Who is buying a Type81?

[Sunchild2071]

The rifle is FRT cleared so it's time.

That's some kinda funny right there. It was time, quite some time ago, IMHO.

 

[sky52]

Polytech saids that July is the time frame to produce the T81. Now funny enough, somewhere along the line another vendor saids they will talk to Norinco for the T81. So is there 2 company that are producing it?

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1355873-Type-81?highlight=type+81

post #21. Can am saids Nork, TI saids Polytech.....

 

[fenceline]

Polytech saids that July is the time frame to produce the T81. Now funny enough, somewhere along the line another vendor saids they will talk to Norinco for the T81. So is there 2 company that are producing it?

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1355873-Type-81?highlight=type+81

post #21. Can am saids Nork, TI saids Polytech.....

Old news. Theirs was deemed converted auto.

 

[fenceline]

Yeah good point; however its not really an issue of performance at this point but availability. I foresee some of the other site sponsors moving in if TA can't make the first batch happen. The rifle is FRT cleared so it's time.

Change the make, manufacturer or model name and it means a new parent frt.

 

[Hitzy]

Well at least they brought in some "Scorpion" carbines in the mean time...."But buy RIGHT NOW!!! THEY ARE GOING FAST!!!"
Seems to be their new sales pitch....

 

[fenceline]

Well at least they brought in some "Scorpion" carbines in the mean time...."But buy RIGHT NOW!!! THEY ARE GOING FAST!!!"
Seems to be their new sales pitch....

Yet still for sale days in...

 

[sky52]

Old news. Theirs was deemed converted auto.

not surprised. Gonna think the ones that were ready to go were for MIL contract hence CA. Where TI's are purpose built SA. Much like the OG CZ858 and CSA 58. Different receiver altogether

 

[fenceline]

not surprised. Gonna think the ones that were ready to go were for MIL contract hence CA. Where TI's are purpose built SA. Much like the OG CZ858 and CSA 58. Different receiver altogether

Actually there are 4 seperate parts that when assembled make up the T81 receiver according to the rcmp. Trunnions and the receiver flat.

If any one of them come from a full auto, the whole assembly is considered converted auto.

 

[RKRZ]

This might be news.

We have been told production will be completed July 25th. We will be visiting the factory to inspect the shipment; we were told we'd be receiving the travel plan next week. Already have our Chinese visa and invitation letter.

 

[HirvGotti]

OooOoo.... finally some kind of actual news.

 

[dracconian]

Thread resurrection

 

[derr12]

Yeaaasaaahhhhhhhhh! I'm doing the happy dance.

 

[Reginaldtelemaque]

Finally some news!

 

[Mantis]

This might be news.

Fantastic news! So much for all nay-sayers. Can't wait to get my hands on mine.

 

[Kingjenky]

That's awesome news......I hope it takes AK mags.

 

[SquidMeister]

That's awesome news......I hope it takes AK mags.

Nope. Proprietary

 

[fenceline]

Nope. Proprietary

He knows. It's his go to joke.

 

[Kingjenky]

He knows. It's his go to joke.

To long or not long enough

 

[Kingjenky]

I happy to hear these are on schedule....excellent for the nuts who been waiting!!

 

[762mm]

Nope. Proprietary

OK, I'm not joking here... I've read conflicting things about the "Canadian" Type 81: some source say it will take AK47 mags but won't have the bolt hold open feature and then there's those (like you) who say it won't. So, which is it?

For a gun that "wants to be an AK, only not", it wouldn't make much sense for the Chinese to produce proprietary mags for it (from a logistical perspective). The world is literally flooded with dirt cheap AK mags you can get for pennies (if you're a big country like China), so why start production on new ones from scratch? Not to mention other countries that already have AKs and might consider "upgrading" to Type81 but keeping the mags they already have on hand.

Even the Germans kept the Kar43 magazine for all of their "last ditch" VG series of rifles that required a mag, because these mags were already made and were easier to source than making new ones. The interchangeability of parts on weapons and equipment is important for any military and a very desirable feature of new designs.

Anyway, it's weird and very un-communist-like to make proprietary mags for a general issue rifle that's a close clone of something your military already uses (AK)... one could call it a very "wasteful" decision indeed. The Chairman must've not been pleased with that one...