Really? I don't remember having to call in to the RCMP and ask them for permission to buy or sell my NR guns. Do you? I never needed to wait a week for them to transfer over the "ownership" and then wait for them to send me paperwork giving me permission to store and transport the gun, do you?
"NR and R makes no difference in terms of confiscation" LOL. I hope you realize the one and only reason why there are still semi-autos available in Canada is solely because of non restricted rifles. If every gun was restricted, they would have banned them all by now.
And believe it or not, you can still "keep" your NR rifles long after they are banned or long after your license expires. Do I need to explain this for you too? The only way the government can take your NR rifles is solely if you allow them.
i apologize if i presented my argument wrong, however i cannot help but notice the contradiction in your own sentences, "wait a week for them and permission to store and transport the gun", you should try not to apply and pay for the PAL renewal next time and see what happens to all your firearms. and believe or not you can still "keep" your ARs, because its never about confiscation but to make your life hell should you knowingly not submit to the government, similar to a certain protest happened a while ago, "yes you can protest but we freeze your bank account" i hope you get my point. im sorry, its just not all of us have the luxury to still keep the banned NR firearms like "criminals" when the risk is our jobs and livelihood.
now onto the main topic, the x39 version of this rifle has/had QC issues, including chambering and gas ports, the military version of the gas system is different from the CZ USA civilian ones, CZ tried to fix it, but you can still look up the issues online, albeit its mainly when you switch the gas port size and its more of an issue with suppressed firing. so i hope everyone will do their own research before jumping on the hype train, when the canadian NR first gen arrives its bound to have some problems like many platforms before.
people joke about it is HB industries bren 2 rather than CZ bren 2 because HBI provided more support than CZ itself, and to those who's asking about the stock, HBI would be the one to get a proper stock, and fulllength handguard for the respective barrel length. i doubt IRG is going to do a combo