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Colt, S&W among those
out of carbine bidding

(GunReports.com) -- Army Times has confirmed some key competitors and dropouts in the ongoing military carbine competition. From the Army Times article:

Among those staying on the sidelines is the Colt CM901. The ambidextrous, multicaliber weapon fires 5.56mm and 7.62mm rounds with a cyclic rate of 700 to 950 rounds per minute.

Smith & Wesson’s M&P 4 is another strong competitor that has backed out for financial reasons.

Some smaller companies with strong carbines also are sitting this one out, such as Stag Arms, LWRC International and Knight Armament. None of the companies gave reasons why they are not competing, but one government official with firsthand knowledge of the competition said meeting the myriad military specifications would prove too costly and difficult.

So who is still in the running? The B.E.A.R. by Adcor Defense, SCAR by FNH and the Adaptive Combat Rifle by Remington are still standing. They are now joined by Colt’s Enhanced M4.

Top performers will be identified in two down-select phases, according to the Army’s request for proposals. Phase I will grade the weapons in three key areas:

• Technical aspects, such as the ability to mount existing weapons, optics and suppressor kits.
• The company’s ability to produce 2,000 and a surge of 4,200 carbines per month.
• Cost. The Army says performance factors are more important than price.

Phase II will include what officials have described as “extreme and extensive” tests expected to last 12 to 18 months. The Army will fire more than 2 million rounds to produce piles of data.

The winning carbine will face off against the improved M4A1 in a battle to become your next weapon.

Read more at The Army Times.

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It'll be interesting to see if they come up with any new features or capabilities with this rifle.

Comment by: david b | December 1, 2011

Piston is the future for the US. If the SCAR can make them cheap enough, I would imagine they would get the contract. They already supply us with the majority of ALL armed forces small arms. But, Colt has been the armys buddy for decades, that could come into the play of politics & kickbacks.

Comment by: Myk9noseKnows | January 31, 2012