The Renegade is a bolt-action rifle. The upper portion that contains the action and the barrel is the receiver and the bottom portion that contains the trigger and magwell is the bottom metal.
The Receiver has the model and make markings along with the serial number making it the "firearm" according to the Firearms Act. In this way, it is the Receiver that has the NR FRT. Therefore, any machining of the Recevier to make it function in a manner not consistent with the current FRT, will make the modified Renegade a new firearm and thus will require a new FRT before it can be made and sold legally as per Bill C-21.
Furthermore, the Renegade accepts magazines that were orignally designed to hold more than the legal capacity of 5 rounds. If the Renegade were to be machined into a new semi-auto firearm, this design and production would take place after December 15, 2023 and thus be in breach of the magazines restrictions found in Bill C-21.
Also, the Renegade and Maverick were designed to be modular, ergonomic, precision bolt-action rifles. To ensure the rifle remain non-restricted, we designed the Renegade and Maverick in such a way that any machining performed to accept semi-auto parts would render the rifle unusable and unsafe.
With respect to the legal ramifications of turning the Renegade or Maverick into a semi-auto rifle and with respect to the safety concerns mentioned, we strongly recommend people do not modify their Renegade or Maverick rifles.
PS. If the Renegade and Maverick were to be banned, it would likely put us out of business and result in many hard working, great people being out of work. While I share peoples frustration with this Government, I do not think its fair or ethical for a competing company to place us along with all current Renegade and Maverick owners in jeopardy in order to make a quick buck. In my opinion, its really slimy, they didnt even discuss this with me beforehand.