Canadian Army to Spend $6 Million for Colt-Made C20 7.62 Rifles

By Chris Eger

The Colt Canada-produced C20 semi-automatic Intermediate Sniper Weapon is being acquired for the Canadian Army in small numbers. (Photo: Canadian Army)
The Canadian Army is dropping $6 million into Colt Canada’s coffers for the new 7.62 NATO C20 rifle to equip sniper teams.
The Canadian Department of National Defence confirmed to local media that Colt Canada will supply 272 of the new C20 rifles after a pair of contracts, a CA$2 million (USD 1.42 million) award to set up the production line and deliver 10 rifles, along with a further CA$6.5 million (USD 4.62 million) contract for 262 rifles and additional equipment, were recently awarded.
Produced domestically by Colt Canada in Kitchener, Ontario, the semi-automatic C20 is described as an Intermediate Sniper Weapon with an 18-inch barrel that has a 1-in-10 twist. Testing found the rifle to fire 8,000 rounds with no stopping and deliver an average of .66 MOA over 144 five-shot groups using 175-grain Federal Gold Medal Match ammunition.
The overall length on the C20 is 38-inches while weight is 9.1-pounds. It has a 46-slot continuous MIL-STD-1913 top rail and a handguard with M-LOK accessory slots in the 3-, 6-, and 9-o’clock positions. (Photo: Colt Canada)
Matthew Moss, writing in The Firearm Blog

Source: Guns.com