When did the name change on Norc M305s/M14s

[Bart212]

Hey I recently bought an older Norc M14 and I've previously owned 2 others.

the first two I bought both said M305 on the side and my most recent one says M14.

Does anyone know if this is significant?

 

[Milsparro]

Norinco M14S and Polytech M305, I think.

 

[Bart212]

Nope my old norcs said M305 not M14s and my new norc says m14.

 

[mountainspruce]

This one is from 2009. No changes here on the Polytech side at least.

 

[Bart212]

This one is from 2009. No changes here on the Polytech side at least.

Wow the finish is terrible on that thing. Maybe it's because of the zoom but wow.

 

[zuke]

If it say's M-14 does it not get lumped into the same as the CA's because it "look's like one", a la AR'S and Tommy gun's?

 

[fnrob]

If it say's M-14 does it not get lumped into the same as the CA's because it "look's like one", a la AR'S and Tommy gun's?

No, because the AR design is named as restricted, while the Thompson is named as prohibited. The list of named prohibited and restricted designs is here: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/rp-eng.htm

The M-14 is not listed by name on any prohibited or restricted list, so the only way it would be prohibited is if it actually was a full or converted automatic firearm. The full and converted auto prohibitions were catch-alls, which prohibited guns by virtue of actually being full or converted autos, so there was no need to name each and every design they wanted banned with those particular laws. Since the Norinco/Poly Tech M-14S/M-305, and Springfield M1As are built from the ground up in the factory as semi auto only, they do not meet the requirements for full or converted automatic classification, and since most of them (obvious exception being the Springfield SOCOM rifles, which are restricted due to barrel length) meet the requirements for non restricted, they are classed as such.

 

[fnrob]

To the OP: my 2007 Norinco has M-14S stamped on the side of it.

 

[t-star]

actually, the REALLy old ones have simply the norinco star and the "made in p.r.o.c. and the serial- that's the ones with the notch in the rail and the angled scope mount- in order to be a 12(3) automatic it has to be a USGI made m14- there are some 'modified" chinese m14s out there, but they're lumped in with the semi-auto - you can tell these by the take-down notch and the re-blue-/park of where the lug USED to go