New NR semi - the Sterling R18Mk2

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Yeah I don't know what you're talking about lol. Sorry

It’s a bit before my time but JR had a business that was a site sponsor that was selling 858’s that reported to the rcmp that other venders were selling full auto to semi conversions that were, according to him, wrongly classified as non restricted. He is blamed for getting the 858 prohibited.

If I got that tale wrong there are many around here who will correct me, and insult me because it’s the internet.
 
And this is why I don't post much on CGN.... This is 100% wrong...

As to the new rifle.... Once we have the production rifles built, we'll release details. It has not been our intention to beta test on Canadian Bunnies... info will flow in a few weeks.

JR
 
JR Cox, the owner of The Shooting Edge (TSE) in Calgary, AB was once business partners with James Bachynski. They had a falliing out, and Bachynski went on to found the Calgary Shooting Centre (CSC - Cox's maini competition). When they were partners in TSE. they imported the non-restricted Swissarms PE90 Rifles which were supposedly based on the SIG 540 platform (as are the FAMAE SG 540-series rifles). When Bachynski founded CSC, he too imported a batch of PE90 rifles. Cox acquired one of the CSC batch and determined that it was in fact based upon a select-fire SIG 550 receiver and should thus be prohibited under Canadian law. Cox contacted the RCMP and informed them of the suspect CSC batch of PE90 rifles. The RCMP examined the rifles in question and they ultimately sided with Cox determining the CSC guns to be prohibs. Ths had the unfortunate knock-on effect of triggering an RCMP investigation into the earlier TSE-imported PE90 rifles, which the RCMP determined to actually be SIG 550 rifles. This was contrary to Swissarms company literature, but pretty much confirmed what most owners already innately knew - they rifles were dimensionally identical to the SIG 550, just manufactured as semi-automatic-only examples instead of select-fire. This resulted in the first occasion wherein the Swissarms manufactured PE90/550 rifles were deemed to be prohibited in Canada. This prohibition was over-turned by the Conservative goverment, but reinstated by the Trudeau Liberals with the May 1st 2020 OIC.

So at the end of the day, JR Cox's attempt to bring RCMP heat down on his principal business competitor unintentionally opened a can of worms that resulted in the national prohbition of the Swissarms rifles. Some folks took that very personally and wanted JR Cox strung up on the nearest lamp post. Others such as myself reasoned that the reclassifcation of the Swissarms PE90s was inevitable, given that they were indeed semi-automatic-only examples of the SIG 550 rifle, which was already prohbted by the much earler OIC 12(5). How that came about was unfortunate, but t was only a matter of time anyways.

JR Cox took the high road and posted a public apology for his actions which had inadvertantly triggered the reclassifcation of the Swissarms PE90 rifles. The reclassification had never been JR's intented outcome. He was the primary importer and retailer of those very same rifles, and the reclassfication hurt him the most of all. Still he took the heat, accepted responsibiity for the outcome, and generally manned up the best that he could. Today, that is all ancient history about a buisness feud that went badly awry. That's it, that's all there is to the story.
 
Don't know about the manufacturer's history, but the magwell angle seems consistent with the demand for an AR-15 style magwell angle.

Feel free to pull down the image if the manufacturer deems it inappropriate to be out in the world:

Canadian Gunner 556 and TSE JR said:
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Bigger -> https://i.imgur.com/RFP5eRQ.png
 
If these are reasonable priced I’ll buy one in a heartbeat
AR style mag well, better grip angle that can use beaver tail grips and it looks like the rail has enough room to accommodate quick connect optics
 
If these are reasonable priced I’ll buy one in a heartbeat
AR style mag well, better grip angle that can use beaver tail grips and it looks like the rail has enough room to accommodate quick connect optics

It gets better, much, much better. But I am not going to spill the beans quite yet. I am extremely fortunate to have been selected to review the new rifle and will have a full write-up about it after I receive one of the first production examples in a few week's time. JR has been good enough to share some develoopment history with me along with a Left side photo. Suffice it to say that there are some very nice innovations combined with the best of familiar ergonomics. Many who are currenty dissatisfied with the bargain-basement machining of the WS-MCR and WK-180 will soon find a new, more upscale home with the Non-Restricted R18 Mk2. This wil scratch that "AR itch" lke no other rifle on the market!
 
