r/canadaguns • u/-lman2186 • Mar 18 '26

Buy recommendations Suggestions For First Purchase

Hey yall, Long time lurker first time poster. After waiting my 6mths (thanks to the CFO here in ONT) I finally got my card in the mail. Looking for recommendations for a good starter purchase that won't break the bank. I kind of have my mind set on .22LR just given the cost of ammunition. Personally am not the biggest fan of leaver actions but am open to any input.

Thanks all!

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 18 '26

SKS aint what she used to be both ammo and gun price wise, a 223 is probably a better choice for a plinker with recoil these days

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 18 '26

So dealer cost on an SKS is pushing them to the point of being like 1k or more new just looking at north sylvas pricing here. Added with the lack of surplus ammo left theres little cheap about them anymore. Even the C stock that have been put into tapco stocks id need to charge over 700 for it to be worth while.

The alcor and celik have been on the market for awhile now. If the sks are the same price or close enough to it that the cost per round price gap makes up the difference after a range trip or two, may as well go with one of them.

This of course is purely from an economic pov, the SKS is still cool af

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 18 '26

769 for tapco c grade sks maybe. (Im a dealer).where are you finding 11 dollar x39?

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 19 '26

Yes they havent restocked because dealer cost has gone up to a stupid level. Thats why.

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 19 '26

They havent restock them because cost went up over 700. Same reason I havent restocked them.

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 19 '26

Also after checking right now cheapest x29 at bass pro is 17.99. I usually handily beat their pricing.

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u/Iokua_CDN Mar 19 '26

To be fair the Celik has been down to like 1000 on sale (at least this black friday it was)  and will likely get more sales. Where as the Sks seems to only go up in price.... and adding a removable magazine and a rail for an optic will drive the price even higher.  To get an Sks to have the same features as the Celik... the price is easily over 1k

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u/Iokua_CDN Mar 19 '26

Forget about decades, I'm sure in a year or two they will be the same price, or the sks will be more expensive by then.  

And you are right,  if you dont want to modify your Sks, then it becomes a better deal. My sks has the same old iron sights and internal magazine that it had 70 years ago