r/canadaguns • u/Mammoth_Telephone_61 • Mar 29 '26
Gun and gear reviews Backland Hunter Update
Was at the range with it today, not 1 single bad thing to say about it. First 20 shots were sighting it in. Put about 250-300 rounds of 223 through it. And a new friend put 60-100 rounds of 556. Not 1 FTF or FTE. There was 2 light strikes and 2-3 times with a full mag the bolt didn’t close all the way. Obviously not running the crypto mags so from what I heard about the mags making this a bad firearm I agree. Swap those out and you’re good to go. Only time will tell how it holds up. Also not me in the photo.
I used FTF as in Failure to Feed. Sorry it I wasn’t 100% correct in that. Iv only been a hobbiest for about 2 years now.
There was 2 light strikes in the first 40 rounds. Could have been an ammo issue as it was cheap, could have been the firearm. I’m just a guy giving insight to a firearm that’s very controversial. No I’m not an expert I’m just a guy who wants to enjoy range days.
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u/ASpacebornVagabond Mar 30 '26
Nice to hear its doing well. I've got the Alcor and it's been running really well. The last two times before today it didn't have a single failure. Today it had one failure to feed, but I can't complain with having that in 250 odd rounds. I do get tired of all the negativity around these guns. Sure, they're not ar15s that run slick and perfect. But we can't get those anymore and comparing these to them isn't fair at this point. People need to stop whining and move on. I'd love for us to be able to get ar15s but until something changes this is what we have, and we may never get them back unfortunately.
I can't wait to see how things go with your backland! I hope it gets an frt!