Quoted: A dealer told me that all the "CMT" upper receivers that are for sale are acctually Stag and that CMT does not sell just the receivers to the public. Is this true or am I being fed a pile of K9shit? I am putting my first build together and this is my first post so if its a stupid question be gentile with the newbie....Thanks for any info.
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This dealer is dealing in half truths. Not lies, but half truths.
CMT, military contract company and supplier to Colt, FN and RRA, is the parent company of Stag Arms and produces Stags parts. Stag is the commercial division of Continenatal Machine and Tool, a huge company.
You can count on one hand, and have fingers left over, the AR15 companies that actually produce their own uppers and lowers. CMT/Stag is one of the handfull.
Every AR manufacturer outsources some, if not all, of the parts that go into their rifles. Some AR manufacturers do not own any machine equipment, other than the basics need for assembly..
I also believe some dealers, heavily vested in RRA, have lost significant sales due to CMT/Stag entering into the civilian market. We sell lots of RRA complete rifles, uppers and lowers in the retail shop. In fact it is our top selling brand at retail. Very, very good stuff and good quality control. They use very good subcontrators and then apply good quality control.
Dissing one brand to sell your stuff is tacky. Dissing other dealers to try and elevate yourself does not even deserve comment.
Denny
Edited for my crummy grammar.