r/canadaguns • u/OnYourShield123 • Oct 04 '24

Sterling arms and Shooting Edge

With the news of The Shooting Edge closing doors, does anyone have any information or knowledge as to how this affect Sterling Arms operation in the future. Specifically the release of the r18 mk3 as well as replacement parts for the r18 mk2?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '24

Covered on cgn by the shitbag owner himself, no won’t affect anything.

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u/AlbertaNumba1 Oct 04 '24

What is the controversy with JR? Like pre Shooting edge closing down

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u/battlehawk6 Oct 04 '24

Way too much history of poor business practices but the hits include:

  • Getting the CZ 858 and Swiss arms banned
  • Making a stink in the media when his competitors got robbed, then getting robbed
  • Treating customers poorly
  • Hiding or poorly communicating key aspects of products

I’m sure someone else will add or correct me

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u/AlbertaNumba1 Oct 04 '24

How did he get the rifles banned?

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u/CdnUkr on Oct 04 '24

Long story short he complained his competitors were selling “converted prohibs” and the RCMP banned the whole family of rifles instead of just the “converted prohibs.” He just also seems to have a reputation for being an ass to customers and employees, if you search his name on here there are some threads about him

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u/poltrojan Oct 05 '24

I was and still pissed that I traded my CZ 858 before it became prohibited.