Barrett has suspended production of the Fieldcraft

[MCMXI]

This is surprising to say the least.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

I think it's the same thing as happened recently with Colt production of AR rifles. You have a military order that requires your available production capacity. It's a sure thing for a large number of guns. You devote all available production to fill that order. Then go back to fulfilling civilian orders. Civilian arms distributors cannot match the surity or numbers of a military order.

(There are civilian guns in the distributor-wholesale-retail dealer pipe line, hence note to have your deal contact authorized distributors line.)

 

[MCMXI]

I'm not always up on such things so my apologies if this is old news. I'm just really surprised that such a quality product gets put on the back burner. I wouldn't buy one due to the lack of a locking bolt handle, but I've shot a couple and handled a bunch and I certainly give praise where it's due and the Fieldcraft is a quality rifle for sure.

 

[DocRock]

I doubt they are selling in sufficient volume. There’s a @moa Tupperware T/C Compass available for under $300. It is unquestionably the case that the Barrett is a far better rifle, but, really, how good does a deer rifle have to be? That old chestnut “more deer have been taken with a 30-30 than...” says a lot. It says a deer rifle at 3 MOA is fine. So, if a manufacturer wants to make margin on a hunting rifle it needs to trade on something else: tradition, prestige, nice furniture etc. I doubt that Barrett has enough name recognition among the general population to generate the additional margin.

I have no doubt the Fieldcraft is worth the money but it’s a tough market segment to break into and it wouldn’t surprise me if it just didn’t generate the volumes their business plan was based on.

 

[tarosean]

I doubt they are selling in sufficient volume. There’s a @moa Tupperware T/C Compass available for under $300. It is unquestionably the case that the Barrett is a far better rifle, but, really, how good does a deer rifle have to be?

Clientele is on opposite ends of the spectrum.

I.e. ..If your in the market for a Rolex it doesn't matter how cheap you can buy a Timex at Wally world.

 

[Nature Boy]

There's a lot of competition in this space and it seems more are entering, like Kelbly did recently with their KODA line.

 

[DocRock]

Clientele is on opposite ends of the spectrum.

I.e. ..If your in the market for a Rolex it doesn't matter how cheap you can buy a Timex at Wally world.

Volume.

 

[greyling22]

That and the only article I read about one praised the rifle, but didn't talk much about the something like 2-3 moa it shot.

 

[Garandimal]

$288/lb... as opposed to $152/lb for a M70 EW/SS.




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