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.
Is the Winchester SX-AR banned in Canada? Yes. The Winchester SX-AR 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 Winchester SX-AR is the brand's brief entry into the AR-pattern semi-auto centrefire segment — released in the mid-2010s after decades of Winchester avoiding the modern sporting rifle category. The platform reached Canadian retailers at the $1,599–$1,999 CAD mid-tier price point through 2019–2024. SOR/2024-248 named it on December 5, 2024. The entry illustrates a useful pattern: Winchester's flagship lever-action platform (the Model 94, Batch 5) remains structurally outside the SOR criteria's reach and continues in production; Winchester's brand-extension into the AR-pattern segment was prohibited. The brand owns two entries on the Index — one Low (Model 94 lever-action), one Already Gone (SX-AR AR-pattern) — demonstrating that the regulation reaches by platform pattern, not by brand.
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Lineage
Parents: AR-15 pattern (prohibited SOR/2020-96) → Winchester SX-AR brand-extension variant
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette SOR/2024-248 (Primary) — Canada Gazette. accessed 2026-05-27
- Winchester SX-AR catalogue (Manufacturer) — Manufacturer. accessed 2026-05-27
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