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From the local paper: https://qctimes.com/eedition/p...c5-f2560b2a8328.html Eldridge-based LMT Defense awarded contract with U.S. Special Operations Command Gretchen Teske 7 hrs ago An Eldridge company with decades of experience in the firearms industry will soon be supporting the U.S. Special Operations Command. Lewis Machine & Tool Company, known locally as LMT Defense, has been awarded a 10-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ceiling of $92 million for medium range gas gun-assault kits, spare parts and accessories, new equipment training and engineering change proposals. The contract, LMT President Karl Lewis said, means Special Ops has the flexibility to order up to $92 million worth of product, or just $100 worth, based on their needs. “This gives them a contracting vehicle that they can exercise a wide spread and working together with them, we can work out delivery schedules on the specific products and the deliveries that they’ll need,” he said. “It’s a great looking number, but it’s not like we have a hard contract or a delivery schedule, but we’re very excited. We’re hoping that we’ll get every penny of that $92 million over 10 years, or sooner. But there is a realistic aspect to it as well.” Michael Neff, VP of Operations for LMT, said the company started working with the U.S. Special Operations Command about four years ago. Based out of Tampa, the unit oversees the procurement of weapons for all special forces, including the Navy Seals and Army Rangers. The program LMT was part of, he said, involved about eight different companies who were given specifications and requirements for the weapons system the government wanted. The companies are told what the Special Ops needs are in regard to weight, length, caliber and other specifications. of the weapons. “They provide you with all of that, and then you build your system around those requirements,” Neff said. “You end up with something that’s not quite like what you started with, or what your standard offering might be, but you have something that is developed specifically for their requirements.” The various companies submitted their systems, which were then run through a series of tests, Neff said. “That included head-to-head competition for performance, and then they did a bunch of comprehensive testing for quality, durability, reliability and accuracy,” he said. Those tests were done in a laboratory setting, he said, and eventually again in the field where professionals fired the various weapons and graded them. Eventually, the down selection process continued until LMT was chosen as the best system for what Special Ops was looking for. Although this was a big win for LMT, they’ve had plenty of experience in working with federal governments, Lewis said. When he started the company in 1980, the first products were geared toward commercial firearms. In the mid ‘80s, the company shifted to producing repair and spare parts for the U.S. government, which lead to a long history of government contracts. Since its start, LMT has worked with 40 countries worldwide including Estonia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, “and the list goes on and on,” Lewis said. Today, the company has about 210 employees and is still growing. Contracts like these take everyone working together, including the customer, to ensure the products they want are delivered on time. Lewis said he and Neff work hard, “but there’s also 208 other people who work hard.” It’s a critical part of LMT’s success, he said. “Our philosophy is pretty straightforward. We just want to make sure that we strive to produce the best quality products at a fire price,” Lewis said. “We pride ourselves on having the best value product. It may not be the least expensive, but it has the characteristics of great performance attributes like accuracy, dispersion, reliability and at a price tag that is commensurate on getting a very good product.” | |||
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Excessive recoil and case separations, among other issues. Every load is loaded to the pressure that proof loads are loaded to for other cartridges. The engineering challenges of a cartridge loaded to that pressure haven't been properly sorted out yet. | |||
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In addition to what has been mentioned, the accuracy sucks. Definitely not DMR worthy. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” | |||
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Because the M7 is hot garbage. --------------------------------------------- "AND YEA THOUGH THE HINDUS SPEAK OF KARMA, I IMPLORE YOU...GIVE HER A BREAK, LORD". - Clark W. Griswald | |||
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Fantastic post and spot on. --------------------------------------------- "AND YEA THOUGH THE HINDUS SPEAK OF KARMA, I IMPLORE YOU...GIVE HER A BREAK, LORD". - Clark W. Griswald | |||
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In the midst of searching for a tidbit of information, I came across this article on army.mil. It appears that The Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division is among the first Guard units to field the M250 (chambered for 6.8) I wouldn't mind firing a few rounds through it just to check it out. (In all honesty, I haven't really fired too many rounds through the M249 or the M240.) I am interested to see how the The M250’s advanced optic performs and its durability. According to the article, it is one of the biggest changes for Soldiers. With its onboard ballistic system, it is unlike anything many have used before. https://www.army.mil/article/2...esota_national_guard | |||
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