r/canadaguns • u/LukeWarmAmalade • May 01 '26

Feets / Collection / My build First (and hopefully not last) Pistol

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Got my 22 exemption recently and had the joy of picking up this puppy in the mail. Any pointers for someone new to pistol shooting?

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u/LukeWarmAmalade May 01 '26

Ok so probably should have put this in the main description of the post. The procedure I followed goes as follows. 1.) Join the Bctsa (sfc if you’re from out of bc, some other provinces may require you attend matches before they issue you an exemption, I’m unsure) 2.)fill out the exemption letter request form detailing your circumstances and which handgun you want and the calibre ( a coach needs to sign for non 22s) 3.)Wait for them to email you the exemption letter. 4.) find a gun to buy and email the exemption letter to the cfo prior to initiating the transfer 5.) wait for a bit and boom. Wasn’t a crazy complex process but I guess it hasn’t really been outlined much here before

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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 May 01 '26

How did you fill out the coach section of BCTSA’s requirement for an exemption? Do you have a coach? (The part in question reads: Is Coached by a NCCP Certified Pistol Coach)

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u/LukeWarmAmalade May 02 '26

I don’t have a coach and I emailed for clarification as I had your same confusion. They said it wasn’t necessary

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u/number75 May 01 '26

Thanks for posting this. Did you have to be on a team or a part of the SFC at all to get the exemption letter? Were there any particular preferences or requirements for what type of 22 pistol you could get?

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u/LukeWarmAmalade May 02 '26

I don’t think so, I’ve heard of people getting pretty much whatever 22 they want. The website for the bctsa clarifies that entry level options are allowed so they don’t need to be fancy target guns. I also didn’t have to be on a team but paid for my sfc membership because I thought you needed both.

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u/number75 May 02 '26

This definitely has given me a lot to think about. Thanks for your insight!