r/canadaguns • u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist • May 13 '26

Misc What’s your one firearm that got away?

Whether it was because the model ceased being produced, it was OIC’d the night before or a gunpost deal that fell through.

What’s your one firearm that got away?

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u/MourningWood1942 May 13 '26

CZ Bren 2 and Tavor X95

And I regret it everyday

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u/Rhubyn May 13 '26

+1 for the CZ bren. Took too long wondering if I should or not, now I can't lol

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u/SmokingWill May 13 '26

As soon as they did the first round of bans

I said fuck it, my X95 is going on the credit card

YOLO

I missed out on an ar15 of some form

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u/heavydutydan May 13 '26

A shame you lost your X95 in that boating accident. Sorry, bro.

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u/SmokingWill May 13 '26

It actually got lost when some goons robbed my house when I was conveniently out of town

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u/Whispersfine May 13 '26

My condolences for your financial loss. Must be hard

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u/westleysnipes604 May 14 '26

I purchased a AR15 thr day before the first ban and the CFO site was down the day before so the store couldn't process it.

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u/OCTS-Toronto May 13 '26

I bought the bren2 to replace the x95 that I sold and regretted it. Bren was a fine firearm, but the ergos on the x95 were stellar. Match It with a eotech and cross mags and the thing was amazing.

Both were great but the x95 was peak in my opinion. If I had more time to shoot the Bren before it was banned I might have a different opinion

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u/EnvironmentBright697 May 13 '26

X95/Bullpup haters in the chat downvoting you. I love my X95. It’s as short as my 10.3 MK18 with a flash can but with a 18.5” barrel.

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u/rankuwa May 14 '26

Love them bullpups but accept that they're not for everyone!

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u/jayecal May 13 '26

Another +1 to the CZ Bren 2. I wanted one in 7.62x39. I had it in my cart (along with a ps90) the night rumors about the bans were circulating and was waffling on whether to buy one or both. I really couldn't have afforded both. Even one might have been a stretch. They were both about $2400. I ended up just waiting and then both sold out. 

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u/I-LOVE-HENRY-RIFLES May 13 '26

I have a X95 and it’s never been used. Canada posts strike fucked me

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u/MourningWood1942 May 13 '26

I’ll let you fuck me for the X95

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u/Successful_man_797 May 15 '26

I took my FDE X95 to the range twice only then the ban came... At least the queen is resting inside the safe.

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u/Eisenbahn-de-order May 13 '26

Look on the bright side. You saved $6000 on paperweights 😅

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u/EliteDuck May 13 '26

The fact a government that continues to pass authoritarian legislation doesn't want us to own them makes them priceless. Money well spent.

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u/Ill-Journalist4114 May 13 '26

It’s better to have had paperweights and lost them than to have never had paperweights at all

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn May 13 '26

Cz bren 2 for me too

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u/BrickLegal May 13 '26

Amen to this. Wish I never sold that bren 2. Fucking fantastic gun.

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u/chubbyshart May 13 '26

My brand new unfired CZ scorpion that I purchased right before the laws changed and it became lost at sea in a boating accident .

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u/DethHed4Real May 13 '26

I got the bren 2, I love it.. but I regret it because of R class & the oic.. I should have just bought thE Nr famae sg542.

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u/whosehooo May 13 '26

Maybe you got lucky. No point if they're just safe queens now. Worse for Brens since they only came as R unless you got one of the RDSC extended barrel ones.

Knew a guy with 2 or 3 Brens and couple different B&T variants (think he said he had every barrel size SPC9). All just sitting collecting dust probably close to 20-30k+ worth of stuff.

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u/Prior-Radio8346 May 13 '26

I got a spc9 and then the next week before I could shoot it the 2nd oic bs hit. Cuddles with the Brens now.