It gets better, much, much better. But I am not going to spill the beans quite yet. I am extremely fortunate to have been selected to review the new rifle and will have a full write-up about it after I receive one of the first production examples in a few week's time. JR has been good enough to share some develoopment history with me along with a Left side photo. Suffice it to say that there are some very nice innovations combined with the best of familiar ergonomics. Many who are currenty dissatisfied with the bargain-basement machining of the WS-MCR and WK-180 will soon find a new, more upscale home with the Non-Restricted R18 Mk2. This wil scratch that "AR itch" lke no other rifle on the market!

That’s great to hear! I’ll be waiting for pre-orders to open up
Probably going to have to hide my CC statements from my or half for a while after though haha
 
And this is why I don't post much on CGN.... This is 100% wrong...

As to the new rifle.... Once we have the production rifles built, we'll release details. It has not been our intention to beta test on Canadian Bunnies... info will flow in a few weeks.

JR

this looks decent, been holding off on going into a 180 hoping that someone would do it better than its currently being done

Wouldn't mind adding another Sterling to the collection :)
 
JR Cox, the owner of The Shooting Edge (TSE) in Calgary, AB was once business partners with James Bachynski. They had a falliing out, and Bachynski went on to found the Calgary Shooting Centre (CSC - Cox's maini competition). When they were partners in TSE. they imported the non-restricted Swissarms PE90 Rifles which were supposedly based on the SIG 540 platform (as are the FAMAE SG 540-series rifles). When Bachynski founded CSC, he too imported a batch of PE90 rifles. Cox acquired one of the CSC batch and determined that it was in fact based upon a select-fire SIG 550 receiver and should thus be prohibited under Canadian law. Cox contacted the RCMP and informed them of the suspect CSC batch of PE90 rifles. The RCMP examined the rifles in question and they ultimately sided with Cox determining the CSC guns to be prohibs. Ths had the unfortunate knock-on effect of triggering an RCMP investigation into the earlier TSE-imported PE90 rifles, which the RCMP determined to actually be SIG 550 rifles. This was contrary to Swissarms company literature, but pretty much confirmed what most owners already innately knew - they rifles were dimensionally identical to the SIG 550, just manufactured as semi-automatic-only examples instead of select-fire. This resulted in the first occasion wherein the Swissarms manufactured PE90/550 rifles were deemed to be prohibited in Canada. This prohibition was over-turned by the Conservative goverment, but reinstated by the Trudeau Liberals with the May 1st 2020 OIC.

So at the end of the day, JR Cox's attempt to bring RCMP heat down on his principal business competitor unintentionally opened a can of worms that resulted in the national prohbition of the Swissarms rifles. Some folks took that very personally and wanted JR Cox strung up on the nearest lamp post. Others such as myself reasoned that the reclassifcation of the Swissarms PE90s was inevitable, given that they were indeed semi-automatic-only examples of the SIG 550 rifle, which was already prohbted by the much earler OIC 12(5). How that came about was unfortunate, but t was only a matter of time anyways.

JR Cox took the high road and posted a public apology for his actions which had inadvertantly triggered the reclassifcation of the Swissarms PE90 rifles. The reclassification had never been JR's intented outcome. He was the primary importer and retailer of those very same rifles, and the reclassfication hurt him the most of all. Still he took the heat, accepted responsibiity for the outcome, and generally manned up the best that he could. Today, that is all ancient history about a buisness feud that went badly awry. That's it, that's all there is to the story.

people seem to forget all the good he's done for the community since including helping with the oic fight.
 
JR Cox, the owner of The Shooting Edge (TSE) in Calgary, AB was once business partners with James Bachynski. They had a falliing out, and Bachynski went on to found the Calgary Shooting Centre (CSC - Cox's maini competition). When they were partners in TSE. they imported the non-restricted Swissarms PE90 Rifles which were supposedly based on the SIG 540 platform (as are the FAMAE SG 540-series rifles). When Bachynski founded CSC, he too imported a batch of PE90 rifles. Cox acquired one of the CSC batch and determined that it was in fact based upon a select-fire SIG 550 receiver and should thus be prohibited under Canadian law. Cox contacted the RCMP and informed them of the suspect CSC batch of PE90 rifles. The RCMP examined the rifles in question and they ultimately sided with Cox determining the CSC guns to be prohibs. Ths had the unfortunate knock-on effect of triggering an RCMP investigation into the earlier TSE-imported PE90 rifles, which the RCMP determined to actually be SIG 550 rifles. This was contrary to Swissarms company literature, but pretty much confirmed what most owners already innately knew - they rifles were dimensionally identical to the SIG 550, just manufactured as semi-automatic-only examples instead of select-fire. This resulted in the first occasion wherein the Swissarms manufactured PE90/550 rifles were deemed to be prohibited in Canada. This prohibition was over-turned by the Conservative goverment, but reinstated by the Trudeau Liberals with the May 1st 2020 OIC.

