r/canadaguns • u/[deleted] • May 01 '26

Application / Regulation advice Pistol Exemption Process

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u/BrotherLefthand May 01 '26

What they forget to mention is that the exemption is only for .22 pistols and the market for .22 pistols is very slim and overpriced.

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u/Dark_Dysantic May 01 '26

Yeah, this is completely brutal. I want a 9mm if I'm getting a hand gun. Lol

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u/vARROWHEAD May 01 '26

Is there a .50AE division? Asking for a friend

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u/conanap May 02 '26

SFC currently only issuing exception letters for 22, I think 17hmr (maybe it’s .177 air pistol >500 fps??) too but I’m not 100% sure about that. They’re not approving anything for centre fire afaik, even 32ACP, which is what we use for bullseye centre fire

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u/machine3711 May 22 '26

How do you send the proof that you are practicing. Any help would be appreciated.

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u/conanap May 22 '26

for practices, just write down your scores from each practice, put it in a document (I put it in a text file), and upload it.

For SFC sanctioned matches, you need to have the link to the results of that competition, and put it in the form.

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u/machine3711 May 22 '26

Thank you and how long my training needs to be?

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u/conanap May 22 '26

Mws. Training about a month (~4 entries) is what I was told. Personally I did about 3 months.

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u/machine3711 May 22 '26

Thank you

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u/conanap May 22 '26

Best of luck!