gigag04 wrote:G192627 wrote:gigag04 wrote:
What the Technical Design Plan is
What is that? I knew the rest, but that one was not one I'm familiar with.
(just bought my first AR a week ago... but have been reading and studying for a month or more)
It's also (and more commonly) known as the technical data package - the original specs and requirements for an m-4 or AR. If it's not a Colt (who owns the plans) then it literally is a copy. Firms that license the design for .mil production pay Colt a royalty and cannot use or sell a rifle built from it for commercial purposes.
Actually, in 2009:
As of July 1, the Army has taken control of the design rights to the M4 carbine from its sole maker, Colt Defense LLC. Translation: With an uncertain budget looming, the service is free to give other gun companies a crack at a carbine contract.
The transition of ownership of the M4 technical data package marks the end of an era and Colt’s exclusive status as the only manufacturer of the M4 for the U.S. military for the past 15 years.
Link:
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/07/a ... e_070609w/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;