Military replacement of the browning high power.

[racer55]

My limited knowledge of the subject suggests that the Canadian military have been trying to replace the sidearm since initial beginnings in 2013.
Since the current government has no missgivings about spending money,it would be the perfect time to get replacements and inject the surplus market with pistols we would all be eager to buy.

 

[Komodo]

Inject the surplus market . Trudeau the one that is going to stop the importation, transfer , sale of handguns is going to inject the surplus market with high powers.? The only way you are going to get a high power from the current military stock is if you buy razor blades that Brownings have been melted down to make.

 

[OkayShooter]

Pretty sure they're going to the smelters.

 

[racer55]

That's my fear, wouldn't expect reason to influence their judgement would you?

 

[JP]

FN and SMG's went to the smelter and so will the Browning pistols.

 

[bogusiii]

FN and SMG's went to the smelter and so will the Browning pistols.

All military procurement includes complete 'life cycle' which means everything from the day the item first arrives, it's maintenance and supply of parts throughout its service life to its final disposal. And that disposal means it will not be sold as surplus.

 

[racer55]

That's a shame

 

[trebor2880]

I'm sure the Ukrainian citizens would welcome them.

 

[racer55]

I was thinking we would as well with the freeze and all.
We have to finance the military anyway-give us a chance to directly.

 

[Bile]

I'm sure the Ukrainian citizens would welcome them.

What would Ukrainians want paper weights for? Don't they have enough broken junk floating around already?

 

[Sizotsm]

What happened to all the Canadian ranger Enfield's? I know they wouldn't sell them to the general public.

 

[OkayShooter]

Yet... They sell to the public LSVW and other junk. I seen last week a LSVW with NS plates at Canadian Tire.

 

[trebor2880]

What would Ukrainians want paper weights for? Don't they have enough broken junk floating around already?

Just use them to take the good stuff from the Russians.

How would they know their decrepity? None have probably ever been used in anger.

 

[RightWingIndian]

I'm sure the Ukrainian citizens would welcome them.

They've been given enough

 

[trebor2880]

They've been given enough

It would save the smelting costs, and ship them COD.

 

[Claven2]

Best we can hope for is they get donated to Ukraine and 20 years from now come back as surplus if the handgun ban is ever lifted one day.

 

[RifleDude]

What happened to all the Canadian ranger Enfield's? I know they wouldn't sell them to the general public.

The Rangers were given an option to have their No4s transferred to them IIRC. No sales to the general public though.

 

[enefgee]

It is illegal for a government agency or department to sell surplus firearms to the public market. Won't happen, that's all folks!

Before someone mentions Ranger No 4's - they were gifted, and that required the CDS to sign off on it.

 

[Bluebulldog]

It is illegal for a government agency or department to sell surplus firearms to the public market. Won't happen, that's all folks!

Before someone mentions Ranger No 4's - they were gifted, and that required the CDS to sign off on it.

Given the enormity of actually getting them all back...it was a far more elegant solution.

 

[Claven2]

It is illegal for a government agency or department to sell surplus firearms to the public market. Won't happen, that's all folks!

Before someone mentions Ranger No 4's - they were gifted, and that required the CDS to sign off on it.

Incorrect. It required an order in Council, and the Liberals approved it. Their motivations for doing so are open to interpretation, but many Rangers are indigenous.

The CDS had zero authority to dispose of materiel. All of that authority is in DND and the cabinet.