blaxsun
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
And I'll still buy one once the 10.4" barrels arrive with them...which the wife will hate!(especially since I just snuck another AR into the house)
Been good knowing you (when your wife finds out, that is).
Has the AR market in Canada totally collapsed or what?
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Been good knowing you (when your wife finds out, that is).
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
^I get it that the short ARs are a hot comodity in the looks cool department. Myself and myself only, restricted or not, I would prefer the full length or even a longer barrel to get the most juice out of every single pull of the trigger. Adding to this my .223 ammo would be something in the 75-77 grain for long range performance & wind bucking ablity.
blaxsun
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It's not just the "looks cool department", it's the fact that since it's restricted regardless you might as well get the shortest barrel possible.
It won't sit and if I'm going to take a hit on it I'm going to run 1000+ rounds down the pipe first.
I'm fine keeping it though, I love AR's and this one turned out nice. My piston AR's and my Swiss classic green will appreciate the reduced rounds they eat satisfying my shooting needs each range day.
Supply is higher than demand it seems so I guess as a seller you have to be willing to take a bigger hit than you'd like if you want to sell.
I know my rifle is worth more than I'm asking if you add up retail prices of the components and parting it out would probably fetch a higher price in the end but I'm not hurting for cash and don't need to sell it. Someone will come along that wants it and I'll enjoy it in the meantime.
blaxsun
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Still waiting to hear about the Swiss. Gonna be pissed if I have to give it up. Only part they get will be the upper with the serial number though.
Agree'd. I think most people are opting for the $1000 econo option though and it's hurting used sales. Nothing wrong with the $1000 rifles available these days though. Quality is rising while costs are coming down in that price range. Still quite a few posts about problems with the cheaper ones though. You still get what you pay for but the gap is getting smaller.
blaxsun
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Anything can be battle proven if it's seen battle. Those rocks that the Palestinian use against Israelis are battle proven too.
Passing a armed forces arms purchase commission test is something else entirely. Some rifles have, some haven't, that's what I rely on.
Passing a armed forces arms purchase commission test is something else entirely. Some rifles have, some haven't, that's what I rely on.
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Only on CGN would consumers complain that prices have gone down.
blaxsun
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
fixed it
I suppose that all the 10/22s that were used on those rock throwing Palestinians pass that bar, even after the Israeli courts brought their use to an end.....
I have a non-restricted/restricted PAL and while I like the idea of having an AR for service rifle matches and introducing new shooters to the sport, I've been blessed with access to an affordable range that for many Canadians might be hours away. It's not my particular interest to get into accessorizing these rifles or tweaking them for accuracy, but that's simply a personal preference and not a slight to those who do. I'll shoot such guns for as long as I can have them.
But it's also frustrating not to be able to take ARs and other restricted firearms to the cottage, into the bush for for hunting, hiking or plinking, into a wilderness bug out bag or as a truck gun for drives through the country. I'm hoping that the growing number of similar non-restricted firearms in Canadian hands will eventually make it that much harder and less likely for the government to ban them in the future, and with luck perhaps one day pull the AR off of the restricted list as its presence there becomes increasingly pointless. In any event, I'm looking forward to hiking into the bush with a T97 for coyotes and a bit of backwoods target shooting, at least while we still can.
So yes, I think that the current growth in non-restricted alternatives might drop AR sales for the short term, at least until almost everyone who wants a detachable AR magazine fed .223 semi-automatic as part of their shooting collection gets one.
But it's also frustrating not to be able to take ARs and other restricted firearms to the cottage, into the bush for for hunting, hiking or plinking, into a wilderness bug out bag or as a truck gun for drives through the country. I'm hoping that the growing number of similar non-restricted firearms in Canadian hands will eventually make it that much harder and less likely for the government to ban them in the future, and with luck perhaps one day pull the AR off of the restricted list as its presence there becomes increasingly pointless. In any event, I'm looking forward to hiking into the bush with a T97 for coyotes and a bit of backwoods target shooting, at least while we still can.
So yes, I think that the current growth in non-restricted alternatives might drop AR sales for the short term, at least until almost everyone who wants a detachable AR magazine fed .223 semi-automatic as part of their shooting collection gets one.
....sheesh!....
The more of us that own an AR the easier it will be to make them non restricted. Strength in numbers. Hard to fight for what 100 people want but much easier for 100000.
