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Originally Posted by Freeze
I for one, don't believe that they managed to clamp real steel parts into a TM frame and making it fire 9mm Luger without the "gun" simply explode due to it's ABS frame construction.
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"the velocity and energy capabilities of this device in the configuration it is manufactured by Tokyo Marui are below 366 fps with a 0.2 gram 6mm airsoft BB, which is the V50 threshold for casuing serious bodily injury or death to a person. However, because this device is readily capable of accepting the pressure-bearing firearmcomponents from a genuine Sig Sauer P226 handgun and then discharging a cartridge, this device meets the CCC S.2 definition of a "firearm", subsection 84(1) definition of "handgun" and subsection 84(1) definition of "restricted firearm"."
Also note that shots fired with a 9mm Luger round: 1.
They shoved the parts from a real one and fired exactly 1 round before it exploded and deemed that it's somehow a danger enough that they ignored if the criminal had access to the real one, they wouldn't need a toy to make it work....
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Yup looks like they were able to put a slide and barrel assembly from a real-steel p226 into a TM P226 and was able to "readily" have those components installed and fire a 9mm.
Theoretically speaking, Freeze, a criminal would be easily able to import a real-steel slide, barrel, etc, but not the frame. BUT because the frame is considered, back then, uncontrolled firearm, it COULD get imported as all other airsoft pistols get imported and have the parts swapped out. No background checks on airsoft even with international merchants so you just need a Joe or Jane make an order online and voila- real-steel p226.
This happened with the APS M870 already (although i couldn't find it in the reference table, i assume the RCMP couldn't get their hands on one since they're discontinued) and the aforementioned RA-TECH.
What's interesting is that there's a several airsoft FRN placed in effect in May 5 2020... seems like someone is finally picking up the slack and verifying/re-verifying airsoft compatibility with their real-steel counterparts. Possibly in preparation for the bill to be passed/amended. Who knows.
Best case scenario is that people who don't already have PAL/RPAL's can apply for one for those who are eligible and what's considered legal is grandfathered in. Too soon to speculate however.