Please, tell me what room for "actually a manufacturer can do whatever they want despite what the letter of the law states" there is in this section:
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/f...rohibe-eng.htm
Here's a hint: this has been done many MANY times before, the RCMP has flat out stated that cut down barrels shorter than 18" (457mm) are PROHIBITED when installed on a firearm. There is one guy here that argued in court and WON about having a cut down barrel NOT on a firearm, so he kept it as a trophy of sorts.
Now as I said before, you can keep talking about something illegal, and attract the attention of the RCMP guys on this very board, or you can think to yourself "Maybe it WAS made from a barrel blank to proper length" and stop attracting attention to yourself! Fun fact, my Benelli Supernova Tactical 14" barrel looks exactly the same as the barrel you show (except thinner wall), and mine is absolutely made to 14" from factory.
I mean, gun owners in Canada are so dense sometimes. We have zero protection if the government decides to arbitrarily do something yet we keep giving ourselves the wrong kind of attention...
I apologize to IRG this thread has become a zoo, I'll stop egging it on...