r/canadaguns • u/Vsatbtw • May 15 '26

Gun and gear reviews More backland hunter testing

Have been doing more testing with the backland hunter. I’ve put about 810 rounds through it now without any significant failures. I swapped out the stock buffer tube and recoil spring for the black aces m4 adjustable stock and buffer tube. I also milled down the mag well to fit standard pmags. I did have some issues at first with the pmags. But I believe that is due to my user error. The mags were brand new and the rounds sat a bit tight with a lot force from the spring. The bolt would sometimes have a hard time closing fully due to the rounds being so snug (wasn’t an issue with the backland hunter stock magazines, maybe a weaker spring or more space for the rounds) however. After I let the pmags sit for a few days full of rounds the issues subsided. It cycles through pmags no problem now. I plan on putting another 500 rounds through it over the next week or so. I’ll post another update then. Overall though. So far so good.

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u/some_guy2024 May 15 '26

Is it one of the “original” Backland Hunters or the newer “Elite”?

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u/Vsatbtw May 15 '26

Original. This was an updated version with the gen 2 bolt carrier though. Probably why it’s a lot nicer than some of the other ones. However I did swap out the original buffer tube for the black aces m4 one

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u/some_guy2024 May 15 '26

How do you like the Black Aces stock? I like the “M4-ish” stock on the Elite better than the regular stock but it’s kinda a hassle to adjust.

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u/Vsatbtw May 15 '26

It definitely is a pain in the ass to adjust until you kind of muscle memory the position, however I prefer the stock at the smallest position. It’s already a pretty big rifle. I thought the biggest pain in the ass was putting on the new buffer tube. 😂