FN C1A1 sighting!

about 10 years ago i worked with the cadets in canought (sp?). you know outside ottawa. any way, the range had a huge supply of fn's for cadets (i think). by that time it had been a while since i had seen a c1, so i asked the wo if i could f around. sure gave me a box of 7.62 and my choice of fn. there i was with the kids shooting there anchutz rifles all geared up. there getting black. i'm hitting god no's what, but happier then a pig in sh.t. i was told at the time, canada atleast then doesn't flood the market with surplus. some fn's replaced national war stocked 303's. some wen't to cadet training. some were sold to nato govt. rest were destroyed. so i was told. i loved the fnc1a1.:)
 
"...Canada at least then doesn't flood the market with surplus. Some fn's replaced national war stocked 303's..." Right. The Socialist F**ks chopped all the remaining C1A1's and No. 4's, in prefectly good condition, long ago(except for the few that were turned into DP rifles for Cadet Corps'. Army Cadets shoot nothing but air rifles at Corps level now.). Massive waste of the tax payer's money.
You can't be trusted with a semi-auto rifle with a 20 round mag.
Oddly, Gunparts, Stateside got a bunch of C1A1 parts.
 
When I talked with the LCMM of the small arms a year and a half back, he stated that all the FN C1A1s were smelted with the exception of (I believe the number was) 300 which were retained for museum and testing purposes. So I guess there is one being used for testing purposes.

He had tried to set up a disposal sale of all the remaining parts stock off to one of the suppliers like numrich, but it was not approved and all remaining stock went to the smelters as well. We also asked about the Unertl scopes on the C3A1, and he said that because they had mildot reticles or something like that, they were to be destroyed as well.

As a collector of Canadiana, I must say that these kinds of actions just keep making it harder to fill my collections with the semi-modern equipment types used by Canada. It does make the stuff I have just that much rarer, mind you.
 
just saying what i was told. also personaly witnessed (10yrs ago, or more), there were more then 300. that is just one place i mentioned i saw a stock pile if you will. i wasn't a civi or militia. i was a reg in the cbt. arms, with time in, rnk and more then a few op's under my belt. so i can only say what i saw. i wasn't mistaken. i no the fu..ing differance between at least 100 military small arms ( and can operate them). why would i lie? i can't own one even if there was a 1 000 000 000, open to the civi market.:eek:
 
king66 said:
just saying what i was told. also personaly witnessed (10yrs ago, or more), there were more then 300. that is just one place i mentioned i saw a stock pile if you will. i wasn't a civi or militia. i was a reg in the cbt. arms, with time in, rnk and more then a few op's under my belt. so i can only say what i saw. i wasn't mistaken. i no the fu..ing differance between at least 100 military small arms ( and can operate them). why would i lie? i can't own one even if there was a 1 000 000 000, open to the civi market.:eek:
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relaxs bud , it was destroyed after you saw it .

jennis said:
8'lima' series I wonder ?????
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nope , 8L comes with HG non-slotted , this one has the slots.
 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueMHomVPVMk&NR=1

The link is to a 2008 Army News story about a counter-small arms fire microphone system. About 3/4 through there is a series of shots and one of the test weapons is an FN C1A1. So, there clearly are some left in the system (and hopefully more than this one).:sniper:
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Early C1 vented handguards. Definately borrowed from the museum for the test.

This is one reason they retained a reference collection.
 
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Sorry, I meant to put this in another thread, but feel free to comment if it pleases you.


Just out of curiosity, if you guys bought parts from the US that were manufactured before '97, one at a time (some internet/mail order, some while on "vacation" in the States), and then assembled said parts in Canada, but never took the rifle out and actually shot it; could you get a FAL for your own piece of mind? Would it qualify as "legal?"

If not that, then what if you could prove that each and every part was originally from Canada? A lot of work (and a lot of paperwork to get a hold of) I know, but at least it might be a way to do it legally for the highly motivated. Technically it would be a Canadian made FAL that was "pre-ban."

