r/canadaguns 21d ago

Application / Regulation advice Alberta Olympic Exemption for handguns

29 Upvotes

Hey guys I'm interested in getting the Olympic Exemption in Alberta. I'm still trying to understand the process a bit as I've heard some people have gotten it without a letter from the SFC. I'd like to get a fn502 from IRG probably so I can convert it to 9mm but just curious if someone could explain their experience as It seems to vary a little by province. Thanks!


r/canadaguns 22d ago

Misc Did I get the same ammo in 2 different boxes?

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40 Upvotes

I recently picked up some score low recoil slugs and high velocity slugs but when I opened them I noticed that the brass neck or whatever ya call it are the same length compared to my challenger target slugs where the brass neck is super short, so I’m just wondering if they’re made like that or if they put high velocity slugs into a low recoil slug box.


r/canadaguns 20d ago

Gun and gear reviews Alberta ballistics

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What is everyone's thoughts on this new YouTube channel


r/canadaguns 22d ago

Milsurps / Prohib M1941 Johnson

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229 Upvotes

Here’s my big Johnson. It’s got the length and girth. Luckily it’s not that expensive to shoot.


r/canadaguns 22d ago

Feets / Collection / My build Reunited after 120+ years - ISC D Company Snider-Enfields (1863 MkII** & 1869 Mk III) 🇨🇦

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70 Upvotes

My grandfather gave me the Mk II** a few years ago...

His older brother found it in a barn in the 1940s, and it has been sitting in a variety of closets ever since. It's sporterized, long as hell, and I just grew up playing with it without really thinking about it or looking it over.

I'm a history nerd, so when he gave it to me a couple years ago, I had to look into it and realized it's marked "D Company Infantry School Corps #16." D Company was formed in the late 1880s in London, Ontario as part of Canada's first permanent infantry force and was used to train militia soldiers.

The ISC eventually became the RCR, and D Coy became 4RCR. I was trying to find parts to fix it up, but fate brought me to this 1869 Mk III in perfect condition instead.

Same unit, and only a few rack numbers apart!! What are the odds of that? Insane!


r/canadaguns 21d ago

Buy recommendations LPVO opinions

3 Upvotes

Debating between an Alex homebrew LPVO (love the cost and the fact it comes with rings- no warranty and isn’t tall enough to fit over flip down irons)
Or a vortex venom/crossfire 2 (like the warranty - don’t love the cost + rings)


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Shitpost / Memes Me watching Quebec complain about Canadian gun laws while France has more relaxed gun laws.

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439 Upvotes

Ironic isn’t it?


r/canadaguns 22d ago

Feets / Collection / My build A Couple of AUGs...

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196 Upvotes

Two new arrivals today, courtesy of the April 2026 Switzer's Auction. I was bidding on the Green "Armee Universal Gewehr" (AUG), but by the time that the live auction rolled around, the Black version was still comparatively low-priced at just $1200. So I bid on both during the final minute and managed to win them for $1200 (Black) and $1300 (Green), plus the buyer's premium ($180 and $200). The condition of both rifles is 90% (+) with just a few small scratches in the Receiver paint of the Black version.

The polymer colour aside, both AUG rifles were identical when I received them. I added the Bayonet Lug and Australian Spare Magazine Pouch to the Green version and a Corvus Defensio Ejection Port Protector and Empty Casing Deflector to both rifles. This piece of hardware not only deflects empty casings away from Left-handed firers without need for a Left-hand Bolt, it also protects the rim of the Polymer Ejection Port. If the Gas system is set to adverse, the rifle will cycle too fast, resulting in empty casings f ailing to eject and instead cutting into the polymer at the front of the Ejection Port. The Corvus Defensio Ejection Port Protector and Empty Casing Deflector does an excellent job in both regards. Note that both rifles are fitted with the longer 5/42-round LMG Magazines rather than the 30-round version.

Provided that the fixed Length of Pull works for you, the AUG features excellent ergonomics across the board. Even the rather odd placement of the Magazine Catch behind the Magazine itself works quite well once you get used to the Thumb placement. The genuine AUG features a p;rogressive Trigger in lieu of a Selector Switch, where a short pull results in semi-automatic fire and a longer pull results in automatic fire. The AUG Trigger is often panned as a result of the rifle's polymer Trigger Components, however I personally find the AUG Trigger pull to be quite tolerable with a particularly crisp, clean break.

So anyhow, here they are, after a couple of months wait for the Registration Transfer...


r/canadaguns 22d ago

Feets / Collection / My build 14 years of PAL

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98 Upvotes

BAR 30-06 - semi auto

Winchester SX4 12 Gauge 3.5" - semi auto

Lakefield 64 .22 - semi auto


r/canadaguns 22d ago

Feets / Collection / My build Made a new stock for my Rossi Ranch hand today

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104 Upvotes

I love my Rossi Ranch hand, i also love woodworking, so today i ventured out and made a new stock for the little Rossi and turned it into a fully shoulder-able lever action.


r/canadaguns 22d ago

Feets / Collection / My build Just picked up this beauty for a bargain

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41 Upvotes

CZ 457 Lux .22 WMR


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Feets / Collection / My build 50 shades of FDE

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172 Upvotes

r/canadaguns 21d ago

Application / Regulation advice Shooting norinco red box in crown land illegal?

