New acr bushmaster nr

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Alright so here we go and ill try again.

So anyways did a little research and i settled on the Bushmaster ACR, cause i could convert to NR


In August I went down to Fishing World in Hamilton and purchased a Bushmaster ACR. The purchase went smooth and somewhat quickly unfortunately the day I went down to go buy the ACR the dog ate my RPAL no joke. So i got down there and told them that, and asked if I could just use my old mans RPAL. Surprisingly they said yah sure, which I thought was quite funny. Then I had them ship directly to Herron Arms. All in all the transaction went smooth, took about two weeks to ship it there not really sure why, maybe some legal bullsh*t.

When the ACR got to Herron Arms in Mid september he quoted me 2-3 weeks to NR the weapon, So i figured by mid October at the latest. It took about 4 weeks for him to finish it and that was only after I pushed Ian because I got a new job and was moving to a different area, and would not have an address to ship the ACR too. well i didn't get the gun till about week 7, cause I needed an address to ship to which really sucked. The barrel looked absolutely fantastic, he was able to build the flash hider into the barrel which made it that much better and shorter. I was very much impressed:) Only thing that bothers me is that after 7+ weeks he still hasn't NR the gun, which is what i paid him for, the barrel is just the criteria for NRing it. I not sure why that is, if its the RCMP fault or his, but the definitely really bothers me. That being said i would absolutely go through Ian from Herron Arms and Fishing World in Hamilton again:)

Altogether the process has taken 12+ weeks for a NR weapon and I havent even got it NR yet.
Bushmaster ACR - $2799
Barrel $904 total.

any questions just PM me.

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That sucks that he hasn't made the gun NR yet. I contacted him about doing a NR version of an ACR and he quoted me 10+ weeks before he can even start on it plus another ~3 weeks for the work itself. I told him I would ship him the gun as soon as I get it from SFRC and pay the total up front, but I haven't heard back from him yet.

I would be on that guy like white on rice demanding that he file the paperwork for the NR re-verification ASAP.

It looks good, but I'm second guessing if this project is even worthwhile.

I HATE chasing gunsmiths down (or anyone in any trade, for that matter) to make sure that they haven't just decided to casually "forget" about you again.
 
Thems some fancy socks, is that a third foot wearing a red sock?

Seriously though, great gun, thanks for sharing, best of luck on getting it sooner than later. Just call him once a week for updates, polite but firm, it'll get done.
 
Herron has my ACR right now and is quoting a turn around around Christmas. I find Ian responds promptly to emails. Wish it would be finished sooner but EVERYONE who buys an ACR is sending it to him to do.
 
b_w. said:
Herron has my ACR right now and is quoting a turn around around Christmas. I find Ian responds promptly to emails. Wish it would be finished sooner but EVERYONE who buys an ACR is sending it to him to do.
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So that's like, what, all 20 of them?

There aren't that many in Canada, and as a restricted gun that sells for ~$3k, they definitely are not worth it.

Now as a NR rifle, that remains to be seen.
 
Reading this thread it seems some clarification is needed.
When you send your firearm for a barrel change which alters the class, after the firearm is capable of discharging a projectile an RCMP form 804 is filled out by a verifier. The form is submitted by fax or email to RCMP specialized firearm support services where one of the analysts picks up the form from the queue and makes the change. The verifier does not have the power to amend the registry him or herself but must rely on the RCMP sfss to do their job and make the change. After submitting the form to sfss no information is passed to the verifier with regard to if or when the change will be made, likewise no letter is issued to the firearms' owner either. It can be very time consuming and frustrating for the verifier to keep calling and pushing for a change to be done only to be brushed off and told "call back tomorrow" or "oh we lost that one you will have to resubmit it" but its currently the only accepted way to change a firearms class in the registry. Verifiers such as myself are not permitted to charge money for this service and I have never charged a fee for a verification, only for the gunsmithing work to comply with a non-restricted classification. I encourage the owners of the firearms to call sfss to follow up, as I have found this to speed the process most of the time.
 
