Imported Rifles
I'm always interested in something unusual. Regardless of the hemisphere its manufactured in. Here you'll find Czech, Chinese, and Chilean rifles just to name a few.
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Norinco Type 81 Classified as Non-Restricted
A new red rifle rears its head over the Canadian wilderness. The Chinese Type 81, after years in the RCMP inspection lab, has been assigned an FRT and is going to be imported…
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Akdal MKA 1919 Reclassified From Restricted to Non-restricted
The RCMP just reclassified the Akdal Mka 1919 from Restricted to Non-restricted! That’s right, the FRT has been updated and this mag fed shotgun is officially no longer an AR-15 variant. I can’t…
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[Shot Show 2016] What’s Coming from Robinson Arms
Say what you want about Alex Robinson, his company has done great work for Canadian gun owners. No other manufacturer has been so willing to address the specifics of Canadian law when it…
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[Shot Show 2016] New Fab Defense Vz58 Polymer Magazine
This year touring around the Las Vegas show floor, I was on the look out for small things with big Canadian implications. As much as I love the X95, the MDR, and other…
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The Cz958: Continuing the Czech Tradition in Canada
I spent a month trialing the new Cz958 before returning it to Wolverine last month. This new rifle is the spiritual successor to the Cz88 and offers some interesting upgrades. This new rifle…
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Cz858 Prohibited by RCMP
The latest updates seem to indicate that as of 3 pm March 2nd 2014 some specific variants of the Cz858 have been reclassified from the RCMP from Non-restricted and Restricted statuses to Prohibited.…
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Swiss Arms Rifles Reclassified to Prohibited Status
You may recall last June I posted a number of RCMP emails regarding the confusion surrounding the Swiss Arms. You can read the original emails here. There as been an update this week, which…
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What is the T97?
It is a .223 bullpup with a 19” barrel that uses a short stroke gas piston and a rotating bolt, along with a reciprocating charging handle. At its core, the Type 97 is…
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FAMAE Family of Firearms: From the SAF Mini to the SG 542
The FAMAE Firearms Family is a product of the Chilean state-owned manufacturing company Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército and the Swiss Arms company, formerly Sig Sauer. The Chileans have licensed the original Sig540…
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Vz58 Ambidextrous Magazine Release
For those of you who remember: we started getting seeing these new Vz58 releases in Canada late last year as an alternative to the “flat paddle” design that came out of Czech republic.…
