r/canadaguns • u/NSH-93 • May 27 '26

Buy recommendations Is it normal?

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Dealing with Tenda (and generally buying a firearm online) for the first time and got this. Is it normal?

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u/HappyCan7250 May 27 '26

Funny enough, not all websites though seem to be following this. They all take your PAL info, but not all actually ask for a photo of a PAL, even though it's apparently required now. 

Tenda is a good shop with good prices, just be prepared to wait 7-10 days for it to ship out or them to run the transfer. Their shipping is very slow, but they do have fantastic deals sometimes and it can be worth the wait.

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u/xmqe May 27 '26

Yeah G4C is great, I buy from them when possible

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u/Pretend_Goat1904 May 27 '26

Yeah I never buy anything from Tenda after I learned about their fake black friday sales. G4C is the winner.

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn May 27 '26

Definitely a risk some web retailers are taking.

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u/Brandon_awarea May 27 '26

Sigh. Unfortunately yeah this is normal now.

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u/BrotherLefthand May 27 '26

That's new to me. Bought several at retail over the last couple years. I hate that.

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn May 27 '26

If youre in store you dont need this because we can look at you and the pal, but online orders you either need a supporting photo id or to schedule a video call. Its super annoying to deal with as a retailer

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u/BrotherLefthand May 27 '26

I only buy online. I live remote. No shops near me, but Canada Post still delivers.

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn May 27 '26

I wish theyd deliver ammo for us as well. Would open a world of sales for me lol. UPS and Purolator can be picky about where they go.

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u/0DirtDiver May 27 '26

Curious how this works out for the 'religion exempt' no photo required to get their pal? Was that done away with?

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 May 27 '26

Yes, many firearms retailers have started to do this. Two pieces of ID.

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u/epnk420 May 27 '26

Definitely normal nowadays

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u/MourningWood1942 May 27 '26

I had that last time I ordered through tenda. Was like half a year ago I think

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u/Enough_Challenge7264 May 27 '26

Buy and sell non-restricted with nothing more than proving PAL and move on with your life. Stupid rules are designed to be broken.

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u/black_covfefe_please May 27 '26

That's overkill for sure. I would definitely look for somewhere else to buy if possible.