r/canadaguns • u/Uncle_Ted_1942 • Jun 01 '26

Buy recommendations Good folding/backpacking guns?

I like spending time in the forest and I work (well, I would work, if there wasn’t a recent huge budget cut) in the forestry industry. With that in mind, I always considered getting a nice compact gun to stow away in my pack for peace of mind, ease of carrying, and maybe some spontaneous hunting.

I know of the Chippa Little/Double Badger, as well as the Mossberg Shockwave, Savage 24 and 42, and various other Turkish sloppers, but I was curious if there were any other options any of you would recommend?

New, used, antique, doesn’t matter much, just something nice that folds up compactly, but ideally stays in one piece. I have an old takedown Remington Model 10, but it breaks down into two pieces and takes a few minutes to put together which I find less convenient.

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u/Dantheislander Jun 01 '26

A folding 12ga slug gun is probably the answer here or the Chiappa big badger (various calibres) but it’s single shot.

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u/Uncle_Ted_1942 Jun 02 '26

Are Chiappas any good? I’ve always put off buying anything from them because I’ve always heard and read so many bad things about them that it put me off buying them.

Granted, this was around 2018-2022 that I was reading this stuff, so they could have gotten way better in that time.