r/canadaguns • u/ExtremeCommercial821 • Apr 24 '26

Buy recommendations First Time Card Holder

I'm sure this is a tale as old as time, but I recently got my non-restricted and I've noticed 2 things;

1) Buying guns seem simple yet Googling local stores shows mostly the same stock and not a lot of "charm"

2) Prices are insane

I'm in Toronto; what are the best methods people use to buy from the community? Are there legendary go-to forums for private sales? Or are there hidden gem shops? Or gun shows where I can find cool stuff and meet enthusiastic people?

And, what are this groups opinions on the best first firearms for a newbie? I'm a big fan of brake-barrel shotguns, bolt-action, anything vintage and a good semi-auto.

Thanks everyone!

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u/Uncle_Ted_1942 Apr 24 '26

I’m on the other side of the country, but in my experience a lot of gun stores don’t always have their used section on their website. Also browsing gunpost to find stuff is fun. If it’s not too far out of the way I’d take a trip down to some gun stores in person and take a look around, and make a gunpost account to browse private sales as well.