r/canadaguns • u/Hisoka365 • May 06 '26

Feets / Collection / My build Picked these up yesterday, can't wait to try them out today!

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

I recently went through the exemption process and finally was able to pick up my handguns yesterday.

Brought them home and cleaned them up. I still need to break down the High Standard and do a deep clean, I lent my tools to my father and needed a rubber mallet.

I know it isn't much for us, but if a large number of new shooters get their exemptions and pistols I wonder if we can lobby for center fire to be used in more sports shooting events and get exempted that way... Instead of just being grandfathered in.

Smith & Wesson 617 - 6 inch barrel

High Standard Supermatic - Citation

Ruger MK II - Target

The first two pictures are the before and after it was cleaned.

I'm left handed so I'll be ordering a custom grip for the High Standard. Wondering if my aunt can just bring it over from the states since it's just all wood?

248 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

113 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/theservman on May 06 '26

I'm also left handed. If you're ordering an ergonomic grip I can't recommend Rink enough (formgriffe.de). He's the only guy I know who doesn't charge a premium for left-handed. If you do order a grip from the US, make sure it's for ISSF and not NRA - the standards are different enough to get you DQ'd from a sanctioned event.

What club do you shoot at?

2

u/Hisoka365 May 06 '26 edited May 08 '26

For competition, the Arnprior District Rifle and Revolver Association.

I'm part of the RA Gun club in Ottawa and practice there regularly.

Thanks for the heads up!

1

u/theservman on May 06 '26

Cool. I'm mostly in Burlington.

1

u/Hisoka365 May 06 '26

Oh nice I visit my parents in Burlington pretty often. Too bad the range there isn't open for drop ins.

2

u/theservman on May 06 '26

I have a sanctioned match there coming up - May 23-24, all ISSF Pistol events (more entries for your record with the SFC) plus CISM Rapid.

https://www.pistol-ontario.ca/2026-claude-munari-memorial-pistol-match/

1

u/Hisoka365 May 07 '26

Thanks for the heads up. I don'think this works for my schedule. Good luck and show what we lefties can do!