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Why are we paying 2K for Norinco quality?
Paying 2k you at least machine the bolt carrier, and not go ape with a grinder.
Like Ford 80k truck. They welded square tube to extend the muffler hangers. 80k Quality.....
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Paying 2k you at least machine the bolt carrier, and not go ape with a grinder.
Like Ford 80k truck. They welded square tube to extend the muffler hangers. 80k Quality.....
Thin skin or what? What does it benefit gun owners to have every new gun design scrutinized and judged by Liberal criteria? Not a bit. What does it solve? Who are they aiding and abetting?
So you think prohibitions will magically stop if gunnies would only forever refrain from talking about gun designs and their specs. LOL
OK there, genius. You're a real problem solver, aren't you.
Gun bans were happening way way before any discussion forums existed.
Are you also mad at gun magazines for publishing pictures of tactical guns in the 80s and 90s, which allowed liberals to circle them with a marker?
Good grief, you're way too brilliant for all of us.
Think of Canadian Inovation thats what makes Canadians better than Americans hands down.
Yes, I am very sure. Having formerly owned three of them, of which one literally exploded after less than 500 rounds (my guess is a headspace issue) and another one that developed a crack along the receiver within 300 rounds. Needless to say, I lost total faith in that gun and got rid of the third.
Ah, here we go. Now that the absurdity of your proposition is becoming clear even to you, you're trying to shift the focus to me. "Lighten up Francis"... lol right. Am I also supposed to feel like my integrity is jeopardized because I decided to reply once or twice more than i originally planned? If thats all you're left with to try and embarass me, its quite telling of where you're at now in this pseudo-debate...
So. No, gunnies openly discussing technical details of the tools they purchase and use daily are not the culprits of gun bans like you suggest. Thats both absurd and unsolvable. Who in their right mind comes on a firearms forum and suggests that the prevention of gun bans now lies in never discussing the design and engineering of firearms ever again? If that makes you feel like you've offered a reasonnable solution, let me give you the news right away ; its anything but and you're alone in your corner.
Whats your next solution? Banning gun pictures maybe? Or why not closing the forum altogether?
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You must of had a minority experience. 80k+ T81s sold here in Canada and you’re the only one I’ve heard from who’s had a T81 explode. Twice. I had two of them and they ran great before selling. No bells and whistles but they were built like tanks.
This on the other hand has all the bells and whistles and is most likely built like an egg carton. I think you will soon find that this certainly isn’t “better quality or overall value than a T81”.
If you’ve ever handled another Spectre LTD (Crusader Arms) product then you should know better.
Crappy (sometimes almost laughable) machining, rushed to market designs that haven’t had proper testing, questionable finishing and anodizing, no customer support, no FRTs, all at inflated prices.
They don’t give a #### about QC, longevity or proper testing as they know they won’t be around long anyway.
Don’t get me wrong. Looks like a fun rifle. But way overpriced - even compared to their Crypto for the parts set - and looking at that bolt - horribly machined.
I’m not ####ting on Canadian innovation in the firearms market - I’m ####ting on companies taking advantage of the political situation to churn out pretty turds at over inflated prices.
I hope these will survive the bans, make it past 10k rounds, and set a precedent for new semi auto rifle design in Canada. Ideally with some refinement and a lowering of the price tag. I also hope to win the lottery one day too
JR Cox wasn’t trying to “Make a buck” with the R9, the R9 had been in the works long before the Feds deemed it a variant of rhe AR-180B, these two rifles AR-180B was banned in December 2024 which was after the R9 came out, not before, even though it isn’t a variant of the AR-180B the Feds still labeled it as such, the R9 isn’t mentioned in the OIC either but the Feds did the same thing they did to certain shotguns and rifles like the ATRS Modern Varmint/Hunter after the 2020 OIC, the ATRS rifles were originally deemed as not being variants of the AR-15/AR-10 but they deleted that part from the rifles FRT and changed it to being variants of the AR-15/AR-10, the Sterling R18 series of rifles were also non restricted for years until the 2024 OIC, so next time you want to accuse someone of trying to make a buck, at least back it up with facts that prove it.
Yes you can change the stock, but it has to be designed for the Benelli M4 so you could swap the stock for a tactical stock.
Ya I was looking at the Backland and Fightlite Ares SCR rifles, the Backland can’t take AR-15 uppers but they seem so much alike, for example they both use a short bolt carrier with the tail on it and they both use a recoil spring tube in the stock, I’m afraid that even though you can’t interchange the upper/lower receivers on or use an AR-15 upper on the Backland, the Feds might classify it as being a variant of the Fightlite Ares SCR and the Ares SCR was banned in the 2020 OIC. Crusader Arms should at least confirm with the RCMP Lab that it’s non restricted with an FRT number that says it is.Take a look at the American Fightlite rifle - I expect it’ll be a variation on that rifle, except for the AR compatible upper.
Ironically, I always wanted a fightlite rifle, even before the ban. So I may give this a go.
It’ll use an AR style DI piston/ bolt, and the M4 recoil tail.
Being that it doesn’t have an FRT, I would expect the RCMP “lab” to ban it out of spite. In a “"how dar you thwart thee" ego fueled tantrum - They don’t like their imagined powers, to pass law, being challenged.
Then again, if their imagined powers aren’t challenged, do they become real?
But who cares anymore
apexanimal
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good thing a rifle with an NR frt has never been banned before, right? ...
I'm no JR fan, but all these companies are getting screwed. The regime thinks certain guns make the hoi polloi uppity. That's the battle and byreau rats make rules that appease their masters. Bottom line at this point is arm up while you can. This isn't the bleak future we seek, but the one forced on us.
It's asking permission of your oppressor, akin to Oliver Twist. You know the answer and legitimatizing groveling to inferior peoplekind.
You haven't been here long enough for me to care to present you with that evidence (All of which is very easily searchable on this website) nor have you been around to witness his long track record of pulling the rug out on customers to grand stand on that losers behalf. Before you spout off in support of stupidity, do your own due diligence and read about the person you're so quick to defend.
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Let's face it, junk or not, you gotta respect their willingness to spit in the face of the liberal anti-gun, anti-small business government and keep releasing new product in a dying market. Most gun stores are dying a slow death in this country. Within our lifetimes there may not be any left if things keep progressing.
