The Curious Case of South Korea’s M1 Rifle Stockpile

[joem]

O is not going to allow these into the country. We will have to wait until 2017 and hopefully have a pres other than hitlery and they might be imported.

[Bob Womack]

We've done a pretty good job keeping this out of the realm of politics per forum rules. Let's continue to do so, please. Thanks, folks!

Bob

[TheJackal]

My, it would be such a shame if these got sold into the Canadian market instead of the US market...a shame indeed...

[browningautorifle]

if these got sold into the Canadian market

I promise you men, that will never happen. Never.

[imntxs554]

You never know Jim, Stranger things have happen. Maybe a phone call behind closed doors will kept these out of here and sent over there.

[Sentryduty]

I think we would need a bold importer for that to happen, and due to the (CAN) restricted classification status of the typical M1C the risk vs reward is probably outside the margins of most businesses.

A non-restricted firearm could appeal and sell to each one 1.4 million PAL holders in Canada, a decent market.

However a restricted firearm, due to a lower number of license holders, only accounts for between 6-10% of known the firearms in Canada, they may not be the best sales projections.

Take for example the Norinco Type 97 Carbine, in restricted configuration about 35 were sold, in the later Type 97 NSR Non-restricted configuration there have been hundreds, or even thousands sold.

I might be surprised, but the major importers in the country seem to be focused on other projects at this time.

[browningautorifle]

I think we would need a bold importer for that to happen,

It's the guy now in charge. I don't think there'll be anything coming in like that. At least I was part of the old days when we had everything...that was neat. "Watch and shoot!"

You never know Jim, Stranger things have happen.

Make no mistake Frank, I'd love it. I'd have one...

[Frederick303]

So as I read Canadian law the M1 Garand should be importable. There is an exemption for the 8 round clip.

Not sure about the M1 carbine, but if the magazine was blocked to 5 rounds it should be O.K. That is what they do with the SKS. Unless my readings wrong the SKS is unrestricted.

Can you explain what the issue would be ? Why would either rifle be restricted?

Thanks

[Sentryduty]

The M1 Carbine would be restricted but importable due to barrel length of 18" (threshold is 18.5") the M1 Garand would be Non-restricted. The big issue is the actually red tape of importation, over the last few years legitimate and established importers have attempted to import large volumes of firearms that are outside your normal modern sporting rifle/shotgun made by the big commercial names. By bad luck or design, these shipments were held at the border examined and in some cases, seized or barred from entry into the country. These importation companies essentially had to eat this business investment as a loss. As a result, there may be some hesitation to grab hold of this opportunity.

There is supply, there is demand, but between those two there is a lot of financial risk in getting the chickens to market so to speak.

So far, if any of our major Canadian importers are brokering a deal, none of them have spoken about it that i have heard.

[browningautorifle]

there may be some hesitation to grab hold of this opportunity.

What he said. It has nothing to do with anything except the people up top don't want them here.

Why would either rifle be restricted?

And the carbine is restricted by barrel length.