Type 81 - Info, Pics, How & When to Order, etc. * POLL ADDED! * pls vote :)
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Why would they do that and impact their own magazine sales? Proprietary mags means off sales associated with the gun.
The aftermarket will figure it out.
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Parkerized M14= Everyone thinks its a work of art
Parkerized Type 81= Everyone freaks out and says it looks cheap
If it comes with the side folding stock I will buy one.
Woah Woah Woah!!!! Hold on now. All that sense talking your doing will break the interweb.
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Regardless, I think the first batch will sell out quickly. People will hate, and others will shoot. Happily.
Compared to 25 or 30 years ago though, a polished blue finish like that today would add considerably to the cost because the cost of Chinese production isn't was it was back then.
I'd prefer Parkerizing or some other kind of utilitarian finish on a gun like this anyway.
Might as well get products improvement suggestions out NOW so they know. Sell a half-assed finished version for less. At the $800 we were told. Am I the only one who noticed the price suddenly rose to a grand after the hype?
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The one pictured is a prototype.
Prototype. Built seveal years ago as shown by the serial number.
TI has not quoted a price for 4 years. Canada Ammo, who does not yet have a version coming in, made a remark about what they thought price could be.
Big difference. Inflation over 4 years has affected all gun prices.
Chinese producers originally thought grenade launchers were banned in Canada, as they were used to dealing with the US, where they are banned in certain states.
California and other states have a ban on GL, and cannot purchase some rifles such as the Yugo M59/66, and MAS 49/56 etc. as they feature a built in GL.
Hence, the Chinese belief. When they were told otherwise, they put the GL back on. So the T81 pictured has no GL on it. It will feature a ribbed GL.
Parkerized M14= Everyone thinks its a work of art
Parkerized Type 81= Everyone freaks out and says it looks cheap
If it comes with the side folding stock I will buy one.
Careful buddy, the internet might explode.
One thing I like about it already as compared to the VZ58 is how a nonrestricted length barrel is only barely noticably longer than the standard design.
Not only does that look a whole lot better but the sights should be a bit more exact at a distance as well.
Not only does that look a whole lot better but the sights should be a bit more exact at a distance as well.
The finish will cover and be part of the stamping. TI said this version has them because its a prototype. It will look better.
The sight picture is also interesting. It looks good, although I am not sure why there is a bar across the top portion.
Also, they don't know why the front sight was drifted so far over, that was done by the RCMP lab. It actually shoots center, so the RCMP just made it shoot off centre.
Ah, ok. I was told everything will look more refined for the finished product.
