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Ares Defense SHRIKE M16

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It's not going to replace the SAW and they are not called SHRIKE's anymore.

 

It was amazing that they started taking huge deposits ($1500?) in 1998 and didn't started delivering these in quantity until around 2011. At tripple the original price. And didn't take phone calls about the status in between :D

 

When the AWB expired in 2004 and BETAs came on the market the Shrike became far less valuable. It has a cool factor (all belt feds do) but M16 owners can do the same thing much cheaper with a CMAG.

 

There is also somebody else making belt fed M16 uppers now as well. I wouldn't trust Ares myself.

 

Finally, Alliance Armament is now making an ATF approved 5.56mm upper receiver for the M11/9. A full auto M11/9 is ~ $4K, versus about $15K for the cheapest conversion type M16s. They've been a little spotty on customer service but have a reasonable product. They are soon coming out with a belt fed version and that should largely kill off the Ares product simply on a cost basis. Except for people that already have M16 and no M10s/M11s and are willing to shell out the extra $.

 

I hope AA gets their act together because I am still waiting for their drum-fed, full-auto 12 gauge upper :D

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It's not going to replace the SAW and they are not called SHRIKE's anymore.

 

It was amazing that they started taking huge deposits ($1500?) in 1998 and didn't started delivering these in quantity until around 2011. At tripple the original price. And didn't take phone calls about the status in between :D

 

When the AWB expired in 2004 and BETAs came on the market the Shrike became far less valuable. It has a cool factor (all belt feds do) but M16 owners can do the same thing much cheaper with a CMAG.

 

There is also somebody else making belt fed M16 uppers now as well. I wouldn't trust Ares myself.

 

Finally, Alliance Armament is now making an ATF approved 5.56mm upper receiver for the M11/9. A full auto M11/9 is ~ $4K, versus about $15K for the cheapest conversion type M16s. They've been a little spotty on customer service but have a reasonable product. They are soon coming out with a belt fed version and that should largely kill off the Ares product simply on a cost basis. Except for people that already have M16 and no M10s/M11s and are willing to shell out the extra $.

 

I hope AA gets their act together because I am still waiting for their drum-fed, full-auto 12 gauge upper :D

 

Good luck in NJ getting a MG approved, but if I had NFA $$$ to burn and lived in PA it would be a HK-21E with registered pack or registered push pin HK 53 or G3 :D

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