Semi-auto L85a1

RRH.01 said:
The a1? We already have that here, the packaging’s just different


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Jokes aside thank you, your doing gods work
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https://www.tiktok.com/video/7268763697529490731
 
horkz said:
I saw a few of the real ones back in the 80's. Little gun shop in the middle of nowhere got a bunch, Kenogami Gun Shop. When the British Army was still outfitting and not having enough. Was even remarked in British parliament, they were not amused. Always loved going there, never knew what you might find. 50's on AA mounts, mg42 with a tripod... Havent been there in a long time and live considerably further away.
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That "little gun shop in the middle of nowhere" was the primary conduit for the import of many select-fire and converted-automatic firearms into Canada back in the 1970s and 1980s. Owned by Mr Peter Wilke, "Ontario Guna and Tackle" (OGT) in Kenogami/Swastika ON worked closely with international surplus arms dealer SIDEM out of the UK to import all of the ex-OPP ERT FN C1A1 rifles still in Canada, all of the Original AR10 rifles and parts kits that came to Canada and then down to the USA, and many of the eclectic "odds and sods" like those semi-auto L85 rifles that popped up in small numbers. My CA C1 SMG, CA Uzi, CA PPSh-41, Russian AKMS, and several others within my collection were imported from SIDEM and sold by Peter Wilke, either as part of his Wife's business holdings or his private collection. He ran into some legal difficulty regarding CA conversions in the 1980s and as a result had to transfer all of his business dealings to his Wife's name. Business as usual continued until Peter breathed his last some time in the 2000's if memory serves....

Lots of folks know of the big distributor names like North Sylva, and the like. Very few know that one-man-act Peter Wilke topped them all during the 1980s.... He was prolific!
 
Bartok5 said:
That "little gun shop in the middle of nowhere" was the primary conduit for the import of many select-fire and converted-automatic firearms into Canada back in the 1970s and 1980s. Owned by Mr Peter Wilke, "Ontario Guna and Tackle" (OGT) in Kenogami/Swastika ON worked closely with international surplus arms dealer SIDEM out of the UK to import all of the ex-OPP ERT FN C1A1 rifles still in Canada, all of the Original AR10 rifles and parts kits that came to Canada and then down to the USA, and many of the eclectic "odds and sods" like those semi-auto L85 rifles that popped up in small numbers. My CA C1 SMG, CA Uzi, CA PPSh-41, Russian AKMS, and several others within my collection were imported from SIDEM and sold by Peter Wilke, either as part of his Wife's business holdings or his private collection. He ran into some legal difficulty regarding CA conversions in the 1980s and as a result had to transfer all of his business dealings to his Wife's name. Business as usual continued until Peter breathed his last some time in the 2000's if memory serves....

Lots of folks know of the big distributor names like North Sylva, and the like. Very few know that one-man-act Peter Wilke topped them all during the 1980s.... He was prolific!
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he was a CGN'er and I saw many of his sale posts here.
 
Bartok5 said:
That "little gun shop in the middle of nowhere" was the primary conduit for the import of many select-fire and converted-automatic firearms into Canada back in the 1970s and 1980s. Owned by Mr Peter Wilke, "Ontario Guna and Tackle" (OGT) in Kenogami/Swastika ON worked closely with international surplus arms dealer SIDEM out of the UK to import all of the ex-OPP ERT FN C1A1 rifles still in Canada, all of the Original AR10 rifles and parts kits that came to Canada and then down to the USA, and many of the eclectic "odds and sods" like those semi-auto L85 rifles that popped up in small numbers. My CA C1 SMG, CA Uzi, CA PPSh-41, Russian AKMS, and several others within my collection were imported from SIDEM and sold by Peter Wilke, either as part of his Wife's business holdings or his private collection. He ran into some legal difficulty regarding CA conversions in the 1980s and as a result had to transfer all of his business dealings to his Wife's name. Business as usual continued until Peter breathed his last some time in the 2000's if memory serves....

Lots of folks know of the big distributor names like North Sylva, and the like. Very few know that one-man-act Peter Wilke topped them all during the 1980s.... He was prolific!
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He passed early 2016. Rest in peace.