Could you then bring it on "vacation" to the States (the right State mind you) and shoot it? Aren't you allowed to come on "Hunting Trips" to the U.S. and bring your own rifle? You can deer hunt with a FAL in Texas so long as you're using a 5 round mag. Then again, it might be easier for you to just move to Texas, buy a DSA-58, and live your life.
 
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Corpus said:
Sorry, I meant to put this in another thread, but feel free to comment if it pleases you.
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No you may not derail this thread! I spotted a C1 in use, and you want to talk about assembling parts.

For starters, the Americans have a cut off date for many guns. There is no such convention in Canada. It is legal or not legal, period. Paperwork only proves its class and your status. When parts were purchased or assembled is immaterial. As for having a firearm that falls into the Prohibited class "just to have it", you're taking your chances of losing everything including your reputation. A deactivated gun is one thing, a firing condition one is another.

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Just out of curiosity, if you guys bought parts from the US that were manufactured before '97, one at a time (some internet/mail order, some while on "vacation" in the States), and then assembled said parts in Canada, but never took the rifle out and actually shot it; could you get a FAL for your own piece of mind? Would it qualify as "legal?"

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Then again, it might be easier for you to just move to Texas, buy a DSA-58, and live your life.
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Yes, and take your risktaking attitude when you go.
 
Um, yeah, I believe I was just asking a question, not advocating anything? Yeah, well, okayyy then. I'll just back away slowly. Thanks for the challis full of crazy, but I'm all full up. Look, a C1! *ducks the other way*


P.S. When you say "risk taking attitude" is that like when people sailed across a vast ocean on rickety wooden boats with no motors to build a new home in a land populated by savages that would scalp you, just to have the shot at living their lives free of Government interference, or "risk taking attitude" as might be referred to by someone is scared sh*tless by unjust laws, but damned if there going to do anything about them, and you guys are drawing too much Secret Police attention to my "crib?" I guess what I'm asking in a contextual sense; are you on the boat, or waving tear stained handkerchief from the pier when you say that? (I.e. You've got a "risk taking attitude" old chap, get on board and sail to freedom! VS. You've got a "risk taking attitude" get the hell away from me, and let me eat my gruel.)
 
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C1 A1 Sighting

A few years ago I was talking to the owner of Armerment Technology. He said he was helping the military test a system to identify the direction of shots fired from various firearms.
 
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Corpus said:
Um, yeah, I believe I was just asking a question, not advocating anything? Yeah, well, okayyy then. I'll just back away slowly. Thanks for the challis full of crazy, but I'm all full up. Look, a C1! *ducks the other way*
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There are conventions about discussing illegal or very close to being illegal activities on this board. When you ask about doing something that looked over on the illegal side (importing prohibited weapons parts, assembling those parts, and keeping a prohibited firearm), I'll be the first guy to rat you out. It is against the law. If that means I've caved in to "The Man", then reread your civics books. Every citizen has a duty to prevent someone from committing a crime. That is the logic used for a while to sell and owner police speed radar detectors. There were a warning device. But there is a difference between passive receivers and firearms. Thinking about crimes are one thing, discussing them becomes conspiring to involve others. That is why I stomped on you.
 
Ok Mr. Gestapo! Talk is not illegal. "Lets rob a bank! Anybody want to rob a bank?" See, me SAYING that, and actually trying to DO that are two different things. We can TALK about robbing a bank all day long, and it isn't illegal see? It's called FREEDOM OF SPEECH jerky. You live in that much fear, eh? Sad. BTW, I'm going to buy a tank, and a fully automatic machine gun, and some illegal moonshine, and some illegal fireworks, and I'm going to play for ###, and I'm going to litter, and double park, and jay walk, Muahahahaha, come and get me Coppers, Me'eh!
 
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The owners of this board asks members to refraim from illegal discussions. The owners of the board also ask us to wait 7 days before we put our want ads back to the top. I do not know any jusisdiction that a back to the top would be illegal however it is rule of this forum and if you wish to participate in this forum you need to follow its rules.
 
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