r/canadaguns • u/Benefit_Waste • Jun 07 '26

Misc Deactivated firearms question

Hi there, if i wanted to get a deactivated firearm, are there extra steps i need to go through ? On collectors source, they got brens and type 56s aks on there that are deactivated. Thinking of purchasing one sometime. Any replies are great, thank you

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u/AdeptArt Jun 08 '26

Pretty sure you just buy it and ask for it to be deactivated. Once that's done, its no longer a gun, just a hunk of metal.

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u/Relevant_Diver_3228 Jun 09 '26

So theoretical I could buy a deactivated machine gun and mount it on my truck? 

/s

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u/AdeptArt Jun 09 '26

Honestly sure but you might get funny looks and/or pulled over 

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u/Benefit_Waste Jun 08 '26

Even if it's a hunk of metal, it's a cool piece of metal to have.

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u/AdeptArt Jun 08 '26

Well actually its a slightly more useful hunk of metal, cuz depending on the deactivation (and the rifle) you can still keep/remove the mag, sights, stocks, etc. Anything not welded.

But yeah what I meant by hunk of metal wasn't an insult, it just means it is treated legally the same as a hunk of metal (which means nothing special)

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u/FortyMaximus Jun 08 '26

Collectors source is located just north of my town but nit many people are aware of that with it being a PO Box number. They have some pretty cool stuff and use to have AR's I could purchase that were Restricted. I would put your money towards a pistol that does not require a License to purchase or use of my advice rather than a overpriced paperweight. Cheers mate.

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u/AdeptArt Jun 09 '26

Huh I didn’t know that. So they don’t have a physical store? is it a dudes basement? Where is their stuff if they’re a PO box

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u/FortyMaximus Jun 09 '26

I know you didn't know that. That's the point of a PO box that's it not locatable just like Tactical Imports being in Mississauga. How I know both, I cannot confirm or deny 🙈🙉🙊