r/canadaguns • u/FireteamOrcale • Apr 11 '26

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This guys been working on a L85 project and actually got a NR FRT back from the RCMP.

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

First the Vintorez (restricted due to barrel length) and now this. I guess there are still some sane people in the RCMP.

Unfortunately that doesn't mean its immune to future bans, as the government can override RCMP's NR decision at the stroke of a pen. For example, when the GSG-16 was explicitly deemed not a MP5 and therefore NR by the RCMP, they Liberals just added a paragraph in the OIC to name-ban it instead.

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u/slvrus Apr 11 '26

Vintorez? Where?

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Apr 11 '26

Tactical Imports applied for it a few years ago and got approved. Unfortunately Canada currently has an embargo on Russian imports.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/ma-vintorez-7-62.2534055/

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u/Plasma_48 Apr 11 '26

I’ve been eyeing that, since I saw it on armalytics, definitely a grail gun.

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Apr 11 '26

In theory if you know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy, they can probably grab it from a different European country without an embargo and import it into Canada normally. Bonus points for 18.6" barrels.

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u/Plasma_48 Apr 11 '26

Do you theoretically happen to know a guy? Or will I continue searching for the definitely not Russian made vintorez’?

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u/Many-Presentation-56 Apr 11 '26

Some of the real Tula/TOZ VSS Vintorez civilian models in EU are going for 12k-15k euros now. So it’s pretty pricey nowadays. There are also the Molot clones as well and those are cheaper but still a few thousand euros are still available in various EU countries.

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u/Baldbeardedblackguy Apr 11 '26

Dear God. 15k EUROS