AR vs NR: Pros and Cons

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So I don’t have my restricted license yet and obviously I can’t get it right now but I wanna have something fun to go shoot at the range. What are your opinions on ARs and NRs, is it worth waiting for this COVID-19 nonsense to blow over to get my restricted license and then get an AR or is there an NR that’s just as fun and more practical?
 
Get your restricted regardless. Sooner or later you'll want a compact rifle or handgun.

There are lots of good NR options on the market right now, but you'll never realize how much more handy a 10.5" barrel is until you shoot one!

I'd say: get both, but start with what you have access to and can afford.

If you haven't even put in for your R-pal yet you have a lot of time to wait...
 
The only real plus to a NR AR style rifle is that it's not restricted and doesn't have all the restrictions of a restricted. :)

If you only shoot at the range, there isn't much reason to get a NR unless you fear confiscation- which is actually a real threat.
 
You can usually get into the Restricted AR game for a fraction of the cost. Our cheapest NR "AR" option is the unreleased Coyote at $1600. You can get into a true AR15 for around $600.

It is great to be able to shoot unrestricted on your own land though. More guns the merrier. Hopefully we will get a leader of the PC's with some common sense thinking and can repeal some parts of the act.
 
Definitely get your rpal asap. Then buy a stripped lower for around $100 just so you have one to bump the Canadian AR owner list up. More owners means less chance of a buy back and more of a grandfathered-in type situation I would assume. Then decide if you want to build that AR, buy a complete one, or go NR.
 
Like others are saying, get your restricted anyway. An AR may only be considered a range toy, but since product has bee high you can get great quality ar's for low cost. The NR game can get expensive.
 
Always get your restricted just to have it ! As for getting it all classes are cancelled in Canada for the time being you couldn't get it if you wanted now and the paperwork will take months and months and months to get approved after this.

As for restricted vs non restricted AR style rifles I guess it really depends on where you live. If your in more of a urban situation and you will only ever shoot at a range then it doesn't matter because they both are allowed on the range the upside is a restricted AR is more the 50% cheaper then a NR AR style rifle so there is that. Downside to shooting at the range is that most won't allow you to shoot steel cased or surplus ammo so a semi auto shooting +$1.00 a bullet gets really expensive really fast ! The range around my house check ammo when you sign in and the lady running the desk went ape #### ballistic when I pulled out Barnaul ammo even tho its an outside range and no steel targets. I still have an AR15 because F the Liberals !! If you want to shoot something semi auto with a shorter barrel under 18.6" you have to go restricted you can however have short barreled bolt action and lever action and pump action rifles with 16" barrels and be NR

I live in Northern Alberta so I can easily take a trip out to the woods and shoot my rifles and if I go camping I can take all by my restricted because you know a restricted rifle is too deadly to be used in the bush somehow for some reason. But my FX-9 and / or M14, 45-70 or bolt actions are allowed. If you want to get a handgun at some point again need restricted as well so it all depends on a number of factors most are out of your control so do some research and call the clubs around to see what is allowed and what is not first because if its a club run by range nazi's you might not even want to go there.
 
DILLIGAF said:
With ATRS NR receiver sets their is zero reasons I can think of to own Restricted AR-15s anymore.
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Well my Colt 6920 FBI rifle cost less than a ATRS Receiver set, And ATRS has zero stock they can put you on a year long waiting list to get one and also if you want a barrel shorter than 18.6" Restricted still have their uses altho it's mainly for the F U prime minister Blackface factor.
 
DILLIGAF said:
With ATRS NR receiver sets their is zero reasons I can think of to own Restricted AR-15s anymore.
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Price? As others have mentioned, my built-up AR-15 about the same as an ATRS receiver set, and I could've built it for cheaper (splurged a bit on the completed upper).

That being said, now that I've dived head first into the AR and am really liking it, I'm taking a serious look at Stag-10's. I'd rather have an unregistered 308 than an unregistered 223.
 
Also something to consider. My province CFO office is closed as it is considered non essential due to pandemic so processing restricted transfers will likely be delayed till the government goes back to normal operations. A non restricted you can just show your pal pay your money and its yours.
 
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