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/holdencaulfield1983 May 01 '26

Do share your exemption story.

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u/LukeWarmAmalade May 01 '26

No story, just joined the bctsa and they issued me a letter for it, can give more in depth description if you’re also from bc

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u/moonpie_888 May 01 '26

I'm from BC how do I do this??

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u/LukeWarmAmalade May 02 '26

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/LukeWarmAmalade May 02 '26

I commented in the main thread what I did, not sure if it got buried or not though I’ll copy and paste it