Beretta bm62
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BattleRife
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It is a variant of the BM59, and thus prescribed as prohibited (12(5) class).
I don't know how many are registered in Canada, can't be much more than a dozen.
I don't know how many are registered in Canada, can't be much more than a dozen.
.30/06 FTW
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Ah the BM59/BM62. My prime example of the stupidity of Canadian gun laws. A 7.62 select fire rifle based on the M1 Garand. Developed pretty much in parallel with the M14. Yet purpose built semi auto M14s are non-restricted and BM62s are prohibited.
notsorichguy
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If some enterprising individual were to build a commercial model (that is not select fire) it would also be NR, dependant on barrel length.
I would also hazard a guess, that the same enterprising individual would sell very few of them and would be bankrupt in fairly short order.....
BattleRife
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Umm, what? The BM59 / BM62 are prohibited by name. Build it any way you want, it won't ever be non-restricted.
redshooter
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But if you build on a Garand receiver
Isn't that what it basically is, a Garand with a box mag?
mikebaker1129
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Yes, I have 2 Beretta made BM62s they are short easy handling and the 20 rd mags are built like a Tank,far more robust than M14 magazines.
If you have the chance.... Get one they are awesome!
Yes but then it would be a garand with a box mag not a 62 a 62is purpose built as a SA but is still a variant of the 59 and the FRT # states that.
You are better off with a short barrel m1 I have built a few with 19" barrels essentially the same as BM but still with clips
notsorichguy
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Call it something else.....
The military M14 with a fire selector is prohibited, but the commercial version is not..... it’s also not called an M-14....
The variant argument doesn’t hold water, or else the Swiss Arms family of rifles would be Prohib’d, as would the M1A, M305 etc. and those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head.....
The M14 is prohibited because it was built as a full auto. It is not named as prohibited, so variant is not an issue. The BM59 is named as prohibited as well as variants of it. Not the same situation at all.
Moparlover
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is anybody looking for one?
