Seriously, I wouldn't be very surprised at all. Reviews I've watched are saying it's a damn good gun, especially at its 150-170$ US price point... Sure the Magpul branded version, if what you said happends, would probably cost more, but should be worth it
Brian, do you have an exemple of this?
I'm thinking that Ares and STAR is somehow that, but it's more because the contract has ended...
There's plenty of exemples in accessories (the UFC and "generic" chinese EOTech red dots are the same as the G&P). But is there any for guns themselves?