as a system. Not horrible in my books.