LWRC International, LLC, formerly known as Land Warfare Resources Corporation, is a

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defense contractor and

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s manufacturer, founded in 1999, and is now based in Cambridge, Maryland.

History

The company began in 1999, and was originally located in northern

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. The company was focused on R&D. In 2006, the company purchased Grenadier Precision Limited. In 2006, retired U.S. Army veteran Pat Bryan, along with a management team, purchased the company and began to manufacture firearms. The company focused on producing a proprietary short-stroke gas piston system on the M4 platform. In 2008, Richard Bernstein and a group of investors purchased LWRC International. Bernstein was president and CEO after the purchase. The company has been focused on improving upon the direct impingement

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assault rifle. They provide weapons to

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, the

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, and Georgia

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. Darren Mellors and Jesse Gomez, employees of the previous LWRC and Grenadier, were tasked with marketing and development. The former LWRC CEO Pat Bryan was retained to focus on international marketing. The company produces several M6 series weapons based on the M4 carbine, which use a proprietary short-stroke self-regulating gas piston system and bolt carrier design. This system prevents trapped gases from contacting the bolt carrier or receiver of the weapon, which reduces the heating and

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fouling of the internals, simplifies field maintenance, and improves reliability. Three segments of the

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show ''

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'' were filmed featuring LWRC's weapons. Weapons featured were the M6A2, M6A4, and the Sniper/Assaulter Battle Rifle (

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References

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