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/EliteDuck Jun 02 '26

They're designed to be tucked into a backpack.

Which is illegal here, fyi. It's considered concealed carry. Strapped to the side of your bag is fine.

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u/Uncle_Ted_1942 Jun 02 '26

Huh, never knew that. Glad I read that before I stuffed a rifle in a backpack and got pulled over on my way to the woods or something 😬

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u/ant_accountant Jun 02 '26

It's not illegal unless you're truly concealing it. A gun sticking out of a hunting backpack is different than a gun concealed in a banjo case. Folding guns inside of an everyday backpack might put you more in the latter category. Folding guns wrapped up and strapped to the outside of a hunting backpack are more in the former category.

A person who carries a firearm in a case or tightly wrapped in canvas, as required by some provincial regulations on the transportation of firearms for hunting, does not contravene s. 89 of the Code. A firearm carried in that manner generally resembles the firearm itself and cannot be considered to be hidden.

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u/Uncle_Ted_1942 Jun 02 '26

Alright, that clears it up well for me, thanks. I was sitting here and started thinking if I was accidentally being a criminal by bringing my guns to the woods in a gun case instead of being “loud and proud” about it lmao