I still have some re-labelled 3lb tins of BL-C(2) from his shop. Circa 1990-something. Awesome shop.
 
I remember talking to him quite the character. Many a movie house would call looking for something, quite often having or knowing where to get it.
 
Canadian shǐt-tier manufacturing quality meets Britbong rifle with numerous reliability issues that not even the Germans could fix the dumpster fire.
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What could possibly go wrong?
 
RemoveBATF4g said:
Canadian shǐt-tier manufacturing quality meets Britbong rifle with numerous reliability issues that not even the Germans could fix the dumpster fire.
Geee.....
What could possibly go wrong?
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Not sure you know what you're talking about. Mark (b-wingpilot) does incredible work. Not even in the same league as the garbage rod 180s.
 
hsatimmy said:
Yes often manufacturers are forced to send a sample to the RCMP lab to be deemed safe for sale as it cannot be "easily and readily converted to full auto" according to bureaucrats, likely not technicians.


if it is a manual action firearm it is much less likely of a requirement. Some bolt actions and pump actions for example get approved relatively fast compared to semis
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The lab seems to think that professional machinists with lathes and mills, means easily converted......
 
I believe the RCMP decided it was prohib and he is changing the design if memory serves. Hopefully he can chime in with an update soon
 
BKnill1 said:
I'm a bit out of the loop. What happened to the CMTE Modelo that Motiuk was working on?

I saw it on insta ages ago and then it just disappeared
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Basically the RCMP SFSS claimed I used a “G3 receiver blank” to make the receiver, and therefore determined it to be prohibited. I didn’t, but since I did not photograph the receiver making process, I couldn’t prove otherwise. But other than that, they agreed it would have been non-restricted / restricted. So the plan is to CNC a left and right half of the receiver, weld it together and then take a ton of pics along the way. But, this level of CNC work is a bit beyond me / my machine at the moment, so progress has been slow. Would love to partner with another mfg. as it would be an easy/quick way to get a non-restricted CETME to market with CNC’d receivers, surplus CETME C parts kits, and 18.5” barrels from RCM. Just send proof to the RCMP SFSS, and done. No need to wait 2-3 years again.
 
b-wingpilot said:
Basically the RCMP SFSS claimed I used a “G3 receiver blank” to make the receiver, and therefore determined it to be prohibited. I didn’t, but since I did not photograph the receiver making process, I couldn’t prove otherwise. But other than that, they agreed it would have been non-restricted / restricted. So the plan is to CNC a left and right half of the receiver, weld it together and then take a ton of pics along the way. But, this level of CNC work is a bit beyond me / my machine at the moment, so progress has been slow. Would love to partner with another mfg. as it would be an easy/quick way to get a non-restricted CETME to market with CNC’d receivers, surplus CETME C parts kits, and 18.5” barrels from RCM. Just send proof to the RCMP SFSS, and done. No need to wait 2-3 years again.
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ATRS or SBI? Might be good local partners.
 
b-wingpilot said:
Basically the RCMP SFSS claimed I used a “G3 receiver blank” to make the receiver, and therefore determined it to be prohibited. I didn’t, but since I did not photograph the receiver making process, I couldn’t prove otherwise. But other than that, they agreed it would have been non-restricted / restricted. So the plan is to CNC a left and right half of the receiver, weld it together and then take a ton of pics along the way. But, this level of CNC work is a bit beyond me / my machine at the moment, so progress has been slow. Would love to partner with another mfg. as it would be an easy/quick way to get a non-restricted CETME to market with CNC’d receivers, surplus CETME C parts kits, and 18.5” barrels from RCM. Just send proof to the RCMP SFSS, and done. No need to wait 2-3 years again.
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I've been following this project not too long after it started, definitely a light in the bleakness of the current gun market if the CETMEs do happen. Gosh I just want a .308 rifle worth a damn.
Ustauk said:
ATRS or SBI? Might be good local partners.
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Por que no los dos? Both could help with getting receivers made up and rifles out the door for the people to enjoy
 
I hope things do not change for you with any coming regulations. Hopefully when a government flip comes you can continue and we can see multiples being made and models for sale too.
 
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