Crusader Arms Crypto: New "Not An AR" From Canada

By Zac K

If there’s one thing that Canadian firearms manufacturers are good at, it’s figuring out how to best deliver their country’s shooters what they want while still playing within a constantly changing federal rulebook. That’s how we get the new Crusader Arms Crypto—a semi-auto rifle that’s not an AR, but offers similar functionality and looks, and accepts many of the same parts.Canada @ TFB: POTD: Canadian Sniper with Colt Canada C20 DMR Canadian Gun Grab Laws See Massive Costs, Before Even Starting Oh Canada! Canucks Getting Their Gun Licenses In Record Numbers POTD: Canadians with VZ-58 RiflesA new design with familiar partsAt first glance, the Crypto looks like an AR, and that makes sense because a lot of the parts are the same—it’s made to fit an AR barrel, grip, forend, bolt carrier group and other parts. But it will not accept AR magazines; it can only fit Crusader Arms’ proprietary five-round mags. This might sound dumb, but it’s done on purpose, to fit into the current Canadian legal framework. The Crypto mags can fit into an AR magwell, but

Source: The Firearm Blog