r/canadaguns • u/GrandpaCrumpet • Feb 27 '26

Fix my gun Spends $3500 on a rifle…

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Went to shoot my new 307 today. Nope. Weatherby put a short action spring and mechanism in my 7prc magnum bolt. I don’t know how this even happened. Gotta send it back now. Sad Friday…

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u/bcw_83 Feb 27 '26

Do they not fire the rifles there at least once to see if it functions? This seems like a massive oopsie.

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u/HappyCan7250 Feb 27 '26

I think basically every manufacturer does this as they have to proof test the barrel, so clearly Weatherby skipped a major part of the QC and safety testing of a rifle. 

I actually had a guy complain recently when I sold an unfired rifle, he messaged me claiming there was copper fouling in the bore, so some manufacturers seem to put several rounds at least down the barrel before sending them out.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26 edited Mar 14 '26

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u/cdnspr1774 Feb 28 '26

Henry fired my .45 LC. Scratched the surface of the magazine cover, left carbon everywhere in the action.

Rest of the manufacturers I buy from at least clean it after firing. I honestly thought it was the store that did it. Had to research before I lodged a complaint.

I get proofing that the rifle is safe, but at least clean it a bit or leave a notice in the box that the rifle has been fired & some carbon or brass flakes, and slight wear on the magazine cover may be left.

My 2 cents

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u/whaletimecup Feb 28 '26

People have no idea how much it costs to do all this BS they think should be done. And then complain something costs too much. People have no idea the raw material, input costs, overhead etc that goes into making something.

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u/bcw_83 Feb 28 '26

That's like not testing a car before putting it on a lot for sale. The car needs to do its basic functions before being sold, much like a gun, otherwise it's worthless. I've never heard of a firearms manufacturer that doesn't test their products before shipping. This is a terrible mistake on their part. No one is asking for crazy tests. It doesn't take much to run 3-5 rounds through your product.

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u/whaletimecup Feb 28 '26

I’m talking about the extra cleaning after a few rounds of test firing. The cleaning is unnecessary

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u/cdnspr1774 Feb 28 '26

Oh I understand that it costs a lot to manufacture, then adjusting costs to import, plus skyrocketing inflation.

All I am saying is, if someone is laying down $1300 (starting rate for a standard bolt action in Canada), the last thing they expect to find is marred product because of QC/Safety without an explanation.

Prices are different in the States. Say in the States you want to buy a precision rifle that you built yourself. You find the parts, put it all together. Trigger, bottom metal, action, barrel, chassis, magazines - say this costs you $2000.

Us in Canada, that would cost closer to $5-6k. If you can even find what you are looking for.

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u/alexorange178 Feb 28 '26

Glenfield model a is around $699 that’s closer to staring rate. Also MDT products are generally cheaper in Canada with the current conversion rates. You don’t really pay all that much more compared to a similar build in the US, especially if you use Canadian components.

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Feb 27 '26

Proofing isn't mandated in North America but most reputable manufacturers do it.

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u/Dependent_Account603 Feb 28 '26

There's different opinions on that. With modern manufacturing it's not really needed. No guns fail the proof testing. Proof testing involves firing an 80k PSI+ round - which isn't good for the gun. Not required in North America.

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u/nax_91 Feb 28 '26

CZ does, at least for their rimfire. When you buy a brand new CZ 455 (now discontinued) or 457, they usually come with a print out paper that shows a target with point of aim and point of impact with 3 groups, as well as the brand of ammo that was used for their test fire.

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u/GrandpaCrumpet Feb 27 '26

Taxes and shipping brother

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u/22GageEnthusiast Feb 28 '26

This is why "buy once cry once" is not a true statement. Brother if I spend $3500 on a rifle that shit better run flawless and tickle my balls at the same time.

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u/mywaaaaife Feb 28 '26

Or at least the Canadian government can ban it after you’ve had one chance to fire it. Ask me how I know…

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u/EcstaticCrab2795 Mar 01 '26

I’ll ask but only because I’m curious. How do you know?

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u/mywaaaaife Mar 01 '26

Sigh…bought a Tavor. Shot it once. Banned. Pain.

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u/EcstaticCrab2795 Mar 01 '26

Oof. Bye bye semi auto.

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u/Gdude-2k Feb 28 '26

Real shit

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u/pumukl Feb 27 '26

Oh shoot! I mean... No shoot!

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u/CurlyWurly61 Feb 27 '26

Wow thats a first for me

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u/Dependent_Account603 Feb 28 '26

What's so special about the 307

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u/GrandpaCrumpet Feb 28 '26

I wanted something lightweight, carbon stock & barrel and an action that if I wanted I could change components in the future. The 307 checked all those boxes for me and it was about $1000-1500 cheaper than me building something with similar specs. Plus the Alpine CT which is what I ordered is a pretty sexy looking and feeling rifle too. Although it all counts for nothing if it doesn’t shoot.

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u/CheesecakeEasy8952 Mar 01 '26

My new car had dirt on the tires.