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Colt Loses Monopoly on M4 Assault Rifle, US Army Takes Design Rights

As of July 1, the Army has taken control of the design rights to the M4 carbine from its sole maker, Colt Defense LLC. Translation: With an uncertain budget looming, the service is free to give other gun companies a crack at a carbine contract. The transition of ownership of the M4 technical data package marks the end of an era and Colt's exclusive status as the only manufacturer of the M4... [Army Times (USA), via gunpolicy.org ]

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so does this mean my bushy might suddenly become "mil-spec"?
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Whatever are the Colt snobs going to do?! They might actually have to update "The Chart"!
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This really doesn't have anything to do with commercially sold semi-auto rifles.

I suppose if the Army changed the TDP and lowered their standards, then yes, a garden-variety Bushmaster might become "mil-spec". Probably ain't gonna happen. If Bushmaster made changes to their line, they might be able to bring their rifles up to the TDP. Probably ain't gonna happen either.
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what ever happen to that new rifle that was supposed to come out?
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Whatever are the Colt snobs going to do?! They might actually have to update "The Chart"!
Silly question maybe. What is "the chart?"
 
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Silly question maybe. What is "the chart?"
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what ever happen to that new rifle that was supposed to come out?
which one? xm8 or the oicw?
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This really doesn't have anything to do with commercially sold semi-auto rifles.

I suppose if the Army changed the TDP and lowered their standards, then yes, a garden-variety Bushmaster might become "mil-spec". Probably ain't gonna happen. If Bushmaster made changes to their line, they might be able to bring their rifles up to the TDP. Probably ain't gonna happen either.
garden variety? how dare you, sir!

and does colt not make non-mil-spec ar's as well? perhaps the 6920/6940 is as close as you can get to a "mil-spec" civilian rifle, but what's stopping bushy or any other company from improving their production methods and getting a contract?




















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