Troy Par 223
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North Sylva has them:
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...-straight-pull-bronze-non-restricted.2490977/
Mark
Lots of retailers in Canada selling the Taipan.
I bought one this weekend and am waiting for it.
I’ve also got four Troy PAR’s, not because of the ban but because I wanted them.
At one time the PAR’s had been about $700 each to purchase as an LEO, so I’ve got 300blk (my fav), 338 Federal, .308, and 5.56.
I enjoy the 300blk the most.
Great rifles
The Canadian model par has a fixed telescopic but stock while the us model has a really sweet side folding stock. You don’t need the buffer tube on a pump action and the folding stock would be nice to have. I expect they did it to meet overall length but according to their website the folding stock model is almost 26”. I’d rather have a 18” barrel and the folding stock than the 16” barrel with the m4 stock
Bought the Taipan from a non-CGN sponsor in Hamilton ON as this company shipped FexEd so I could actually receive it during the postal strike. A few places had it in stock but I was told it would ship after the strike and I was impatient.
I live near Windsor ON and hence shoot in Essex/Chatham-Kent/Lambton Counties as well as Detroit and Port Huron MI.
Yeah, you’re spot on. It’s chunky and nose heavy.
The Troy rifles are light tho, so it’s not as heavy as a proper AR10.
A lot of people will brand these as ‘cope’ rifles, but I bought mine long before the ban - they really do have a place in my gun room and are a joy to shoot.
My 300blk is the older style pump that is known to eventually have problems. I’ve purchased the replacement parts to upgrade it, but they haven’t been required yet. It’s got the very well thought out Troy folding stock - a work of art and engineering.
It helps that Poly probably hates this rifle too. I wouldn’t be surprised if pumps and levers end up on the February list.
It seems the Liberals have little to lose now - no credibility, no chance of re election, they’ll happily burn the house down, along with their long standing hatred for outdoorsmen.
I always thought having a pump action would make it operate without issue. Lots of mixed opinions on reliability coming from you guys. I really like the idea of manually operating the bolt. I was debating between a ruger ranch and cz600 but this showed up and I like the idea behind it. I am also unsure why they discontinued the folding stock. That thing looked great!
I wonder if ATRS could help. Lighten and shorten barrel... Though a 16" 308 is already unpleasantly blasty in my opinion.
But maybe chambered for 338Fed or 358Win (or 45 Raptor, is that a viable cartridge these days?).
Did you consider the "side action" options?
I'm not sure exactly what the issue was/is with the PAR and reliability, but TROY is one of the few companies that I'd trust to figure it out properly. I know for a while they were using a fluted chamber to help, anyone know if that is still happening?
I’ve got the side/ pump hybrid coming - the Tiapan (?)
The Troy rifles had a few issues at first:
1. a portion of the pump action was aluminum and wearing under hard use. This has been replaced with a steel block.
2. Action releases had been cast aluminum(?) and breaking. New ones are steel.
My 300blk is fluted. That’s okay because I don’t reload. My other three are newer and thus, non fluted.
They don’t flute anymore AFAK. They chamber and eject just fine.
I had a PAR that went went down the road due to constant out-of battery light strikes and lack of decent primary extraction.
This is with both factory ammo and Handloads sized with a small based die.
One needed to be very mindful of the pump/stroke and it was not conducive to rapid fire.
I have often wondered if the spring assisted cope rifles such as the MRA would fare better.
This is with both factory ammo and Handloads sized with a small based die.
One needed to be very mindful of the pump/stroke and it was not conducive to rapid fire.
I have often wondered if the spring assisted cope rifles such as the MRA would fare better.
I had a 1st gen PAR in 223, it was a folder. I really like the ergonomic on it and really wanted to like it, but the amount of force that was needed to chamber the round, and even more so to extract it, really turned me off. Since then I bought the mra renegade and I do enjoy spring assisted action a little better. But I do miss the pump and folder options..
Looking forward to some new pump models to show up in the near future..
I saw the Tipan option, but I don't dig the non folding stock and that prolonged magwell area under the handguard.
Looking forward to some new pump models to show up in the near future..
I saw the Tipan option, but I don't dig the non folding stock and that prolonged magwell area under the handguard.
