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! ā€‹

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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, Iā€™m sure many suckers in this sub will pay 3000 Canadian pesos for a real M4.

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u/EinGuy Because Canada Apr 29 '26

lol I think you seriously overestimate the size of the Canadian market. Or really any civilian market in the world. There is a reason KAC, HK, LMT, etc. ignore the civilian market when they win big contracts.