Category: Canadian Carbine

The Canadian Carbine Program - Part 2

5/18/2018

As a continuation of the C7 rifle program, after the conclusion of the SARP (Small Arms Replacement Program), Canada had adopted their rifle based off the American M16A2 program. They had also decided on a carbine program, the C8. This is unlike the US, who never initiated a carbine program until 1996 with the adoption of the M4. The US has had carbines in inventory, but they were all Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) rifles with no “M” designation nor military technical data package. The Canadians ran the rifle and carbine programs simultaneously.

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Diemaco/Colt Canada C7 - The Canadian Connection, Eh! Part 1

3/13/2018

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There is little known in the United States about the black rifles of the great white north. That is primarily due to the importation restrictions set forth by President Bush in the early 1990’s. He banned the importation on “war products” from overseas, which is where 922r comes from. As a lifelong AR15 aficionado, my interest is in everything AR15 related. I had first read about Diemaco in Blake Stevens and Ed Ezell's book, titled Black Rifle. That ended in 1985, which was just at the conclusion of the Canadian SARP (Small Arms Replacement Program) where the Canadian Forces were looking to replace their C1 family of weapons (FAL) with a new modern assault rifle.

At the conclusion of the SARP program, the Canadian Forces liked the American M16A2, but they were a lot smarter, in my opinion, on their final design than the US military was. They looked at the M16A2 and Canadianized it. First, they got rid of the ludicrous burst mechanism and went back to fully automatic. Next, they realized that the fully adjustable sight was a complete waste of money because it was impractical to the average soldier. Because (s)he would not be engaging targets beyond 300 meters, they opted to stay with the A1-style field sights. Hence the C7 was born.

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The Canadian Carbine Program - Part 2

Diemaco/Colt Canada C7 - The Canadian Connection, Eh! Part 1

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