r/canadaguns • u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 • Mar 13 '26
Feets / Collection / My build First year with PAL
over the last year of having the PAL I've bought and sold some things, here is the haul. (3rd picture is what i have left) its definitely been fun and looking forward to what the next year for me brings, especially if its friends because after moving to AB for work I have none lol
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u/Kanes_Hand Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 13 '26
If you are looking for a good outdoor range SPFGA is a good one, they also have a lot of events to try to meet some people at. Good range buddies are always hard to find.
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 13 '26
I'm southern Alberta or id 100% join 😢 in Lethbridge/Calgary
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u/BI0WEED Mar 13 '26
Come to BTSA’s ASL or steel challenge days
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u/Even-Somewhere-9554 Mar 13 '26
I need a lever gun.
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 13 '26
God are they fun but expensive lol
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u/Even-Somewhere-9554 Mar 13 '26
How is the S&W 1854? Thinking about getting one since RangeView Sport has them on sales
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 13 '26
I love it I like that it's cheaper than my .45-70 to shoot the most😂
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u/Whispers69420 Mar 13 '26
I'm in Calgary area and always down to shoot!
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 13 '26
Hell yeah do you go to CSC or somewhere else?
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u/Whispers69420 Mar 20 '26
Got some family land out west, bout 80 yards of range but working on cutting some brush to shoot further
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 20 '26
Hell yeah! Sounds sweet! Let me know if you ever want to shoot always down to go out with new people!
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Mar 14 '26
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 14 '26
I'm in Lethbridge but make my way up to Calgary pretty often.
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Mar 14 '26
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 14 '26
100% the ol lady and I plan on coming that way this summer! Maybe we can go to the range I got a bunch of 4570 to let out before I can start reloading😬
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u/rickstar_247 Mar 17 '26
Shit I haven't moved for 8 years and I still have no friends, you'll be okay.
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u/Big-Guitar-1979 Mar 13 '26
Is that smith Wesson or Marlin? I watched some reviews. People saying the triggers are kind wobbling for SW and Marlin levers.
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 13 '26
S&w the trigger does kinda free float when the hammer is cocked but when I do my first deep clean I'm gonna see about possibly adding a spring.
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u/Conscious_Wolf8767 Mar 13 '26
Where are you in AB bro ?
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 13 '26
Im in Lethbridge but am in Calgary pretty often
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Mar 14 '26
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 14 '26
The range there is ok they are pretty money greedy from my experience so I didn't renew my membership
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u/Conscious_Wolf8767 Mar 14 '26
Nice nice. I'm 1.5 hours east of Calgary. I shoot on a farm and at the range. We should link up and blow up some water jugs together
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 14 '26
Hell yeah Id be up for that! Send me a message and we can work something out always looking for new friends.
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u/Kujayhawk88 Mar 14 '26
Liking the lever guns! What do you have there?
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 14 '26
Henry.45-70 Marlin 3030 S&w .357
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u/Geem750 Mar 14 '26
Im currently looking for a black lever in 357 and all of those are on the list. Can you give me a little feedback on the different manufacturers?
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 14 '26
The .357 I have is the Smith &Wesson stealth hunter, so it's definitely not the cheapest out there but it comes factory with the "tacticool" handguard and a flat face trigger it's pretty good no issues with it shoots good groups with PMC 158gr.
My Marlin is pretty dang old it was my Great-Grandfathers deer rifle that I tossed a reflex on because the old fiber optic sight that was on it was Falling apart. So I can't really comment on Marlin as of today's standards but honestly it's Marlin so you can't go wrong.
The Henry is the .45-70 it's my bear gun. Like the post said I'm in Lethbridge and we're gonna go camping this year in the mountains as well as the ol lady has a family trailer up in the Rockies so I decided to grab something to have for grizzlys. I have zero issues with my Henry I love it cycles well shoots straight and with ranger point precision you have all the custom options out there. You're paying a little less for the Henry but it's gonna be your base polymer handguard and stock and it's gonna be pricey to make it look good. I think my handguard was 580 if I remember correctly and the optic mount for that specific handguard was another 60 bucks
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u/Geem750 Mar 14 '26
Hey i appreciate the insight! With all the photos i thought you had the marlin dark series. Im basically looking to mount an optic, handguard and foregrip. Just dont know if i should go for a quality gun or settle for something like a levtac or canuck. Seems like guys are selling their henrys to fund a marlin or s&w build.
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 Mar 14 '26
Nope my Marlin is the old one, if you're just looking at buying pre built then yeah go for the S&W or dark series, but if you don't mind doing a bit of work yourself don't sleep on the Henry they are pretty dang good imo
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u/Pyrosaint Mar 13 '26
More importantly… Gnome Mage!