Type 81?

[SCDL]

I was bouncing from one wiki article to another when I came across this:

The Type 81 assault rifle was the principal automatic rifle used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army from the mid-1980s until 1995. It incorporates elements of the Dragunov Sniper Rifle, SKS, and AK series rifles. The rifle is cosmetically based on the Type 56/AK-47, but with a significantly different design and improvements to reduce the recoil and muzzle jump, giving better firing accuracy. The Type 81 rifle also made some changes in its external design to make it more user friendly than the original Type 56/AK-47.

Although it is externally similar to the Type 56/AK-47, the Type 81 differs from it significantly. The most easily distinguishable feature is an exposed muzzle part of the barrel. The foresight moved back for a modification to fire rifle grenades from the barrel. There is a significant gap between the trigger guard and the magazine on Type 81 rifles, while on the Type 56/AK-47 series the magazine is adjacent to the front of the trigger guard. The Type 81 rifle is a short-stroke gas-operated design, while the Type 56/AK-47 are long-stroke designs. On Type 81 rifles the non-detachable spike-shaped bayonet was also replaced with a detachable knife-bayonet. The Type 81 can be fed from the older Type 56 Kalashnikov 30-round magazines, or from 75-round drums intended for the Type 81 light machine gun.[1]

I see it nowhere on the prohib list, either. If Henderson wins...

 

[Johnny_Bigshot]

....very interesting

 

[nikoinwinnipeg]

I was bouncing from one wiki article to another when I came across this:



I see it nowhere on the prohib list, either. If Henderson wins...

 

[FrostyHazard]

I would freak out if we got them here in Canada, and would then buy 2.

 

[nestle]

I think they are all select fire.

 

[TeaPot2]

Sorry to disappoint you guys, it's listed in FRT as prohib...

 

[SCDL]

Sorry to disappoint you guys, it's listed in FRT as prohib...

Prohibited as full-auto, yeah.

There should be no problem with a semi-only version (inb4 Hasselwander).

 

[tex_on_the_trigger]

svd

in that logic we should be aloud to have dragunovs there basically SVT40's internaly yet they are called AK47's in canada

 

[SCDL]

in that logic we should be aloud to have dragunovs there basically SVT40's internaly yet they are called AK47's in canada

Dragunovs are listed by name, though.

 

[LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1]

If Norinco were to make semi auto only copies, I think that we may be able to get them in. Especially if we win the Henderson case.

 

[TeaPot2]

Prohibited as full-auto, yeah.

There should be no problem with a semi-only version (inb4 Hasselwander).

Saiga's are semi-only and big NO-NO

 

[Curtton]

The Type 81 rifle is a short-stroke gas-operated design, while the Type 56/AK-47 are long-stroke designs.

yes, AK47 are long stroke.

 

[SCDL]

Saiga's are semi-only and big NO-NO

Saiga rifles are AK pattern rifles made by Izhmash. The Type 81's similarities are far shallower.

Oh, and I found this:

EM356 An extremely rare Type 81 variant chambered for the NATO 5.56x45mm. It was designed for the North American market, but the U.S. import ban effectively killed its production.

http://www.gunsandammo.com/content/the-chinese-type-81

 

[tjhaile]

in that logic we should be aloud to have dragunovs there basically SVT40's internaly yet they are called AK47's in canada

Dragunovs have a rotating bolt like an AK, but with a short stroke piston. The Tokarev SVT-40 uses a tilting bolt.

 

[TeaPot2]

Saiga rifles are AK pattern rifles made by Izhmash. The Type 81's similarities are far shallower.

Saiga 100 is far away from AK. look at the pictures in this thread :

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=452909

 

[MechaStalin]

These are essentially modified SKS rifles, so a semi auto only one should be legal.

 

[tex_on_the_trigger]

type 81

oh well lets hope! dunno if anyone will dare to risk it after the marstar CZ's and the Type 97's got nabed

 

[SCDL]

oh well lets hope! dunno if anyone will dare to risk it after the marstar CZ's and the Type 97's got nabed

If it does happen, it will be years from now.

We're waiting on a lot of court cases...

 

[Hokus Grey]

We can always hope! But not too much.

 

[SCDL]

Bump.