We had real M-14s, AR-18s, AR-180s, genuine AR-10s, FALs and the like in matches in Canada until into the 2000s.
Trouble was, even though there was never a single crime committed with one..... somebody MIGHT.
And so the Liberal Party of Canada, in its ineffable and quasi-Divine wisdom, destroyed an entire sport..... after giving their solemn word that sporting uses would not be interfered with.
From where I sit, it appears that the Government of Canada has been at war for many years...... against the WRONG PEOPLE. The law-abiding 99% are crapped upon with stunning regularity in this country while the Courts bend over backwards to keep as many violent criminals and shady illegals as possible out on the streets and living off the rest of us in one manner or another.
There is something terribly, terribly, suicidally WRONG in my country.
These videos are from a happier time.