I think $5000 for a QBU-88 is actually a reasonable price. Especially if it came with the actual scope that is commonly used in China plus some really interesting accessories from Norinco it’s a huge collectors piece, and Canadians now know that Chinese military firearms are more durable and more reliable than anything that Kodiak defence, BCL or raven are putting out. I’m sure that there are a lot of Canadian Norinco collectors now haha. That’s a perfectly reasonable price and I’m sure that Norinco would be able to work something out.
I wish that Canadian importers were more upfront about how they go about communicating with Norinco and getting rifles like this imported. Promoting the QBU-88 rifles doing interviews with Norinco engineers and designers and posting those interviews on the TI YouTube channel would have the rifles all sold during pre order in 5 seconds due to the publicity. Especially if you showed the manufacturing process.
TI should think outside the pre 2010 box. I would love to understand the process as China kind of seems like a mystery to me as to how we get their rifles here. Also TI for years tried to sell a bullpup $10,000 50 BMG and I would assume that for all extensive purposes that that project was a failure. However a $4000 sniper rifle would not be that’s a given especially with the success of the Type 81 and Type 97. You could even import a few in 5.8x42mm and those would sell out quickly. That is of course if you also import surplus 5.8x42mm.
Anyone else agree or am I crazy?