r/canadaguns • u/Ustauk • May 26 '26
Gun and gear reviews Fresh Brigade Makasi Initial Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W7JWW_tgM0Jay's Blades and Bullets gave a more recent initial review of The Brigade Makasi. When he first got it, it would not cycle, but he sent it away for Brigade Arms to fix, and they seemed to have provided him great customer service. He says it is a little less accurate than the Carmel with a little harsher recoil impulse but is lighter than an MCX with similar recoil. He did swap in a different single-stage trigger, so it is nice to have confirmation that works. He says the Strike Industries pistol grip that came with it is nice, and also like the slim, light handguard. He did not the FAL-style stock was heavy, so those wanting a lighter build may want to swap it for a less-hefty stock. Anyways, FYI. Thanks!
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u/RedBoyRob May 26 '26
Worth the risk especially since Brigade seems to stand by their product and warranty.
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May 27 '26
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u/Unknownuser010203 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
Go sacrifice another child to the baal statue in the iwi office
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u/King-Conn May 27 '26
Hey man, gotta get the gun from the people who are evil, you know it'll go bang.
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May 27 '26
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u/Unknownuser010203 May 27 '26
Idk supporting a satanic worshipping company isn't very based either bro
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u/i-have-skill-issue May 26 '26
Oof, welp might be time to cancel my pre order. Brigade arms might be alright at warranty but here with North Sylva? Its gonna be an absolute shitshow.
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u/No_Promise_9803 May 26 '26
I had Tavor 7 breaking on me beyond repair. Spent a year in the warranty service and they couldn't fix it. Finally they sent me back a broken rifle because it was banned at that time already. So there's that, I have a IWI paperweight now. Does that mean all IWI rifles are bad? Probably not, but I got a lemon.
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u/Late_Winner6859 May 27 '26
What broke?
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u/No_Promise_9803 May 27 '26
Trigger linkage bar. That bit that engages the sear specifically. Apparently, there's no way to pull it out of the rifle and replace.
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u/Nilotaus May 31 '26
Trigger linkage bar
this is why I chuckle whenever I hear about these kinds of iwi firearms being "combat proven". Lots of militaries make dumb purchases & acquisitions, and israel is no exception.
That issue is similar to what the x95/tar-21 has with getting debris in from the ejection port & the cut-out for the charging handle and fucking up the trigger link bar as shown here, basically the barrel assembly has to be removed in order to properly clean everything and in turn runs the risk of permanently damaging the barrel and that's on top of needing a special proprietary tool to even do the fix in the first place. Not field-expedient in the slightest.
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u/Ustauk May 26 '26
This is the only issue I have seen noted on forums and reviews so far. Any item will have the occasional lemon, I would suggest holding judgment until we hear of more bad examples.
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn May 27 '26
North Sylva is doing IWI, Gravel is doing Brigade.
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u/i-have-skill-issue May 27 '26
Well i stand corrected then, i was under the assumption that the makasi was a NS import too. No experience with gravel over here so i can’t comment but it can’t be worse than NS i guess.
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn May 27 '26
On the customer expierence scale NS is definitely the bottom. They have the best cost pricing for dealers and they know it and they know we'll order from em because of it regardless haha.
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u/Agile-Delay-8770 May 26 '26
I mean atleast brigade took care of their customer.
I really would like to know the specifics of what occurred and why it would not cycle. I have heard in other Makasi Reviews that some people received their rifle in the suppressed configuration and could not cycle the rifle but he mentions he adjusted the gas system so this may not be the case. It could just be a dud or the gas port not have been drilled correctly. It should also be noted that the lighter springs and smaller gas port barrel installed was due to the user mentioning his inability to charge the rifle due to previous injuries.
Kind of silly in my opinion to not mention what specifically could have been wrong with it as it leaves others to guessing. It could be the recoil springs were too strong or gas ports drilled incorrectly or anything else.
There are a lot of Makasi reviews if you really look at YouTube and most of them are good. The biggest being the military arms channel.
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u/Armedfist May 27 '26
No one is denying iwi make good product. But the importer that deal with iwi in Canada is a nightmare to deal with. Camel share next to no parts with other rifle. I mean just look at the spares for x95 even before the ban. Everything was back ordered for years
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u/Whispersfine May 27 '26
Was x95 built in states?
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u/Armedfist May 27 '26
No all the cdn x95 were made in Israel
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u/Whispersfine May 27 '26
That’s what I’m saying, Carmel is built in states. I don’t think it would be hard to find parts. It’s built in PA.
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u/Unknownuser010203 May 27 '26
Let's pray this is a fluke! At least we know they have good customer service
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u/GopherRebellion May 27 '26
His cycling issues could always be ammo. Even my IWI X95 cycled like dog shit when I first got it.
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u/JaxIsLoud May 27 '26
having a review that isn't all praise is great. first one to have any complaints. I will say that they fixing the issue makes me not really care if their are issues. good warranty outweighs any of the issues for me, and it is possible that buddy is right and his rifle just had a rough break in period. I haven't bought many new firearms but the ones I have have all had some break in required before they ran smoothly.
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u/Less_Ad_6609 May 26 '26
Just another reason to buy a IWI
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u/Armedfist May 26 '26
Yeah and trying to deal with north sylva when it is broken. No thanks
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u/Whispersfine May 26 '26
And Makasi is not?
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u/Armedfist May 26 '26
Importer is gravel. Not north sylva
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u/Whispersfine May 26 '26
K that’s something. We’ll have to see
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn May 27 '26
I deal with both as a retailer, Gravel has customer service, North Sylva doesnt really.
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u/Armedfist May 27 '26
I also worked in the firearm industry around 15 years ago. North sylva is like the worst importer to deal with. Every warranty claim is like pulling teeth.
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u/Catstronaut11 May 27 '26
Honestly, hearing all this makes me wonder if preordering the Carmel is even worth it if North Sylva is that difficult to deal with.
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u/NeruLight May 26 '26
Man I wish i had the bucks to risk on one lol
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u/Armedfist May 27 '26
You only live once. Long as you are not starving I think most of us can save 2500 for a decent rifle.
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u/NeruLight May 27 '26
Normally this would be true but I bought 9 guns in less than a year already lmao
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u/Lumindan May 27 '26
Those are rookie numbers. We gotta get those numbers up
Eating and paying bills is overrated anyways.
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u/DarkenemyxXx May 27 '26
The more I read into it the consensus I’m hearing is that once in a while brand new ones have cycling issues but once they are broken in they are considered reliable/good.
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u/N0_Cure May 27 '26
Why would they make a FAL that’s not in .308?
I don’t want a peasant cartridge glorified .22
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u/Unknownuser010203 May 27 '26
Sir, 556 is God's chosen round.
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u/Ustauk May 27 '26
Because it's cheaper to shoot, so there is more of a market. Hopefully if there is enough business, they will make a big bore version. They do have 300 Blackout and 7.62x39, but I don't know if that is covered by the FRT.
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u/thecoolernameistaken May 26 '26
Well shit that’s not a great start