r/canadaguns • u/Embarrassed-Gur1769 • Apr 30 '26

Feets / Collection / My build Mag dumping

Sorry for the bad angle, but this is the SKS i posted a few days back. Check that post if you want to see what it looks like.

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u/CanadaFootyFan Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

People can be annoyed with me if they want but I don’t really get the wisdom of posting this.

An SKS is currently allowed to get through the admittedly inconsistent regulatory framework in Canada because it is a hunting rifle with a history in this country. In response people:

  • make it look as much like the vilified “assault-style” rifles that get banned
  • exploit a magazine loophole that obviously lets people workaround the intent of mag limits
  • post videos of mag dumping 10 rounds in a manner that 100% has nothing to do with hunting and very obviously mimics exactly the kind of thing Poly is trying to outlaw.

I get it. People should be able to own what they want as long as they are using it safely. But this is the type of video that will push regulators even harder to close the loopholes allowing a 10 shot, semiautomatic centrefire rifle to legally exist in Canada.

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u/Bobsled282 May 01 '26

People really are missing the point of your comment...

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u/CanadaFootyFan May 01 '26

It’s alright. I don’t really expect most people here to agree. But I still feel like it is a valid point.

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u/Embarrassed-Gur1769 May 01 '26

I get what you are saying, but at the same time, the SKS from its factory configuration, and the incoming Makasi are both far deadlier than the 22lrs that they have already banned. And the SKS was designed as a weapon of war, not a hunting or target shooting rifle. So they have their justifications already.

I love my ARs and definitely would not of sunk the time and money into this SKS if the ARs were still good to go