hga
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Can you put your foot on a SCAR?
Your points are very strong.
I think or rather hope that the SCAR will be an exception:
The gun is real, people have put their foot on both military selective fire and civilian semi-auto only versions. We are told we can't get one today because the military for whom it was designed are consuming all production, and that's entirely credible.
FN has a long history of selling to civilians; the oldest "bought new" gun in my family is my grandfather's 16 gauge Browning Auto-5 "Humpback" shotgun with FN markings from the '30s. And today they're taking quite a bit of heat for selling 5.7mm guns to us, and their response is working with Fiocchi at their new Ozark, MO plant to ensure a good supply of ammo.
Hmmm, could a President Obama or Hillary! make them an offer they can't refuse based on their US military contracts? Maybe (although I now think the election is McCain's to lose), but FN also knows the US civilian market is reliable and strong, which can't be said about the vagaries of government contracts....
- Harold
El Tejon said:
Your points are very strong.
I think or rather hope that the SCAR will be an exception:
The gun is real, people have put their foot on both military selective fire and civilian semi-auto only versions. We are told we can't get one today because the military for whom it was designed are consuming all production, and that's entirely credible.
FN has a long history of selling to civilians; the oldest "bought new" gun in my family is my grandfather's 16 gauge Browning Auto-5 "Humpback" shotgun with FN markings from the '30s. And today they're taking quite a bit of heat for selling 5.7mm guns to us, and their response is working with Fiocchi at their new Ozark, MO plant to ensure a good supply of ammo.
Hmmm, could a President Obama or Hillary! make them an offer they can't refuse based on their US military contracts? Maybe (although I now think the election is McCain's to lose), but FN also knows the US civilian market is reliable and strong, which can't be said about the vagaries of government contracts....
- Harold
