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The Chinese Type 81 Rifle Showcase Guns And Ammo Magazine

An article published in "Guns and Ammo" Magazine (pgs 32-39, under the "Combat Arms" section of that issue), about the Chinese Type 81 rifle, a non-restricted status Semi-Automatic only variant of which came onto the Canadian market for purchase by civilians in 2016/2017. A "rare bird" in the Canadian market due to a single limited production run of folding and fixed stock models ever being imported prior to Chinese factories retooling to serve military contracts on other products, these rifles survived the May 1st 2020 firearms ban put forth by the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau, which prohibited many similar firearms, such as the CZ-858, and VZ-58, among others. The semi-automatic action Canadian import civilian models of Type 81 rifle are distinct for having 18.6 inch barrels, that force modification of the proprietary bayonets to fit; specifically, removal of a lug on the "O ring" of the bayonet, which wraps around the rifle grenade launching attachment on the barrel, and the employment of home made barrel sleeve wedges, cut from a 1 inch long section of 1 inch diameter steel pipe split length wise, and filed to shape. Certain types of FN-FAL spike bayonets can also be mo

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