CSA to produce Skorpions again
- Thread starter sonoftweety
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Yeah, according to one of the US dealers.
Mr Wolverine
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CSA Skorpions
Even I am having trouble sorting out rumour from fact on this one! What is legal in the US and what is legal in Canada are often not the same. Surplus .32 Skorpions sell cheap in Europe, our problem is that we will have to order Skorpions with newly manufactured receivers to avoid them classed as prohib, that increases the production costs. The market here for a restricted .32 Skorpion with a 5 rd mag is small., the end result is that I don't think this is going to be a viable project. We have also been advised that if we import a “new” Skorpion it will cause the classification of ALL Skorpions to be closely scrutinized, given our current political climate that is something I would rather not be responsible for! This project is not dead, but on the back burner.
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Even I am having trouble sorting out rumour from fact on this one! What is legal in the US and what is legal in Canada are often not the same. Surplus .32 Skorpions sell cheap in Europe, our problem is that we will have to order Skorpions with newly manufactured receivers to avoid them classed as prohib, that increases the production costs. The market here for a restricted .32 Skorpion with a 5 rd mag is small., the end result is that I don't think this is going to be a viable project. We have also been advised that if we import a “new” Skorpion it will cause the classification of ALL Skorpions to be closely scrutinized, given our current political climate that is something I would rather not be responsible for! This project is not dead, but on the back burner.
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A 9mm Skorpion would be cool...just to live out a childhood dream.
Way She Goes
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CZ-91S were made in 9mm. If you were to make a run in 9mm I bet you would find more buyers. .380 is such an oddball cartidge in Canada.
I think the market is ripe. Look at the EE, people are selling Skorpions over $2500! And people are buying! These were less than 1500 originally weren't they?
9mm mak, 9mm browning(.380) and 7.65(.32 acp) not 9x19mm
unfortunately true...
PROHIBITED FIREARMS
40. The firearm of the design commonly known as the Skorpion Auto Pistol, and any variant or modified version of it.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/SOR-98-462/page-2.html#anchorsc:1
Basically, the Skorpion is about as legal as an SPAS12 shotgun, but someone at the CFC never did their research and they got in with restricted FRT #s.
it is registered as a commercial semi-auto pistol, at least that what it states on my registration
Which is why the prohibited weapons orders include the word 'variant' or modified version.' It was meant to capture semi-automatic or commercial models.
I'm surprised the RCMP haven't reclassified and confiscated all Skorpions already, however they surely will be reclassified if another shipment is brought in.
