r/canadaguns • u/Ratfor • Mar 23 '26

Buy recommendations With the coming supreme court decision, I'm thinking about pistols.

Years ago, my license was up for renewal. While waiting for my renewal, my license expired. It only took 9 months, lol.

Unfortunately during that time, the OIC happened, and I missed out on all the cool pistol sales.

What with not being able to buy anything since then, I haven't really given attention to the world of new things. I understand we're on the glock Gen 6 now? Used to have a Gen 4. Loved it.

Maybe the supreme court bails us out, all this nonsense goes away and we can go shopping again. So what's new in the world of pistol? I have hope that sometime soon I'll be able to buy something, what should I be putting money aside for?

Anything a with a 10 or less capacity, I hate knowing I'm wasting space with pinned mags.

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u/spicymeatmemes Mar 23 '26

If anything happens, I'll be buying the tiger striped gold desert eagle 50AE I talked myself out of in like 2016.

But noooooo I had to be "responsible"

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '26

I'll be in line behind you getting 2.

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u/spicymeatmemes Mar 23 '26

They were just over $3k back then I'm pretty sure. That was also when the sks was like $250-$300.

I couldn't imagine the post-ban-pandemic-tariff-global war prices.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '26

That's fine, I'm picking up a Benelli M4 this year so what's another 3k gun lol

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u/717Luxx Mar 23 '26

be sure to add lube to the argo pistons when you get it. sometimes theyre dry out of the box and won't be self cleaning if they're dry

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u/No_Win_9797 Mar 23 '26

I also talked myself out of a stainless ported DE, and regret it Although the amount of 9mm I go through, I’d be eating out of a dumpster can to feed myself after feeding the DE

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u/swift_gilford Mar 23 '26

meanwhile there's me kicking himself for skipping out on a Ruger Wrangler and those Norinco 1911s that were all sub $400

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u/Accomplished-Beat779 Mar 23 '26

I got the 1911 weeks before the freeze thanks God

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u/MostEnergeticSloth Mar 23 '26

Tenda had the wranglers in a package of two for "buy one get one half off" lol sweet little pickup(s)

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u/georgeofthejungle71 Mar 23 '26

Haha. I had one in my cart at the deadline. Decided it was too much. Sigh.

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u/escv_69420 Mar 23 '26

Bought a car instead of a Mk23.

I crashed the car.

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u/StevenMcStevensen al Mar 23 '26

I’ll be angry at myself forever over the time I could have bought a Steyr GB on consignment at my LGS, one of my favourite curiosity handguns that is actually somewhat available, and I decided I shouldn’t spend $800 then.

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u/prosper_0 Mar 23 '26

i was in paralysis between an x-frame s&w 500, or a BFR 45-70. Couldn't decide, got neither. yay.

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u/spicymeatmemes Mar 23 '26

Knowing what I know now, I would have went with the s&w 500

The BFR is just not a good time to shoot, single action, unwieldy compared to the 500 in terms of forward weight and the only redeeming factor for the BFR is you're shooting 45-70 gummint

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u/prosper_0 Mar 23 '26

yeah. I never really liked single actions. But the BFR is just cool. Especially if you top it with a nice burris pistol scope or something. A Super Redhawk was also in consideration, the 454 is no 500 but it's no slouch either

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u/1baby2cats Mar 23 '26

Regret not getting a FN five-seven. At least I got a Cz shadow 2 though

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u/spicymeatmemes Mar 23 '26

The racecar gun. Did you get the blue grips, too?

Jk, great guns, amazing trigger and love the low bore height.

I was going to get one of those if I couldn't get a Jericho 941