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/DePoots Apr 11 '26

I would pay a stupid amount for a Vintorez. It’s my dream gun, so I really hope it makes its way here.

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Apr 11 '26

It's currently impossible to get directly from Russia due to war-related sanctions, but I'm sure there are other ways lol

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u/slvrus Apr 11 '26

Why hasnt China started cloning them for us??

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u/Many-Presentation-56 Apr 11 '26

I mean you can buy them, both the authentic Tula/TOZ VSS and Molot VSS clones are still available in EU. Prices are around 6k Euro for Molot clone and around 12-15k Euro for the original Tula model.

The issue more becomes if you want to risk importing it, as RCMP or Gov can currently just ban anything at anytime. Especially risky for the Tula/TOZ model as so far only the Molot model has a restricted FRT so it would take years to get it approved.