r/canadaguns • u/TheSockington • Apr 21 '26

Feets / Collection / My build Australia’s weird AR pump/straight-pull

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Had this for a couple months and ran about five hundred rounds through it. The original pump handles are goofy big but removing the lower one really improves ergonomics and lets you shoot off a bag a bit easier. It also lets your hand do the whole c-clamp thing if that’s your style.

It’s personally hard to justify double the cost to upgrade to the newest thing hitting the market when this has been working great for me personally.

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u/Blusk-49-123 Apr 21 '26

I thought I'd like a pump-action tacticool rifle but it's less fun than what I thought it'd be when I used it. I also noticed that it gets heavy pretty fast once you start adding stuff to it, so I'm pretty sure it's heavier than the stated 6.6lbs before add-ons, likely closer to 7lbs.

I'm eyeing 223 bolt-actions right now instead.

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u/TheSockington Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

I moved my Vortex Venom 5-25x56mm on it for a few trips to see how it grouped at 100yards. Shooting offhand was something with a 3lb scope combined with the rifle’s general weight.

Edit: I actually went through the whole supply chain to see if I could get a second handguard and pump handles I could just cut down. North Sylva, Gravel, and SCSA said ‘no’.

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u/Blusk-49-123 Apr 22 '26

I'm sure you could just cut down the handguard yourself if you're cool with voiding your warranty and some resale value. I thought about that, along with making my own pic rail adapter on the back so I can get a lighter stock for it.

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u/TheSockington Apr 22 '26

My hope was they’d at least send a few over since they’ve moved onto selling the polymer lower Taipan Evo now. Their reply wasn’t hope inspiring though,

“We've just sent a small batch of spare parts to North Sylva to assist with these issues. We don't regularly sell the handguard as a spare part however will work with North Sylva to see if they would be interested in stocking them.

Thank you.

Kind regards, Service Team”

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u/Blusk-49-123 Apr 22 '26

Ah that sucks.

The weight is a bummer because I also tried running an LPVO on it and that pushed the whole thing to 9lbs. I could "downgrade" to a microprism and shed about a pound, but then I'd have a $500 LPVO for no reason lol.

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u/Big_Ol_Throwaway Apr 22 '26

Have you had success with the stock adapter? i'd like to do something like this as well

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u/Blusk-49-123 Apr 22 '26

I'm gonna make it out of hardwood, since it's what I'm familiar with. Might use some aluminum inserts, like where the M1913 rail would screw in. I finished sketching out the design and dimensions, so I just need to get started.

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u/Primary_Judge Apr 21 '26

Easy now, that scope is not 3lbs

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u/TheSockington Apr 21 '26

Ah yeah, closer to 2 1/4lbs now that looked I it up. More just saying a LPVO is probably what will end up on this rather than the Venom from my 22LR