r/canadaguns • u/cdn_sentry117 • 17h ago

Gun and gear reviews How some Canadians companies stand by their product.

With Sterling Arms standing up for themselves against the prohibited classification the RCMP put on the R9, and winning, it got me thinking about the Crusader Arms Crypto. Those guys came out with a rifle that met the new laws, then pumped out a bunch of beyond subpar rifles with worse than Chinese QC. Made a pile of cash and as soon as it was banned, did nothing to stand up for their product. Instead created another piece of garbage.

Not to just bash CA (well, maybe a little, actually a lot), we now have seen what a good Canadian firearms manufacturer does. Makes a product, stands by it, then fights for it. Their win, to me anyway, shows what companies we should actually support.

After CA removed their website, blocks peoples comments on Instagram that comment the issues they have with their new Backland Hunter rifles I am genuinely shocked anyone can still support them by giving them a dime.

Anyway, I'm kind of curious what other people's thoughts are on CA doing nothing to fight for the rifle they developed, that also being a fight for their customers base. Especially now that we have seen Sterling Arms having being successful with their R9 reclassification. Will this maybe get them to take a stance for the crypto classification?

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u/yummybunnybear 15h ago

The problem with the Crypto is that CA promoted them as being compliant with Bill C21's magazine capacity rule (i.e. not designed to hold more than 5 rounds) but the Crypto wasn't compliant with the 2020 OIC by basically being an AR variant with proprietary mags. So the Crypto was doomed from the beginning.

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u/Old-Selection-1012 6h ago

Couldn't have just made it with slightly different geometry, unable to use AR trigger groups etc and it may have been fine.

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u/yummybunnybear 6h ago

Yes. Manufacturers need to go the extra mile and not just slap a proprietary mag to a banned design. Imagine if it were as easy as slapping on proprietary mags to the Uzi, Fal, MP5, etc.... Nobody thinks that's gonna fly!