r/canadaguns • u/AdeptArt • May 05 '26

Milsurps / Prohib Deactivated firearms?

Since so much has been banned I wanted to try something new and ask y'all about dewats. Anyone own them? Or hate them? I can imagine we might get a lot of dewat AR's come october of this year (since they were originally registered). Better that than handed in.

Just curious what r/canadaguns thinks about that category of "non-firearms" in general.

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u/DougMacRay617 May 05 '26

Me and the boys have all decided to deactivate our restricted rifles should we be forced to come october, we would sooner do this then bolster their numbers and hand them anything.

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u/CringelordCameron May 06 '26

I would highly recommend you simply chop the receiver and turn it into a parts kit if you absolutely have to. Deactivation is a far worse option and renders every part on the gun useless. Also the amnesty will be extended because of the supreme court case.

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u/DougMacRay617 May 06 '26

So strip the reciver and cut it in half? And just keep the upper? What am i gonna do with an MCX upper lol

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u/BookkeeperFew2671 May 06 '26

The upper is not the regulated part so just keep it id say 

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u/waitwhatnothing May 06 '26

AR uppers are not considered the receiver BUT they were made a prohibited device in the OIC so you can’t keep the upper either. 

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u/HALF-PRICE_ May 08 '26

And just wait until they say the “parts” are also prohibited. With the description of an empty metal tube (no spring and no follower) being a high capacity magazine I await the future attempted boot upon the neck.