r/canadaguns • u/rastamasta45 • May 19 '26
Buy recommendations Need help! Which do I choose?
The Makasi is 100$ cheaper and metal, iwi Carmel is polymer and from a reputable manufacturer? Decisions decisions 🤔
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u/escv_69420 May 19 '26
Carmel:
Very Modern
Made by an extremely credible company.
Lightweight but chunky
Will probably be easy to get parts for into the distant future.
Definitely works
Makasi:
Super cool, kind of retro.
FNC we have at home
All metal
Uses a fair bit of AR parts.
Reviews seem good, but long term unknown.
Not from Israel.
There are plenty of pluses for both. It's a hard choice, but I think I'm going Makasi. I've got a machine shop at home so I'm less concerned about availability of random small parts in the future. I like it because it's got some resto-mod cold war vibes. It's less of an AR180 too so that's fun and maybe a tiny bit more ban proof (not that it would matter)