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Hello everyone, I am wondering If it is legal to shoot my norinco red box ammo in crownland ( in a sand pit where firearms discharge is not prohibited). I was looking into it, and google's AI is telling me that that would be illegal because it poses a fire hazard ( because the steel core could create a spark) and that itself ( not creating the fire, but the possibility of creating a fire) it's illegal. He also mention that conservation officers carry a magnet to check your ammo??

The logic that the AI gave me reads as follows:

-Federal Classification: Norinco Red Box 7.62x39mm is 100% legal to own and possess under the Criminal Code of Canada. It is a rifle cartridge and is not classified as "prohibited armor-piercing ammunition".

-Provincial Restriction: While legal to own federally, discharging it on Crown land during wildfire season violates provincial fire prevention laws due to the physical properties of the ammunition (steel component) combined with the geology of the area (granite gravel).

-The Hazard: Firing steel-jacketed or steel-core projectiles into rocky terrain creates high-temperature mechanical sparks. Firing soft lead-and-copper bullets does not.

Idk if you have ever heard about this, or is the AI just being silly, I have tried to look it up and I guess you could look at it that way, but I would be greatful to know what you have to say.


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Application / Regulation advice Hypothetical gun abandonment question

54 Upvotes

I'm curious about the legal aspects of an abandoned restricted or prohibited firearm. If someone owned let's say an ar15 but went to live abroad for a while. They stored it at my house but then never returned. What is the legal status the the firearm? I would not have a registration certificate (in my name) and the owner can't be charged assuming they never return. Would I be in possession of an illegal firearm? If it was turned into the police and then the owner returned many years later would they be charged upon arrival with an offense?

Seems like lots of Canadians are leaving Canada lately and I wonder what happens if they don't live up to all the legislation on the way out.


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Feets / Collection / My build Behold my (lost)✨️Garbage✨️

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150 Upvotes

Before people start calling it a piece of shit, yeah i know but i bought it back in the days for 900$ and it served me well before losing it in a boating accident...

I bought spare piston rods just in case considering they aren't expensive and honestly, appart the gas blowing in my hand, i never had issues with it except the bulky square rear end that isn't the prettiest

It shot everything i fed it no issues, maybe i was one of the lucky ones

I wanted to share my build if someone had one and disliked the original design as much as i did, just a little wind of inspiration for other WK180-C owners


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Shooting Mag dumping the .22 mag

54 Upvotes

Did I hit my target? Maybe. Was it fun? Definitely.


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Misc Moving to USA - Options on Handguns

25 Upvotes

We are moving to the USA and I have filed a atf form 6 to bring most of my firearms. They accepted most but two hand guns and the AR and one Winchester SXP of all things! What are my options I obviously don’t want to turn them in. Is there a way to sell those handguns in Canada before we go?


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Announcement Pilot Project: Video Comments for Approved Users

17 Upvotes

Hello everyone!

This is just a quick post to let you know that we've recently enabled Approved Users to comment videos within posts. If you are an approved user, you would have received a mod mail from us, so if you didn't receive a mod mail saying you're an approved user at any point in time, well, then you're not an approved user and you won't be able to partake in this pilot.

If you like to be an approved user/take part in this pilot, please send us a mod mail and we will do our checks to make sure you'd be a good fit to have a little more freedom.

We're doing 2 phases. 1st phase we're going to trial it for 2 weeks, until July 17th. If successful and it doesn't cause problems, then we'll move on to phase 2.

Phase 2, we'll roll out the feature to everyone, then closely monitor it for another 2 weeks until July 31st. If the full 4 weeks produce very little to no problems, then we will make this feature permanent for everyone.

Our point of enabling video comments is to just standardize media options with Reddit as a whole, as many subs have it enabled and I think video comments would be helpful for the "fix my gun" type posts.

Thanks everyone!


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Feets / Collection / My build Filled my first ever gun safe!

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165 Upvotes

So after getting my PAL not too long ago, I was lucky enough to score a decent storage setup at a reasonable price for my babies. And the safe is finally full and im feeling very proud of what is the beginning of my collection.

All im missing now is to get a pump action 12 GA (Mossberg 500 or Remington 870) and a bolt action .308 (Savage 110, Howa 1500 or Remington 700) ill be golden.

Although its not perfect and after seeing some of your collections, mine feels very budget tier. A true gun cabinet for the poors. I still really wanted to share with those who might appreciate the start of a beginners collection.

1st pic is the whole setup

2nd pic is the rifle bay

3rd pic is the ammo storage

4th pic in the comments is the outside of the locker


r/canadaguns 23d ago

Misc How to import the Rossi 7122m delta

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87 Upvotes

Does anyone know anyway I can get this gun imported since I can't find it on any Canadian websites but it does have a FRT number. Is there some gun stores that do that kind of stuff?


r/canadaguns 24d ago

Shitpost / Memes Gary and Natalie watching you add another French tickler to your online shopping cart just because

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650 Upvotes

r/canadaguns 24d ago

Feets / Collection / My build get out and shoot!

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146 Upvotes

r/canadaguns 24d ago

Shitpost / Memes Boring Thursday?

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73 Upvotes

haven’t seen any new posts today. What y’all doing? Need to see posts to kill my work hours. 😂


r/canadaguns 24d ago

Misc Gun cabinet for the poors

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420 Upvotes

Finally finished my makeshift Amazon only gun locker for my apartment. It’s obviously not built to keep a determined person or a fire out but it keeps me legal. Total cost was $320.


r/canadaguns 24d ago

Misc Has anyone here used IRUNGUNS with Rock Island Auctions?

28 Upvotes

If so, I would like to hear how your experience went