[War] Canada: The Rifle Project

[Dylan de Valk]

The Rifle Project
July. 29/2014
PM James McColl
Canada

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After several months of an open bidding process, the winner of the contract
to develop and build Canada's new service rifle had been decided.

The company formerly known as the Prairie Gun Works, and now had changed
it's name to Prairie Rifle Works, had won the contract.  Throughout the
spring, several companies had submitted applications, including Colt Canada,
who made the C7 rifle and the C8 carbine.

They were concerned that they would lose business of course.  The government
had assured them that production of those two guns would not cease for quite
some time.  Don't worry Colt, you're not being left out.

The Prairie Rifle Works also had made Canada's .338 Timberwolf sniper rifle
for several years now.  It had been a very successful weapon and had
impressed the government.  They wanted some more top quality engineering
from this firm again.

Once the research was in progress, work on a new factory for the production
of the rifle would begin in Winnipeg, where it would be assembled.  PRW's
best engineers would be paired with the best DND and the military could
bring to the table.

There would a version of the rifle, done first, for the CF, and another for
export later on if there was interest.  Some of the features that had been
already identified would be:

1] the rifle would use a 7.62mm NATO round.
2] it would use composites with metal where required for high wear and tear
areas.
3] a piston action instead of gas
4] bolt sealed from action
5] ambidextrous usage
6] long barrel and shorter stock

Many of the features would be borrowed from many different guns, improving
on deficiencies sometimes and introducing some new features elsewhere.   The
name had not been decided upon as yet.

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Actions:
1] bidding process finished, now on to design for the new service rifle for
the CF.
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