F22_RaptoR
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta
They really aren't a SIG 540 though. The 540 WAS a precursor to the 550 series, but once the 550 was approved for swiss military sale the PE90 was created as the civilian semi-auto version. At the time TSE and the owner of Swiss Arms created a "modified" version of the PE90 and they pulled a fast one by SAYING it was a variant of the 540. They stated that the Swiss Arms classic series were made on an entirely different production line, which is AS BIG a line of BS as the CZ858's being "full auto receivers; never assembled - made into semi-auto spec rifles" when we knew damn well they were full military surplus rifles being converted. The factory lied to the importer and they were eventually caught. Some of them were actually made the way they said, but it was only the small portion of '858 rifles that are still legal to own.
It was a lie, and the RCMP knew (eventually). They WERE more than happy to ignore it though, considering it was a high end firearm that never caused any issues. TSE pushed the "converted 550" angle to those couple refurbished rifles and the RCMP did a full review of the Swiss Arms series and here we are.
It's the same stuff as the HK243 (The H&K made to be hard to convert) being classed as "easily converted to full auto" while we have a few dozen legitimate R/NR G36's here. The RCMP know what's going on, and they're more than happy to sweep it under the carpet being that they are extremely rare collector items.
