r/canadaguns • u/dke783 • Apr 28 '26

Shooting TIL that Colt Canada supplies entire countries with black rifles

https://youtu.be/5D5z0AbOjmM?si=B5e80wgqzh93dz80

Denmark, Netherlands, UK, Norway, Botswana ... all these militaries buy Canadian black rifles and Canadian Elcan optics.

Yet we Canadian citizens can't, ugh. The irony! ​

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u/swift_gilford Apr 28 '26

I'd argue this is a part of, if not a major reason a lot of people give Colt shit in recent years (pre buyback drama)

Their main focus is government contracts, not civilians.

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u/Whispersfine Apr 28 '26

Civilian market however is much more lucrative. Yes they have large bulk order from the defense contracts but civilian firearms are usually more expensive and cheaper to make. Consumers pay premium for mil specs they probably never needed.

The average price of M4 is only 800 some USD for military but in civilian markets, I’m sure many suckers in this sub will pay 3000 Canadian pesos for a real M4.

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u/TheRealPaladin Apr 28 '26

I don't think that you understand just how lucrative military contracting actually is.

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u/Opening-Ad8300 Apr 29 '26

Dudes smoking some crazy shit if he thinks there’s more money to be made supplying a handful of civilian enthusiasts over entire military/law enforcement agencies and units.

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u/Whispersfine Apr 29 '26

You need to learn to read my friend. Lucrative and bigger profit yielding are two different things.

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u/looloopklopm Apr 29 '26

Lucrative is literally defined as producing a great deal of profit.