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<blockquote data-quote="ELR Researcher" data-source="post: 611460" data-attributes="member: 19541"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Defiance Machine (8 Feb 2012) - info updates per Josh Gleason, National Sales Manager:</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">Renegade (408 CheyTac) actions - the plan for 2012 is to build 600 of these actions; only options will be, a) single shot or repeater, b) right or left hand bolt, and c) bolt fluting; hoping for sales to individuals during the first half of the year; OAL is 10.121".</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">Titan (50 BMG) actions - all 2012 production will be distributed exclusively through Proof Research (the "new" Advanced Barrel Systems (ABS)); options same as Renegade; their site incorrectly states that there is a Medium and a Long length, there will only be one length, 11.915" (copy error, not plan change). See below re Proof's rollout.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">Rebels and Mutants (both supporting up to 338 LM - the 338 LM Mutants being Rebels specifically configured for the Eliseo/CSS RTM long box chassis) - full range of options (within the constraints of the RTM chassis for the Mutants), most options do NOT affect the cost - fluting, recoil lugs, ejectors, scope rails DO affect pricing; lead times expected to be 60-90 days; Rebels account for about 90% of the company's overall shipment volume.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">DBM designs are still expected within 30-60 days.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">Further questions should be referred to Defiance at (406)756-2727.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">Proof Research (8 Feb 2012) - info per Jeff Badelt, National Sales Director:</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">In regards distribution of the Defiance Machine's Titan (50 BMG) actions - confirmed configuration options noted above; Q1 deliveries will be repeaters, the single shot version coming in Q2; several full builds (rifles) already on the books, shortly expecting initial delivery of actions from Defiance; expects to have sufficient volume to support the sale of individual actions (vs rifles) sometime in the first half of the year; pricing being decided this week; FYI, Defiance is about two miles down the road from Proof.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black">Further questions should be referred to Proof at (406)756-9290.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ELR Researcher, post: 611460, member: 19541"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Trebuchet MS][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Defiance Machine (8 Feb 2012) - info updates per Josh Gleason, National Sales Manager:[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Trebuchet MS] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]Renegade (408 CheyTac) actions - the plan for 2012 is to build 600 of these actions; only options will be, a) single shot or repeater, b) right or left hand bolt, and c) bolt fluting; hoping for sales to individuals during the first half of the year; OAL is 10.121”.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]Titan (50 BMG) actions - all 2012 production will be distributed exclusively through Proof Research (the “new” Advanced Barrel Systems (ABS)); options same as Renegade; their site incorrectly states that there is a Medium and a Long length, there will only be one length, 11.915” (copy error, not plan change). See below re Proof’s rollout.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]Rebels and Mutants (both supporting up to 338 LM - the 338 LM Mutants being Rebels specifically configured for the Eliseo/CSS RTM long box chassis) - full range of options (within the constraints of the RTM chassis for the Mutants), most options do NOT affect the cost - fluting, recoil lugs, ejectors, scope rails DO affect pricing; lead times expected to be 60-90 days; Rebels account for about 90% of the company’s overall shipment volume.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]DBM designs are still expected within 30-60 days.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]Further questions should be referred to Defiance at (406)756-2727.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]Proof Research (8 Feb 2012) - info per Jeff Badelt, National Sales Director:[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]In regards distribution of the Defiance Machine’s Titan (50 BMG) actions - confirmed configuration options noted above; Q1 deliveries will be repeaters, the single shot version coming in Q2; several full builds (rifles) already on the books, shortly expecting initial delivery of actions from Defiance; expects to have sufficient volume to support the sale of individual actions (vs rifles) sometime in the first half of the year; pricing being decided this week; FYI, Defiance is about two miles down the road from Proof.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=black]Further questions should be referred to Proof at (406)756-9290.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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