Info on the CanAm shorty receiver

[chalkriver]

I sent a message to Lee (Different) and supplied him with the serial # of my Polytech some time ago and yesterday the info off my Norinco Shorty . It is not marked the same as my 2009 Polytech as my Poly has another set of numbers on the left side of the receiver above the magwell housing.

My Poly was made in 2009
This is the message I received back from Lee today.


Quote :
My Shorty from CanAm is marked on the side as follows
2011###x-11-356-CN 11 CA and it doesnt have the additional set of numbers like my Poly does.These are the only numbers on it .
Thanks Morgan




Morgan,

No problem, I delete correspondence very quickly.

I did some checking. Your new Norinco M-305 may have a new receiver. It seems that the Canadian government has been trying to implement firearms marking regulations for several years and they appear to have been implemented as of last year. This is what the marking on your rifle means (left to right):

2011###x = (year of manufacture and) serial number
11 = year of export (a reasonable guess)
356 = State Arsenal 356, the manufacturer
CN = China, country of export
11 = year of import
CA = imported legally into Canada

 

[geclark]

Shorty serials

Cool. I had been wondering about that since I got my shorty.

Thanks for posting!

 

[CanAm]

The receivers, as with all the m305 receivers, were made many years ago.

 

[chalkriver]

Now I need to get a State Arsenal 356 T shirt or hat I guess ...lol

IMHO I think they raised the bar a tiny bit at the shop class compared to the (2) 2009 Polytechs I owned at the time as well as a 2009 Norinco I compared it too as well. The metal is smoother on the gas cylinder, op rod guide and inside the receiver .
Shorty on the right with (2) Polytechs on the left

 

[chalkriver]

The receivers, as with all the m305 receivers, were made many years ago.

Interesting....so they were unmarked before and that number just recently added ?

 

[50calshooter]

The true origin and intended end user is still unknown. Last time we talked about this we were told to keep our mouths shut and the thread got deleted.

 

[CanAm]

Interesting....so they were unmarked before and that number just recently added ?

I did not see them. I do know they had 19k receivers in the warehouse, and was told they have not forged new ones in years.

 

[chalkriver]

50 cal.... I cant believe I missed all that..IBTL...lol

Well I dont care where it came from .. I like it !!
Thanks again CanAm

PS ..any State Arsenal 356 shirts for sale..lol

 

[Different]

The receivers, as with all the m305 receivers, were made many years ago.

Thank you, CanAm. That makes sense. I stand corrected on the serial number format for the 2011 imports. The serial number ranges vary with the importer but the rifles are all made at the same factory.

 

[giwolf]

That would suck trying to get all that crap on the heel of a reciever.

 

[Rocket Surgery]

Bro your alignment is all crooked on that poly bro, whack that #### with a hammer until it's all vertical and ####