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Title: Desert Tech says NO Deal with Pakistan
Post by: PegLeg45 on January 06, 2014, 05:31:02 PM

Kudos to Desert Tech (formerly Desert Tactical)......of course there will be other companies out there who would rather have the money just waiting to fill in for them.

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http://news.yahoo.com/utah-gun-maker-turns-down-222522712.html

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) -- A Utah-based gun manufacturer has turned down a $15 million deal to supply Pakistan with precision rifles, citing concerns they could eventually be used against U.S. troops.

Mike Davis, sales manager at Desert Tech, said the company was on a short list for a contract with Pakistan, but spurned the opportunity because of unrest in Pakistan and ethical concerns.

It was a difficult decision because of the amount of money involved, he said, and the sale of rifles to Pakistan would have been legal.

"We don't know that those guns would've went somewhere bad, but with the unrest we just ended up not feeling right about it," Davis told KTVX-TV.

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More at above link.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/05/desert-tech-utah-gunmaker-turns-down-15-million-deal-with-pakistan/

http://www.ammoland.com/2013/12/desert-tactical-arms-rebrand-as-desert-tech/#axzz2pfEIocuK

https://www.facebook.com/deserttacticalarms

http://www.deserttacticalarms.com/

Title: Re: Desert Tech says NO Deal with Pakistan
Post by: Swamp Yankee on January 06, 2014, 07:53:27 PM

Good deal there because when I was there most of the bodies recovered had Pakistani ID's

Mike Mc

Title: Re: Desert Tech says NO Deal with Pakistan
Post by: jaybet on January 10, 2014, 11:16:09 AM

I hate to be a doubting Thomas, but could this have anything to do with the 5 caliber bullpup they are rolling out this month?