Originally Posted by
Blue_Fish
I think it's like the 10/22 as long as it meets the 26" OAL then barrel length can be less than 18.5" as long as it comes like that from a manufacturer; you are not allowed to cut any barrels down past the 18.5 mark. That's my understanding but I am sure there are people here who can explain it better. There are whole threads on it though, just search 10/22 barrel length or something. You can't switch between restricted and non restricted status like that, I think it would need to be verified by the RCMP. There are lot's of restricted rifles out there though, so I would just worry about trying to keep this one NR.