So at the end of the day, JR Cox's attempt to bring RCMP heat down on his principal business competitor unintentionally opened a can of worms that resulted in the national prohbition of the Swissarms rifles. Some folks took that very personally and wanted JR Cox strung up on the nearest lamp post. Others such as myself reasoned that the reclassifcation of the Swissarms PE90s was inevitable, given that they were indeed semi-automatic-only examples of the SIG 550 rifle, which was already prohbted by the much earler OIC 12(5). How that came about was unfortunate, but t was only a matter of time anyways.

JR Cox took the high road and posted a public apology for his actions which had inadvertantly triggered the reclassifcation of the Swissarms PE90 rifles. The reclassification had never been JR's intented outcome. He was the primary importer and retailer of those very same rifles, and the reclassfication hurt him the most of all. Still he took the heat, accepted responsibiity for the outcome, and generally manned up the best that he could. Today, that is all ancient history about a buisness feud that went badly awry. That's it, that's all there is to the story.

As I said, before my time. Thanks for clarifying. My apologies to JR for spreading misinformation.
 
Don't know if this can be released yet, but it would be cool to know if this is a piston or DI against a 180 recoil system design? And if it's a piston, is it carbine, rifle, or mid length? Thanks!
 
JR Cox, the owner of The Shooting Edge (TSE) in Calgary, AB was once business partners with James Bachynski. They had a falliing out, and Bachynski went on to found the Calgary Shooting Centre (CSC - Cox's maini competition). When they were partners in TSE. they imported the non-restricted Swissarms PE90 Rifles which were supposedly based on the SIG 540 platform (as are the FAMAE SG 540-series rifles). When Bachynski founded CSC, he too imported a batch of PE90 rifles. Cox acquired one of the CSC batch and determined that it was in fact based upon a select-fire SIG 550 receiver and should thus be prohibited under Canadian law. Cox contacted the RCMP and informed them of the suspect CSC batch of PE90 rifles. The RCMP examined the rifles in question and they ultimately sided with Cox determining the CSC guns to be prohibs. Ths had the unfortunate knock-on effect of triggering an RCMP investigation into the earlier TSE-imported PE90 rifles, which the RCMP determined to actually be SIG 550 rifles. This was contrary to Swissarms company literature, but pretty much confirmed what most owners already innately knew - they rifles were dimensionally identical to the SIG 550, just manufactured as semi-automatic-only examples instead of select-fire. This resulted in the first occasion wherein the Swissarms manufactured PE90/550 rifles were deemed to be prohibited in Canada. This prohibition was over-turned by the Conservative goverment, but reinstated by the Trudeau Liberals with the May 1st 2020 OIC.

So at the end of the day, JR Cox's attempt to bring RCMP heat down on his principal business competitor unintentionally opened a can of worms that resulted in the national prohbition of the Swissarms rifles. Some folks took that very personally and wanted JR Cox strung up on the nearest lamp post. Others such as myself reasoned that the reclassifcation of the Swissarms PE90s was inevitable, given that they were indeed semi-automatic-only examples of the SIG 550 rifle, which was already prohbted by the much earler OIC 12(5). How that came about was unfortunate, but t was only a matter of time anyways.

JR Cox took the high road and posted a public apology for his actions which had inadvertantly triggered the reclassifcation of the Swissarms PE90 rifles. The reclassification had never been JR's intented outcome. He was the primary importer and retailer of those very same rifles, and the reclassfication hurt him the most of all. Still he took the heat, accepted responsibiity for the outcome, and generally manned up the best that he could. Today, that is all ancient history about a buisness feud that went badly awry. That's it, that's all there is to the story.

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