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K&M Arms M17S (and M17S-C compact / M17S308 / M17S-C308 variants)
Bushmaster's M17S bullpup, modernized and re-released by K&M Arms with forward-ejection. The full M17S family on the Index across both makers.
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Winchester SX-AR
Winchester's brief AR-pattern entry. SOR/2024-248 named it. Winchester's lever-action heritage (Model 94, Batch 5) remains untouched.
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Zastava M84 Skorpion
Yugoslav-manufactured Vz61 Skorpion variant. The Zastava M84 closes the Skorpion lineage on the Index — Czech original plus Yugoslav license.
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FN CAL (Carabine Automatique Légère)
FN's 1966 first 5.56 design — discontinued 1975, named SOR/2024-248. Collector-market platform with a fifty-year gap between production and prohibition.
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ISSC MK22 / TXR22
Austrian rimfire trainers styled after the centrefire platforms they're meant to mimic. Named alongside the Anschütz MSR RX22 in SOR/2024-248.
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Garys Gunsmithing Phoenix
Seventh Canadian-manufacturer entry on the Index. Small-batch builder, niche production, same regulatory outcome as the larger Canadian manufacturers.
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Taurus CT G2 PCC line
Brazilian PCC line. Three chamberings, identical configuration. The CT G2 added Brazil to the Index's national-manufacturer postmortem map.
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Alexander Arms Ulfberht
Semi-auto .338 Lapua in 25 pounds. One of the lightest platforms in its class. Named alongside the PGW Direwolf and Gepard GM6 Lynx.
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Sako 85
Sako's continuing premium platform alongside the newer S20. Three receiver lengths, controlled feed, Finnish manufacture.
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Browning A-Bolt
Browning's predecessor to the X-Bolt. 1985–2011 production. Still common on the Canadian used-rifle market.
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Ruger American Rifle
Ruger's mid-tier hunting bolt-action. American-manufactured, $699–$1,399 CAD, anchors Ruger's hunting line below the M77 Hawkeye premium tier.
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Chiappa M1-9
Chiappa's 9mm carbine in M1-styled wooden stock. The "historical-aesthetic PCC" niche. Named SOR/2025-86 alongside the broader March 2025 expansion.