Type 81 Owners Corner !

Claven2 said:
The way I look at it, they went to China anyway. Having a guy stay a week to go through the rifles and do a quick check to ensure bolt lockback works, and the rifle visually free from defects would have been a tiny cost over 2000 rifles - which is the supposed production run.

That they didn't do this, I think, is naivety/gullibility on their part, not maliciousness or a conscious effort to accept a failure rate as a cheaper option. What price can you put on reputation in this business?

I also cannot believe some rifles have not shipped and if ti were to do this over, I'm sure they would do it differently.

I mean... Need I do more than mention how they allocated mags to orders???

Or how about how guys who were day 1 pre-orders didn't get shipped a rifle until December and in most cases were short shipped all but 2 mags, no bonus mag, and even no sling according to some posters here. Meanwhile, post-import impulse buyers got shipped guns on day 1 of shipping operations with as many mags as they wanted. It's scandalous and they will rightly pay a price in lost future business for that cr@p.
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Had I known they were going to take as long as they did to get these shipped to everyone I might have actually held off posting pics and range reports of mine. I ordered the day they cleared customs and I think I was one of the first to get mine. I do wish I had ordered a couple more magazines but at least I got the four I asked for. I do understand why many of the guys were so mad about this whole thing and wish TI had handled things better. Even just being more vocal about what was causing the delays probably would have gone a long way to smooth things over.
This whole thing however does reinforce my stance on pre-orders in general, I absolutely refuse to pay for something unless it's a custom built rifle or I know it will be shipped within the week. Too much can happen during the wait for them to get into the country and through customs. The Can Am T-97 was a perfect example. I was going to order one then decided to wait and sure am glad I did. Since then I just wait for things to actually be available before I get too excited about them. I have plenty of NR rifles to play with so getting caught up in the new rifle hype doesn't happen. I'll just wait these things out and sometimes get a better price or sometimes learn that they aren't worth the money before learning the hard way.
I hope to see an end to this pre-order crap, it only benefits the importer/retailer.
 
I had the chance to compare the Type 81 side by side with a Type 56 and an RPD. Both rifles had bends more significant than the Type 81. Fit and finish was better on the Type 81 than it was on the Type 56. It seems to just be the tolerance with these trunion receiver style rifles.

I'm happy with mine, it has a slight bend and probably is well within the military tolerance. The other folding stock Type 81 I inspected was also slightly crooked. Can't wait to go try them at the range.
 
My folder is close enough to straight and fixed is straight as an arrow so I'm happy about that. Took the fixed to the range today finally and was extremely impressed with the functionality of the rifle and how easy it was to strip it. Shot about 100 rounds and it was still extremely clean. There's literally nothing I dislike about this purchase (except the wait).
 
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Hmmmm some REAL pics of side mounted T81s.... I wonder if that ignorrant prick gatehouse is seeing those lol
 
ComradeVlad said:
Hmmmm some REAL pics of side mounted T81s.... I wonder if that ignorrant prick gatehouse is seeing those lol
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Someone else managed to find some real pics, to answer my question of if they actually existed. Much better than the one you found from a video game. You tried to pass off pics from a VIDEO GAME as real!! hahahhaha

Congratulations?

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Except for the eotech rails, the rest of those are WAY too high. That eotech rail, but with an aimpoint micro on it to lower the reticle, would be OK.

I wonder how long it will be before someone makes some aftermarket goodness for the T81? By the time the second batch arrives, there will be nearly 2000 T81's in Canada - that has to be enough for someone like Kodiak or NEA to make a decent optics mounting solution.

I'd like to see an AK-like rail made with a lower mount so it sits just over the dust cover and a short section of picatinny rail for a red dot.
 
Claven2 said:
I wonder how long it will be before someone makes some aftermarket goodness for the T81? By the time the second batch arrives, there will be nearly 2000 T81's in Canada.
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The first thing I’d like to see is a modified mag release one can reach with the trigger finger.
 
Well my type 81 dream turned nightmare is officially over or almost over. I finely sent it back to hopefully get that refund but at least someone will get 5 mags I guess or maybe 5 people will get 1 whatever
 
Should have went for an exchange, these are a lot of fun at the range. They eat all kinds of ammo, AK mags are easily modified for use in this rifle, easy to strip and clean.
To be honest it really only sounds like a few rifles with serious problems, I have seen lots of norinco AKs from the 90's with similar cosmetic problems stocks, barrels not pressed in square, this stuff is nothing new; I have seen lots with sights pressed over to the right or left because barrels no pressed in properly; guys shot them for years like that lol.
It would be interesting to know out of the batch of rifles how many really get sent back and how many just over reacted to the internet hype?

Just saying

I hope you have better luck with the M10x, I am already in on the pre order for one of those too.
 
Horilka said:
The thing is when you ask for exchange they tell you "we can't guarantee replacement will be better as we consider what you have as straight rifle".
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you know the funny thing i opened my box, and cleaned my T81 and went out and shot it.
No strings, no lasers involved, felt fine, shot good, no malfunctions; "easy peasy lemon squeezy"
I have no idea how this went so easy without strings or lasers, just luck i guess.

just saying
 
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Are we back on this again?
I still want to know how many rifles were actually bent and how many just had a stock that was a little twisted that made it look worse than it actually was.
Then I want to know how many were returned. Hard to figure out an actual % problem rate when all we have is internet hysteria and the same complaints over and over by the same guys.
 
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