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I sometimes read of people asking if someone's new gun is MilSpec and I wondered what are they referring to. DUH! It didn't dawn on me that it was referring to military specifications production. I never was in the service as you can tell by that.
I came across this article from the NRA in " American Rifleman" magazine. I get what it means now and also that basically no mass produced rifle or handgun for that matter is built to mil spec. Would we be able to afford to buy a mil spec rifle if there in fact are any made for sale to the public? It appears any manufacture claiming their gun is mil spec is doing so for advertising hype of their guns.
It seems to me when gun makers for the most part are even using mim parts along with alloy metals and polyplastic that they sure wouldn't go to the expense or labor making milspec parts for their guns.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2010/3/18/the-milspec-definition/
I came across this article from the NRA in " American Rifleman" magazine. I get what it means now and also that basically no mass produced rifle or handgun for that matter is built to mil spec. Would we be able to afford to buy a mil spec rifle if there in fact are any made for sale to the public? It appears any manufacture claiming their gun is mil spec is doing so for advertising hype of their guns.
It seems to me when gun makers for the most part are even using mim parts along with alloy metals and polyplastic that they sure wouldn't go to the expense or labor making milspec parts for their guns.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2010/3/18/the-milspec-definition/