If Colt Canada intend building a rifle in Canada, I don't know why they simply don't select an action they like, modify the design as needed, and build away..

For instance, they could start with the old Howa Golden Bear action, change the integral rail design to something akin to an picatinny, modify the bolt to CRF and pick a simple and robust trigger group..if they really wanted the icing on the cake, a tang safety would be the way to go.

The Howa Gold Bear was itself a copy of an early Sako action and if spec'd in an appropriate quality stainless steel, it would probably be even more robust than the Lee Enfields its replacing..


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