r/canadaguns • u/NoGrapefruit1213 • 3d ago

Buy recommendations 9mm options coming soon.

So it looks like there’s a few new 9mm options coming to Canada. The Schmiesser psr-9 pump action and sterling rc-9 in semi auto and the sterling rl-9 lever action. I’m pretty excited. unsure if I’ll go with the psr-9 or the rc-9 what are your thoughts? It’s also pretty cool what sterling says they are gonna do for all the guys who have the now prohib r9!

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u/Reasonable_Hall2346 3d ago

Interesting. Especially so if RCMP did in fact admit they made a mistake with the original FRT ban. But then now allegedly classifying it as a pistol seems odd. How does that even work….

Sterling Arms promise of free of charge R9 to RC9 conversion, apart from shipping, would be a good redemption story if it were to happen. More hopeium for the R9 owners.

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u/number75 3d ago edited 3d ago

It's really simple. The R9 was sold as a braced "pistol" in the states while awaiting classification change in Canada. Then the RCMP said they would approve it, but they wanted SAI to make sure they weren't just selling the braced "pistol" version in Canada. To comply with this, SAI made some geometry changes in the reciever to ensure the RC9 receiver is not compatible with the R9 reciever.

However, if sounds like because the R9 was officially a pistol first; that means it's proprietary magazines are legally pistol magazines. So even though the RC9 will be sold as a Rifle, it'll be using 10 round pistol magazines.