I mean FFS. The GPMG (C6) was an excellent piece for kit, battle tested and excellent at killing people.
And now this.........
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/natio...y-machine-guns
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The weapons are part of a $120-million deal with the firm in Kitchener, Ont., to build new C6A1 general purpose machine-guns. But the guns, based on a proven design in service with militaries in more than 80 nations, have faced a series of problems with defective parts and other technical issues, this newspaper reported last year.
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342 defective weapons being returned to Colt Canada for repair.......But during the repairs........A little more than 1,000 guns will need to be repaired.
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In total, the military has ordered 4,774 guns. So far, 3,331 guns have been delivered, of which 2,252 are in the field.
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hahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahaha
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The contract for the new guns was awarded to Colt Canada without competition under a federal government program to support Canada’s ability to produce military small arms domestically. Colt Canada has been deemed the country’s Small Arms Strategic Source and Centre of Excellence by the federal government.
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Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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