Canadian modular assault rifle project, a C7 replacement?

[KevinB]

Yes however im told for the forges, its 18 months from contract signed to delivery. They are not quick things to build.

They got the forges in the 80’s. So 40 years.
There are cold hammer forges in operation from the 60’s still working.

Unless Colt Canada has been doing absolutely no maintenance on them, I don’t understand how they could be possibly EoL.

Unless they need a newer design forge to work on some harder steels - as a lot of the older forges can’t deal with certain hardnesses.

 

[MilEME09]

Unless they need a newer design forge to work on some harder steels - as a lot of the older forges can’t deal with certain hardnesses.

Thats a bingo, but cant go into details