r/canadaguns • u/Hempseedheart • 20h ago

Buy recommendations Differences between Makasi MK15 depending on importer

I spoke with a retailer today after North Sylva posted online that the Makasi rifles they would be importing would have 15” handguards.

Sounds like the rifles being distributed by Gravel will have 12” handguards, and that the longer handguard are exclusive to the ones being brought in by North Sylva.

Its great that they’re making the rifle better for the Canadian market (no giant barrel with short handguard) but also unfortunate that some people that placed pre-orders with retailers through Gravel will end up getting what they might consider a worse product.

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u/TescoValueSoup 19h ago

I spoke to (grilled) multiple of the Sylva guys at Taccom this weekend.

As well as handguard size, handguard is now also clamped on by two bolts, fixing the marring issue on the barrel nut with the misaligned bolt.

Gravel are bringing in the Non-QC'd Makasis.

Theres no way to know which you're getting as multiple retailers buy from both importers, unless your store lists two different SKUs and uses accurate/updated product photos where you can spot the differences.

Sylva has a book of 3000+ backorders, bringing in maybe 500 at a time, and needing to spread those evenly across their stores to remain fair. They said its going to take a while to clear the current backlog.

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u/SirKickBan 19h ago

So Gravel is going to bring in a whole shipment of sub-par rifles?

That seems.. Really weird. I hope that's not the case.

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u/TescoValueSoup 19h ago

Yeah. I thought the same. Take it with a pinch of salt as one should do.
I found it kinda dirty that Sylva were just openly shit talking Gravel

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u/SirKickBan 18h ago

It also seems weird that Gravel would be bringing in non-QC'd Makasis... And yet there's no indication they'll be arriving in stores earlier than Sylva's, despite the extra time it takes to manufacture and touch up the ones Sylva is getting.

Anything's possible but yeah. Pinch of salt seems wise.