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The legal definition of a replica is to mimic a firearm with near precision. But let's say you take an real M14 and give it a makeover to look like a real M4, or whatever. Airsoft guns are considered unregulated firearms, not replica firearms. Take the word replica and throw it in the trash. If you want your Airsoft gun to be legal to OWN then it must be able to cause serious bodily harm or it could be deemed replica. Anything shooting well below where that mark is AND mimics a real firearm could be considered a replica. But I can blast your eye out with 200 FPS, so it doesn't take much. This is not the classification you are worrying about. An Airsoft gun in general is classified under different legislation anyways, so it doesn't matter what it looks like. The CBSA has stated that AIRSOFT GUNS must shoot between 366 - 499 FPS for import, period, they don't care what they look like. And on a completely different/other side of things, the CFP doesn't really care what they look like either, as any device will be treated as a firearm until proven otherwise. And Airsoft guns will be treated as firearms for purposes of the criminal code (commit a firearm related offense). So in the off chance you have an Airsoft gun, that looks nothing like a real firearm AND cannot cause serious bodily harm, you could argue it's a BB gun and therefore who cares. But because the CBSA doesn't really care about that and literally classifies Airsoft guns as literal Airsoft guns, they won't change their methods wether the gun looks exactly like an AK-47 or like a damp sock. An Airsoft gun is an Airsoft gun is an Airsoft gun for the purposes of the CBSA. That being said, yes, you can attempt to get something across and hope the CBSA agent is uncaring and let's it through because, whatever, but I don't reccomend that.