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Chicken lights

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This might be a slow build. But, we’ll see what happens.

Anderson AR-15 stripped lower receiver with an Anderson lower parts kit. So far I’ve managed to get the magazine release installed.

Basically, I’ve had about 10 minutes to devote to this so far.
 
I have to ask....is this a U.S. manuf. lower and if so when was it imported to Canada. A lot of folks have went thru the process of building an AR from a 80% lower only to have it seized as a pro-hib by the RCMP firearms lab when it became more than an 80%'er and required registration. They made a policy change a year or so ago that encircled a lot of AR's as M16 derivatives.

I hope you realize I'm not agreeing nor supporting their stance, just offering this up so that if your not aware of the issue or consequences and spend a lot more money on a lost cause.
 
historicalarms said:
I have to ask....is this a U.S. manuf. lower and if so when was it imported to Canada. A lot of folks have went thru the process of building an AR from a 80% lower only to have it seized as a pro-hib by the RCMP firearms lab when it became more than an 80%'er and required registration. They made a policy change a year or so ago that encircled a lot of AR's as M16 derivatives.

I hope you realize I'm not agreeing nor supporting their stance, just offering this up so that if your not aware of the issue or consequences and spend a lot more money on a lost cause.
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As far as I know, a semi-auto AR is still legal in Canada. I did look into it maybe a month ago. They said the pending legislation may make them prohibited in the future

I also did read up on 80% lowers, but I never pursued why they fell into the prohib category.

From the research I’ve done, I don’t think I’m breaking any laws
 
The AR 15, if manuf. properly as a stand alone A R lower is still legal, however a lot of lowers manuf. in the U.S. have the milled out clearances & frame holes to allow installation of M 16 sears & trigger groups (R&R fun parts), these lowers are completely legal stateside as a U.S citizen (in an appropriate State) can either buy the appropriate tax for F.A. or just build it to A.R. standards...this is completely legal for them as it is what they have in their hands...not what is possible to have in their hands as it is here (only with firearms I might add). These are the lowers that they are seizing as lots of them were imported before the internal policy change was made and importation of them was un-controlled. I hope it wasn't but the possibility that your lower sat on an importers shelf since before the border crackdown still remains (or you may have purchased it before policy change as well).

The so-called 80 %'ers attract a lot of attention for the above reason as most of them are home-built to available inter-net plans that include the offensive cut-outs and most unsuspecting machinist (either home or commercial) up here just cut to the plans offered, not realizing that some cuts aren't required for a legal A R lower.

As I said, I don't agree with their position but that ain't worth even a cup-o-coffee anywhere LOL. I do agree with the Drunk that a search of CanadianGunNutz.com will garner way more pertinent info than what I can pass on.
 
historicalarms said:
The AR 15, if manuf. properly as a stand alone A R lower is still legal, however a lot of lowers manuf. in the U.S. have the milled out clearances & frame holes to allow installation of M 16 sears & trigger groups (R&R fun parts), these lowers are completely legal stateside as a U.S citizen (in an appropriate State) can either buy the appropriate tax for F.A. or just build it to A.R. standards...this is completely legal for them as it is what they have in their hands...not what is possible to have in their hands as it is here (only with firearms I might add). These are the lowers that they are seizing as lots of them were imported before the internal policy change was made and importation of them was un-controlled. I hope it wasn't but the possibility that your lower sat on an importers shelf since before the border crackdown still remains (or you may have purchased it before policy change as well).

The so-called 80 %'ers attract a lot of attention for the above reason as most of them are home-built to available inter-net plans that include the offensive cut-outs and most unsuspecting machinist (either home or commercial) up here just cut to the plans offered, not realizing that some cuts aren't required for a legal A R lower.

As I said, I don't agree with their position but that ain't worth even a cup-o-coffee anywhere LOL. I do agree with the Drunk that a search of CanadianGunNutz.com will garner way more pertinent info than what I can pass on.
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I appreciate the advice and warnings. I have wandered over to the gunnutz site but haven’t gotten too far yet.

The biggest hurdle was the fact that the talk of further legislation made lowers very very scarce, and fully assembled rifles very expensive. Also I was told that the import fees were very high on lowers, somewhere in the neighbourhood of $300.

So, as they say I grabbed one while the grabbing was good.

I will look into the legalities some more, regarding my lower. Thanks!
 
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Picked up a stock, buffer tube, upper receiver, charging handle, bolt and a couple small parts. Might as well tinker as I’m sitting. I need a little hammer and a couple punches now
 
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Figured out the dust cover for the ejection port, charging handle and bolt group. Need tools to do the forward assist, which needs to go in first

One little o-ring I need to ask about, too
 
Have you checked into where you stand with regard to taking that stuff across the border?

Craig
 
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Chicken lights said:
None of today’s purchases are “firearms”
I could purchase that stuff in Ontario with no issues
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Well.... you can probably get something similar in Ontario, maybe even the exact same item. BUT some of that kind of stuff has to go through an official export/import process. It's not so much a problem with bringing it into CA but rather an issue with it leaving the US. Check if Brownells sells the exact same items and if they have any restrictions on internationals sale of said items.

Just trying to save you some grief is all.

Craig
 
Perhaps drop off that Bro-ject ....beers......BBQ......Running water, pool (summer option) , etc......wink wink......

Man your time on the road is insane!!!...strange................ I text this as I spend literally 182 days a year on the water and no where near home.......and then driving home or to far away home....yikes!


Going to text my buddy with I think the same firearm .....he had issues ....will advise...
 
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