**OFFICAL*** The Type 97NSR is Non restricted!!!

Here is a question to North Sylvia and it's dealers. It looks like there is now two importers of the same rile, just different names. Will the retail price be adjusted, or is there a reason for the $150.00 more retail price tag.

Well considering that two months ago nobody believed NS, and now why should we believe the second importer because they suddenly changed name and model number midstream, until the other importer has a FRT # this conversation is a moot point???

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Here is a question to North Sylvia and it's dealers. It looks like there is now two importers of the same rile, just different names. Will the retail price be adjusted, or is there a reason for the $150.00 more retail price tag.

Two importers of the same rifle?

There is a live FRT number for the T97NSR. They are already in production. Other importers can sell you hopes and dreams at $150 less, but until I see a FRT number I have a hard time believing you will see another variant of this rifle in 2 years let alone late summer.

Maybe guns using converted auto receivers are $150 less for good reason?
 
Two importers of the same rifle?

There is a live FRT number for the T97NSR. They are already in production. Other importers can sell you hopes and dreams at $150 less, but until I see a FRT number I have a hard time believing you will see another variant of this rifle in 2 years let alone late summer.

Maybe guns using converted auto receivers are $150 less for good reason?

Thank-you for your reply. I quess time will tell. When the Chinese M4 hit the market, there were two importers Polytech and Norinco. Same rifle different name........
 
To be clear, MAKING a BULLPUP is illegal, buying a manufactured BULLPUP is not. As stated many times, our firearms laws don't have to make sense, they just expect us to obey them. Straight from a CFC firearms tech when I inquired about building a Bullpup stock for an M305 upper.
 
To be clear, MAKING a BULLPUP is illegal,
Depending on how you view the meaning of "making a bullpup", that isn't correct. You can make a bullpup to your heart's content, because bullpups aren't illegal. What is illegal is a bullpup stock, which is what you were talking about with the tech. The test is: if we take the stock off, will the remaining bits still work? Then it is a bullpup stock. If they don't, then it isn't a stock but a part of the firearm. Hence the T97, KSG, RFB are legal because the won't operate without the "stock".
 
Thank-you for your reply. I quess time will tell. When the Chinese M4 hit the market, there were two importers Polytech and Norinco. Same rifle different name........

Aren't Emei, Polytech and Norinco just different subsidiary company names, or perhaps even just brand names from different plants, of the same parent company, Chongqing Jianshe Industries? In any case, if they are different companies, none are importers of the T97.
NS is the importer of the T97NSR, right? CanAm of a differently branded gun?

Whatev...can't wait to get my hands on this bullpup!
 
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RPAL should arrive this week and I will pre-order one of these hopefully the first shipment is soon and aplenty!
 
I quess time will tell. When the Chinese M4 hit the market, there were two importers Polytech and Norinco. Same rifle different name........

yes, time will tell whos correct .

but polytech and norinco arent importers they are exporters .
 
yes, time will tell whos correct .

but polytech and norinco arent importers they are exporters .

Correct.. North Sylva's the importer and I remind everyone to give them props for all their hard work in bringing us the 97:cheers:

Edit: Can't negate or show a lack of gratitude for CanAm's contribution in the initial work on bringing a 97 variant to Canada and all the legal hassles they went through. Yes, mistakes were made, but that allowed for others to build on their experience and avoid the pitfalls. The pricing disparity is more of a show of loyalty for those who stuck through the thick and thin with them.
 
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It's official, the T97NSR is not vaporware!

Got a chance to handle one today at Target Sports and watch it being fired. (Demo only, not for sale)

Overall impression?


I like it a lot for what it is. (The following is my opinion only, take it for what it's worth to you.)

- It is slim, lightweight, points better than a Tavor, it feels durable and fairly well built, and best of all, it is ~$1000.00.

- The safety position is not the greatest, being at the back of the gun rather than on the pistol grip, but it is manageable.

- Mag release is on the far side of the magwell, so you have to reach around the mag to push the button, and actively pull the magazine out. Not good or bad, just different from what most people will be used to...

- Cocking handle is good and accessible, I like the design of it, and it feels solid.

- Being a piston gun, this gun throws brass out hard. Reloaders take note of this.

- Multiple rear aperture sights, seems like a quality piece.

- No bolt hold open or bolt release button. The only way to hold the bolt open is by shooting the gun dry or inserting an empty magazine and racking the bolt open. To close the bolt, you must use the cocking handle on top.


Overall, I really liked it for what it is. Remember, this is not an AR, so don't try to compare it to one when it is not designed to be like one. This is a simple no frills infantry rifle, with no bells and whistles, just the basics, and it works great for what it is designed to be.

I will be adding one to my collection 100%, and I think a lot of others will be doing the same. The T97 NSR is the perfect storm of Function, Form, and Price in my books.
 
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It's official, the T97NSR is not vaporware!

Got a chance to handle one today at Target Sports and watch it being fired. (Demo only, not for sale)

Overall impression?


I like it a lot for what it is. (The following is my opinion only, take it for what it's worth to you.)

- It is slim, lightweight, points better than a Tavor, it feels durable and fairly well built, and best of all, it is ~$1000.00.
- The safety position is not the greatest, being at the back of the gun rather than on the pistol grip, but it is manageable.

- Mag release is on the far side of the magwell, so you have to reach around the mag to push the button, and actively pull the magazine out. Not good or bad, just different from what most people will be used to...

- Cocking handle is good and accessible, I like the design of it, and it feels solid.

- Being a piston gun, this gun throws brass out hard. Reloaders take note of this.

- Multiple rear aperture sights, seems like a quality piece.

- No bolt hold open or bolt release button. The only way to hold the bolt open is by shooting the gun dry or inserting an empty magazine and racking the bolt open. To close the bolt, you must use the cocking handle on top.


Overall, I really liked it for what it is. Remember, this is not an AR, so don't try to compare it to one when it is not designed to be like one. This is a simple no frills infantry rifle, with no bells and whistles, just the basics, and it works great for what it is designed to be.

I will be adding one to my collection 100%, and I think a lot of others will be doing the same. The T97 NSR is the perfect storm of Function, Form, and Price in my books.

Thanks for that prelim review. Much appreciated. And as a guy who loves the rugged simplicity of the SKS, it sounds great to me.
 
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