LaRue's email about replacing the M110

[Jason19]

Having first hand experience with the M110 and knowing how much it sucks I was disappointed to see this email:

LaRue’s Thoughts on the M110 Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS).

It’s no secret that LaRue Tactical is one of the contenders for the US Army’s Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS). The CSASS solicitation is exploring the options for reconfiguring the existing M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS) currently available in Army inventory, or completely replacing the M110 with a new system.

At the recent SHOT Show, aisle-talk centered on impending and drastic military cuts. Rumors were flying, from aircraft carriers missing important scheduled maintenance, to drastically-reduced training flights, to warships stacking up in Pacific harbors ...

Given the tsunami of cutbacks our military organizations are crashing head-on into, we feel the substantial costs required for LaRue Tactical to pursue the upcoming CSASS / M110-Upgrade would simply be a waste of resources.

While we believe that America's Warfighters should always have the best, and that we are large enough to handle the project, our consensus is that the program will not gain full traction. We feel our money is better spent invested in people, processes, manufacturing infrastructure, and continued improvements to our product lines.

Henceforth, we are officially opting-out of the CSASS / M110-Upgrade solicitation.

However, let it be known that our doors are always open for OTS/OTC purchases ... like recent customers: FBI-HRT, DEA, U.S. Marshals, DoE, Texas Rangers, just to name a few ...

v/r,

Mark LaRue - President
LaRue Tactical

https://www.larue.com

I was hoping they would replace it with an OBR variant but looks like that is no longer an option....sorry boys, keep on keep'n on.

[bobc]

It is a shame they are pulling out, but at the end of the day, a company has to make the best business decision it can.

[Tommyh]

With budget cuts in defense, new weapons platforms will be chopped as a priority and mods made to existing ones implemented instead.

[chongo]

With budget cuts in defense, new weapons platforms will be chopped as a priority and mods made to existing ones implemented instead.

Yup, good business decision on the part of LaRue.

[sierracharlie338]

Can't say I blame them of cuts are really gonna be that bad!

[Horitexan]

Sound business decision. On a selfish note, maybe it'll aid in getting civilian orders filled sooner if they're not as sidetracked with military contracts.