HerronArms said:
Reading this thread it seems some clarification is needed.
When you send your firearm for a barrel change which alters the class, after the firearm is capable of discharging a projectile an RCMP form 804 is filled out by a verifier. The form is submitted by fax or email to RCMP specialized firearm support services where one of the analysts picks up the form from the queue and makes the change. The verifier does not have the power to amend the registry him or herself but must rely on the RCMP sfss to do their job and make the change. After submitting the form to sfss no information is passed to the verifier with regard to if or when the change will be made, likewise no letter is issued to the firearms' owner either. It can be very time consuming and frustrating for the verifier to keep calling and pushing for a change to be done only to be brushed off and told "call back tomorrow" or "oh we lost that one you will have to resubmit it" but its currently the only accepted way to change a firearms class in the registry. Verifiers such as myself are not permitted to charge money for this service and I have never charged a fee for a verification, only for the gunsmithing work to comply with a non-restricted classification. I encourage the owners of the firearms to call sfss to follow up, as I have found this to speed the process most of the time.
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Thanks for the info.

How long do they typically take (on average?).
 
HerronArms said:
Reading this thread it seems some clarification is needed.
When you send your firearm for a barrel change which alters the class, after the firearm is capable of discharging a projectile an RCMP form 804 is filled out by a verifier. The form is submitted by fax or email to RCMP specialized firearm support services where one of the analysts picks up the form from the queue and makes the change. The verifier does not have the power to amend the registry him or herself but must rely on the RCMP sfss to do their job and make the change. After submitting the form to sfss no information is passed to the verifier with regard to if or when the change will be made, likewise no letter is issued to the firearms' owner either. It can be very time consuming and frustrating for the verifier to keep calling and pushing for a change to be done only to be brushed off and told "call back tomorrow" or "oh we lost that one you will have to resubmit it" but its currently the only accepted way to change a firearms class in the registry. Verifiers such as myself are not permitted to charge money for this service and I have never charged a fee for a verification, only for the gunsmithing work to comply with a non-restricted classification. I encourage the owners of the firearms to call sfss to follow up, as I have found this to speed the process most of the time.
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Ian, do you have the phone # for the sfss??
I am going to send you my swiss arms very sokn for a barrel change and i want to keep that # on file for when i am ready.

Thanks Branden
 
The ACR is an awesome rifle - I mean machine gun.... that's what I call it anyway, it's very front heavy, definitely not a "run & gun" type of firearm. reliable though! love the action, very smooth. I just wish there were longer rails made for it.
 
Mr. Spectacular said:
Thanks for the info.

How long do they typically take (on average?).
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One of my customers has been waiting 3 months for the sfss to do his class change, he is frustrated with them as am I.
Seems to be taking a lot longer since the registry went away, come to think of it they have to date not completed a single class change submitted by me
since the legislation change. Draw your own conclusions as to why or better yet call the number below and ask why.

the number is 18007314000 ext 1090
 
HerronArms said:
Reading this thread it seems some clarification is needed.
When you send your firearm for a barrel change which alters the class, after the firearm is capable of discharging a projectile an RCMP form 804 is filled out by a verifier. The form is submitted by fax or email to RCMP specialized firearm support services where one of the analysts picks up the form from the queue and makes the change. The verifier does not have the power to amend the registry him or herself but must rely on the RCMP sfss to do their job and make the change. After submitting the form to sfss no information is passed to the verifier with regard to if or when the change will be made, likewise no letter is issued to the firearms' owner either. It can be very time consuming and frustrating for the verifier to keep calling and pushing for a change to be done only to be brushed off and told "call back tomorrow" or "oh we lost that one you will have to resubmit it" but its currently the only accepted way to change a firearms class in the registry. Verifiers such as myself are not permitted to charge money for this service and I have never charged a fee for a verification, only for the gunsmithing work to comply with a non-restricted classification. I encourage the owners of the firearms to call sfss to follow up, as I have found this to speed the process most of the time.
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1) ok, so you heard it from Ian himself, its not his fault its the fault of the RCMP problem that clarifies that issue in my little story.

2) I guess I misunderstood what I was buying into with Herron arms. I don't mean that in a negative way.

3) Me and Herron Arms each exchanged over 50+ emails each and that counts for something as well for him.

4) When I called up the RCMP when i first bought the ACR I got some got some very intelligent and respectful officers on the line. HAHA yah right. I tell you the stories in a later tomorrow. And Ian clarified them issues for me.
 
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