Canadian Manufactured 7.62 x 51 Semi Auto

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Mike H If I understand this correctly that if the sample of the firearm to be reversed engineered was already in Canada legally then one could proceed.
 
badboybeeson said:
I think you best idea to to make it a joint manufacture consept.
Have 5 or 6 of use gun parts makers, with the skills to come up with this gun and have each company have a stake in making it happen.
I for one would be in, my partner has a P Eng. and would be intrested in doing work on a project like this.
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Interesting idea. :popCorn:
 
Lets wrap this up

I thank you for all the input. This thread has run its life. I will keep everyone posted.

Severus
 
A patent only offers a monopoly for 17 years from the date of patent.
It was adoped into service in '97, so it was probably designed no later than '95, which means that the patents are about ready to run out.
 
Keep in mind that tolerance stacking does not always provide you with a great system from reverse engineering.

DPMS, Olympic Arms, Hesse, Vulcan Arms etc are prime examples of guns that don't fair so so well.
 
The M-14 design is 50+ years old. The AR-16/18/180/180B series is almost that old. Any patents - if there ever were any - have long since expired. These are not registered designs. Licenced production is one thing, a similar reverse engineered design is another.
Personally, I am skeptical that the Canadian market alone would support the design and manufacture of a popularly priced 7.62 "black" rifle. Heck, stop and think about how many firearms are being manufactured in Canada for the Canadian market.
 
A good friend of mine is an entrepreneur.

He calls Canada "Can'tada" because the
the attitude he finds again and again is
"It can't be done in Canada."

I have been to trade shows in the USA with
him and the positive attitude to entrepreneurs
down there takes your breath away.

Severus works in a modern shop with all
the latest equipment. He knows the market is small
in Canada alone. Yet he is willing to try. How about
supporting the guy?

I suggest that all those that say it can't be done
in a modern country like Canada with modern equipment take
another look at this video that shows just how easy it is
to manufacture firearms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9xf62PKC5M

My best wishes on your venture!
 
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Smoothbore said:
I suggest that all those that say it can't be done
in a modern country like Canada with modern equipment take
another look at this video that shows just how easy it is
to manufacture firearms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9xf62PKC5M
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You realise most of those guns are just rebuilt junkers, don't you?

Also, no one here wants to buy that crap.

Technically, anything can be built in Canada. It's the laws, the limit market, and the cheap consumers that is the problem. You can build the rifle, but every one will want a $300 Norinco.
 
greentips said:
HK will come down on you like a bag of bricks if they find something that is remotely touching on their patent - like their gas system.
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?? HK's patent?? don't you mean the Stoner/Armalite/Sterling patents which HK ripped off?

A G36 seems to be a straight up Sterling SAR 80 with an ambidexterous cocking lever, and a spigot piston instead of a gas trap, maufactured from plastic rather than sheet metal.

And a SAR 80 is/was an updated/improved Armalite AR-18/180 with an adjustable gas sytem and AR-15 trigger group (remarkably similar to an AR-18B in fact).
 
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