Norinco type 81 nr-81 being made again

45ACPKING said:
yup, what he said
I'm gonna happily pay around 3300.00 plus tax for a canadian made , .338federal modern hunter by atrs........ THAT is supporting the Canadian firearms industry.
when marstar brought us a 399.00 semi auto Chinese made battle rifle way back in the day..... THAT was supporting the Canadian shooting community
an Chinese AR is what ...... under 700?
you are paying 1000plus for a T97 ...... simply because it's a nonrestricted bullpup
I wish I still worked in the sporting goods industry, I could tell you exactly what a t97 costs landed, but I can't
I certainly don't begrudge businesses making money, hell, if folks wanna dump 1000.00 plus on a Chinese rifle, fill yer boots, I will absolutely not look down my nose at you.
I just won't put my name in the hat for paying thru the nose for a rifle...... just so we can have them, or more of them in Canada.
to each his own I guess.
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The markup for both dealers and distributors on the T97 is about on par with other firearms. It's $1000 because it's actually made fairly decently by a reputable and experienced firearm manufacturer, Emei. I really don't understand why some of you guys automatically think that China = super cheap. It'll probably be cheaper than a comparable product made in North America because of lower labour costs, but materials, CNC machines, facilities, transport, etc. aren't free. Like everything else, items can be built to certain standards and levels of QC. Guns like the T97 are on the top of that list for guns coming out of China. That said, it's not my cup of tea, I owned one for a short time, it worked well, but I couldn't get over the poor ergonomics so I sold it.
 
If they're less than 1000$, I'll take it.

I just hope dealers won't inflate the price only because it look like an AK and it's non-restricted. You know...
 
Lol have fun with that 350 sitting in your wallet theres a metric #### ton of us who will be buying these for a fair price so no the dreamers on here can stick to their sks's. however im skeptical these will be non res if ever an frt released. But if that day comes ill be first in line
 
It has been at the lab for years, we should get a verdict relatively soon. Obviously they can't get it to go full auto easily, or we would already have a verdict.

EDIT: lol apparently it was just released that is has been classified non-restricted. Yeeehaaaww!
 
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NORINCO TYPE 81 CLASSIFIED AS NON-RESTRICTED
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 TV-PRESSPASS 0 COMMENTS
A new red rifle rears its head over the Canadian wilderness. The Chinese Type 81, after years in the RCMP inspection lab, has been assigned an FRT and is going to be imported in restricted and non-restricted barrel lengths. FRT #160486

Like the Vz58, the Type 81 is chambered in 7.62×39 and might resemble a Kalashnikov from a few hundred meters away. But this hybrid rifle is actually closer to the venerated SKS than the quintessential AK, and as a result has been deemed not a variant of any currently prohibited rifles.

Type 81 Folding Stock Canada

The original Type 81 was the issued assault rifle of the Peoples Liberation Army in China, but this new civilian made variant is a dedicated semi-auto produced by Norinco, and destined for the Canadian market.

Developed in the 1980s, the Type 81 features a last round bolt hold open, a short-stroke piston system, and a barrel designed for spigot-style rifle grenades. While it does use a proprietary rock-and-lock magazine, rumour is that these rifles will function with AK pattern magazines at the expense of the bolt hold open feature.

So far Tactical Imports and Canada Ammo have both confirmed that they will be importing versions of the Type 81, but I suspect we’ll see many more dealers coming on board with these new red-rifles.

No, I don’t know the MSRP, so you are free to guess wildly at possible price points. Personally I’ll be very curious to try this new rifle out next to the Vz58s and compare.
 
buriedoutback said:
h ttp://tv-presspass.com/norinco-type-81-classified-as-non-restricted/

NORINCO TYPE 81 CLASSIFIED AS NON-RESTRICTED
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 TV-PRESSPASS 0 COMMENTS
A new red rifle rears its head over the Canadian wilderness. The Chinese Type 81, after years in the RCMP inspection lab, has been assigned an FRT and is going to be imported in restricted and non-restricted barrel lengths. FRT #160486

Like the Vz58, the Type 81 is chambered in 7.62×39 and might resemble a Kalashnikov from a few hundred meters away. But this hybrid rifle is actually closer to the venerated SKS than the quintessential AK, and as a result has been deemed not a variant of any currently prohibited rifles.

Type 81 Folding Stock Canada

The original Type 81 was the issued assault rifle of the Peoples Liberation Army in China, but this new civilian made variant is a dedicated semi-auto produced by Norinco, and destined for the Canadian market.

Developed in the 1980s, the Type 81 features a last round bolt hold open, a short-stroke piston system, and a barrel designed for spigot-style rifle grenades. While it does use a proprietary rock-and-lock magazine, rumour is that these rifles will function with AK pattern magazines at the expense of the bolt hold open feature.

So far Tactical Imports and Canada Ammo have both confirmed that they will be importing versions of the Type 81, but I suspect we’ll see many more dealers coming on board with these new red-rifles.

No, I don’t know the MSRP, so you are free to guess wildly at possible price points. Personally I’ll be very curious to try this new rifle out next to the Vz58s and compare.
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HOT DAMN!

I have to admit, I am blown away the AK1919 and now the Type 81 are coming out as NR, and under a Liberal government.
I'm almost scared.... this seems so.... twilight zone...
 
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