r/canadaguns • u/Whoopity_Longjohn • Apr 16 '17

Why are Valment AK's actually legal?

All AK variants are banned but I'm just curious about what difference makes the Valmet variant legal. Specific components? Caliber? Where it was made?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

Why did the government give away Valmets?

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u/Krazee9 on Apr 17 '17

Hell if I know, the government does lots of things that don't make sense. I think it was because they were reliable in cold weather so the natives in northern areas would have an easier time hunting or something.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

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u/downvotemeufags Apr 18 '17

They didn't have a bunch laying around to give away, they bought them to give away.