r/canadaguns • u/Bubbafett33 • May 07 '26
Misc Sanity check on firearm shipping from a Canadian gun shop
I need to figure out if I'm over reacting...
How many business days should there be between the "we have your order and we're processing it" note...and them actually shipping the new NR rifle you bought from a business in Canada?
What number is acceptable to you, and how many days before you start to get miffed?
UPDATE: I appreciate everyone's feedback. It is a legit Canadian business I've ordered from before, and I had already tried email and calling on day 4 but got the "call us during business hours" msg during business hours. AND - as I write this, they finally sent a tracking number on day 5.
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u/scottsuplol May 07 '26
I mean every company is different. Some are quick some take a week. For starters maybe let people know from which site
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u/Wiggum13 May 07 '26
I’ve waited everywhere from 4 days to 4 months. Every company is different. If you want an update, call them. I find most companies get stuff out as fast as possible unless their online stock was wrong. Or some addresses get kinda funky when it comes to shipping.
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u/StrongBreak2142 May 07 '26
It took a week for RDSC to ship my order. Two days when I ordered from Canada's Gun Store. 2 days from Al Flaherty.
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u/h3IIfir3pho3nix N E R F G U N S May 07 '26
Depends if they're a big shop or if they have a small staff, if they recently had a big sale, etc. Usually I'd want to hear something in a few days.
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u/Rhubyn May 07 '26
I impulse ordered a part from CSC the other day in the morning when I woke up around 8, and by 1pm they had called me to confirm some details and had it shipped by the end of the day. Was pretty crazy tbh didn't even get a couple days of processing to think my impulse purchase through 🤣
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u/epnk420 May 08 '26
Yeah I did the same thing like a month ago they don’t even give you time to think before it’s shipped lol they’re great
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u/Fit_Fuel_6515 May 07 '26
Let us know how much time you've been waiting, and what you ordered, to where it's being shipped, so we can estimate what is taking so long
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u/dke783 May 07 '26
In my recent online shopping, I have had firearms shipping within Alberta in as short as three business days, purchase time online to landing at my home.
I have also had one Ontario purchase that took 10 business days to reach me in Alberta.
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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26
How many business days should there be between the "we have your order and we're processing it" note...and them actually shipping the new NR rifle you bought from a business in Canada?
It depends on the time of year, but five business days is my limit. Many of these stores are small businesses, so they might only have a one-person shipping department.
During Boxing Day, I think FOC took seven to ten days to get my order ready for pickup. Granted, it was the holidays and they had a sale, but I still felt it took too long. I did not pick up my order until January.
In terms of speed, TSC and Wolverine are quite fast. TSC is consistently 5 business days door-to-door to the GTA. Liangjiang Outdoors provided a tracking number within hours of payment! FOC is quite fast when they are not busy; I received my order last week in 2 business days door-to-door. G4C has recently slowed down to more than 2 business days for pickup, while Tenda takes about 2 business days for pick up. SBI took several days to ship, and Siwash shipped over the weekend. DLASK was about 2 business business days to ship, but they keep forgetting items!
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u/thehuntinggearguy 3gun, Mapleseed, YouTuber, SlamFire Radio, Revolver-hater May 07 '26
What's the company? Did you buy off one of the scam sites?
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u/sonichanxiao May 07 '26
Generally after transfer completed, I would expect 3 days, no more than 5.
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u/thxxx1337 May 07 '26
I ordered from sfrc twice in the last 6 months. My first order took 4 and 6 weeks (shipped in 2 packags) my last order took 3 days
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u/TacticalCapybara May 07 '26
Bro wasn’t there during handgun approval wait times. I waited about 11 months before mine shipped 😂
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u/Bubbafett33 May 07 '26
I was specifically talking about the gap between an "order received" acknowledgement for an in-stock NR rifle, and "shipped" (not received, just a tracking number).
I mention "NR rifle" specifically because anything to do with handguns has been a train wreck in Canada for almost a decade.
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u/TacticalCapybara May 07 '26
I know I’m just laughing about how miserable the handgun experience was.
As others have said it varies greatly by vendor, but it’s not uncommon in my experience for it to take 1-2 weeks for NR stuff even. Some shops do all their online stuff in a big batch once a week so if you miss the cutoff it could easily take a week. As long as it’s a reputable store it’ll ship… eventually.
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u/BigCyanDinosaur May 07 '26
Crying because it took 5 days for a firearms order to ship is maximum instant gratification brain rot Amazon cumsoomer status.
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u/groggygirl May 07 '26
Bass Pro took 2 months to ship my 10/22 to a Bass Pro store for pickup...where that exact one was already in stock.
I generally give small businesses a week before I send a query because it's normally one or two people doing 15 different jobs.
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u/PomegranateAncient25 May 07 '26
If it’s Tenda did you make sure to get the shipping details to the actual shipping department, including photos of your PAL. Apparently as stupid as that sounds it’s an actual thing with Tenda.
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u/Remarkable_Heart_391 May 08 '26
What a crazy world where people lose their minds waiting a week for an order to ship. It wasn't long ago it would take a week for our order form to be delivered to the business by Canada post
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u/Deep-Lingonberry1900 May 08 '26
NOTHING is as bad as the service as I got from Canada Safety Source!
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u/niagaragagarafalls May 10 '26
I had this not too long ago from Tactical Imports. They get slammed and it takes time to get the orders out. They aren't Amazon. Then Canada Post gets it and they are notorious for taking their time, giving zero updates and marking the shipment as delayed. It eventually arrives. Just sit back and wait.
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u/Bubbafett33 May 10 '26
I ordered four pieces of the build the same day from four different Canadian gun stores, and they all arrived from across the country before this order even shipped.
Any retailer that takes 5+ days to ship an in-stock item may as well delete their online storefront in 2026.
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u/CurlyWurly61 May 07 '26
I'm gonna take a wild guess: Your ordered from Tenda