Are there Canadian legal 9mm with fixed barrels?

[homslice]

I should say I know there is at least 1 The Norinco NP20
But what other fixed barrel 9mm are available in Canada?

 

[Master-G]

H&K P7

Steyr GB

Neither are especially common, though.

 

[homslice]

That H&K looks tiny.

 

[Master-G]

That H&K looks tiny.

It is quite small—here it is compared with a Glock 19. The barrel is set back a little further in the frame, which allows it to be quite small and still non-restricted.

 

[bsand]

Non restricted handgun.... Good one!!!

 

[X-Treme]

Non restricted handgun.... Good one!!!

My thoughts exactly!

 

[Master-G]

Non restricted handgun.... Good one!!!

Non-prohibited, of course.

 

[Still alive]

That H&K looks tiny.

By the same scale, the Steyr GB looks small too but it isn't! It can hold 18 rds in its normal mag cap and is a bit bigger than a Beretta 92.

 

[ronm4c]

That H&K looks tiny.

They were classified as prohibited for a while, then they were reclassified as restricted

 

[Elkbooger]

Noob question. Is there an advantage to a fixed barrel or a reason why it seems to be prohibited?

 

[Still alive]

Noob question. Is there an advantage to a fixed barrel or a reason why it seems to be prohibited?

Prohib is only due to barrel length, nothing else in this case. Under 4.2"
The fixed barrel system is suppose to give improved accuracy by removing a moving part on the gun. And a fewer number of gun parts to lose on disassembly.

 

[Master-G]

Noob question. Is there an advantage to a fixed barrel or a reason why it seems to be prohibited?

Many blowback pistols have fixed barrels since there's no need for any breech locking mechanism, and most blowback pistols do tend to be smaller in size or calibre, both of which tend to make a handgun fall into the prohib category.

The fixed barrel system is suppose to give improved accuracy by removing a moving part on the gun.

I do find the P7 and GB to be quite accurate—the GB especially—so I think there's some truth it.

 

[Travis Bickle]

Prohib is only due to barrel length, nothing else in this case. Under 4.2"
The fixed barrel system is suppose to give improved accuracy by removing a moving part on the gun. And a fewer number of gun parts to lose on disassembly.

Anyone who has shot a Makarov can tell you the same. Fixed barrel semi autos are very accurate. The Makarov using junk Chinese bulk ammo was one of the most accurate pistol I ever shot.
The drawback though is that they are almost always blow back designs and hence cannot be chambered in higher powered cartridges. I don't think I've seen a fixed barrel in anything more spicy than a 9x19mm.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong and a blowback fixed barrel model in a larger caliber exists?

 

[Master-G]

I don't think I've seen a fixed barrel in anything more spicy than a 9x19mm. Someone correct me if I'm wrong and a blowback fixed barrel model in a larger caliber exists?

The quite rare .40S&W P7M10 has a fixed barrel (although not a straight blowback) and the Hi Point .45ACP is straight blowback...I think they have fixed barrels

 

[Phat Eagle]

I second Travis Bickle's assertion... My Makarov is CRAZY accurate. I've repeatedly been told that it is due to the fixed barrel.

 

[Travis Bickle]

The quite rare .40S&W P7M10 has a fixed barrel (although not a straight blowback) and the Hi Point .45ACP is straight blowback...I think they have fixed barrels

Interesting. I have never heard of them. Will have to look them up for sure.

 

[Elkbooger]

Another example of why I love this forum. Thanks for the answers guys!
I was curious about the takorev, but they don't allow it at my range so I've never handled one.

 

[stampede]

The fixed barrel also means a "sharper" recoil. My PPK in 32 ACP (fixed barrel) will beat up my hand more than my 1911 45 ACP.

 

[danoiwan]

Another example of why I love this forum. Thanks for the answers guys!
I was curious about the takorev, but they don't allow it at my range so I've never handled one.

What range? Why would the Takorev not be allowed?

 

[MBJ]

What range? Why would the Takorev not be allowed?

Some backstops cant take the Tok's higher velocity without pitting the backstop.