Lithgow Arms F90S 508
The Australian Defence Force's current service rifle in civilian form. Steyr AUG descended; named in SOR/2024-248 like its parent.
Is the Lithgow Arms F90S 508 banned in Canada? Yes. The Lithgow Arms F90S 508 is prohibited in Canada. It was named in SOR/2024-248 (December 2024). If you owned one before the deadline, confirm whether it appears on the federal Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program list. The current amnesty for prohibited firearms expires 90 days after the latest Supreme Court appeal termination under SOR/2026-114.
Classification: Prohibited · OIC/SOR: SOR/2024-248 · Ban-Risk: Already Gone · Compensation: Confirm federal list · Amnesty: SCC appeals + 90 days
Verdict
The Lithgow Arms F90S 508 is the civilian semi-automatic export of the F90 — the Australian Defence Force's current service rifle, modernized from the F88 (which itself was an Australian-licence-built Steyr AUG). The Index now carries the AUG family across three generations of national service-rifle development: the original Austrian Bundesheer Steyr AUG (Batch 5), the F88 / F90 Australian variants, and the various civilian semi-auto export variants that reached the Canadian market through Lithgow's commercial program. SOR/2024-248 named the F90S 508 on December 5, 2024 alongside the rest of the bullpup civilian-export segment. The entry adds Australia to the Index's national-manufacturer postmortem coverage — eight national service-rifle lineages are now represented as Already Gone entries (German, Austrian, Australian, Israeli, Czechoslovak, Chinese, Belgian, American).
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Lineage
Parents: Steyr AUG (1977 Austrian, prohibited SOR/2020-96, Batch 5) → Lithgow F88 (1988 Australian licence-built) → Lithgow F90 (2015 modernization) → F90S 508 civilian export (prohibited SOR/2024-248)
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette — Canada Gazette. accessed 2026-05-27
- Lithgow Arms F90S 508 product page (Manufacturer, accessed 2026-05-27) — Manufacturer. accessed 2026-05-27
Safety note: the Ban-Risk Index is editorial estimation, not legal advice or a substitute for current official guidance. The classification field reflects current RCMP FRT status as of the last-scored date. For any transfer, surrender, deactivation, or transport question, consult primary RCMP / Public Safety Canada sources and, where appropriate, a Canadian firearms lawyer.