r/canadaguns • u/BATFREEMAN • Aug 05 '26

Misc Makasi upgrades?

So we all know there are mixed reviews on the Makasi. Some people say it’s a great rifle, while others say it’s a “180 cope gun.” As someone who has pre-ordered one, I’m definitely a little nervous.

On a more positive note, maybe we can put together a list of upgrades that could improve the platform?

For a possible handguard upgrade, I’ve seen that the VLTOR CASV-EL may be a good fit.

From my understanding, the barrel can be replaced with an AR-15 carbine barrel with some modification.

The dreaded oversized pin that seems to fall out also looks like it could be replaced fairly easily.

Does anyone have any other ideas to improve the platform? The bones seem solid, and with quite a bit of AR compatibility, I think there’s a lot of potential here.

TLDR: What parts can we list to improve the Makasi, besides the obvious easy AR-15 upgrades.

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u/Dootbooter Aug 05 '26

I was thinking of possibly switching to the Carmel. But at the end of the day this is a for fun gun so I'd rather have questionable reliability and great looks over a plastic version of the gun from halo.

I'm mostly just thinking optics. Maybe a different stock of the length doesn't feel right. Other than that it think the gun looks fantastic.

Has anyone heard about their pre orders yet?

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Aug 05 '26

And the carmel looks aweful imo. We have all 3 556 offerings on the way/instore.

Carmel was supposed to be end of August. First Makasi's should be any day now tm*

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u/IndependentGlum9674 Aug 05 '26

whats the third option?

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Aug 05 '26

Backland Hunter Comp from Crusader. Cheapest of the bunch, but its Crusader. Though they are working hard to fix their image issues and are offering, and acting upon, a vortex style lifetime no questions asked warranty.

(Theres a few gun fluencers on instagram like shoc_dvc and 313operator who have videos on em if you want to see more, shocs gun ran great out of the box, 313 needed warranty but talks about how painless/good the process waa)

Of the 3 i think the crusader has the best curb appeal, and is at the lowest price point. (And if the makasi is having similar/worse qc issues then it might be a better option IF Crusader keeps up their customer service momentum, since theyre on this side of the border)