r/canadaguns • u/Hot-Letter-7616 • Jun 12 '26

Application / Regulation advice Blackpowder barrel

I want to build a blackpowder firearm. I got the stock, flintlock and trigger without my pal. I buy my parts off a auction site which says I need pal for any firearm barrel. Can I just get a barrel machined for this or should I just get my pal

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u/NemrahG Jun 12 '26

Just get your pal, it’s not that hard and you’ll need it to buy black powder too

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u/Routine_Plastic Jun 13 '26

You don't need it if you make it yourself lol

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u/Murray3-Dvideos Jun 13 '26

I think you need an explosive license or something to make it yourself legally.

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u/NemrahG Jun 13 '26

Ya you can but the quality is not going to be near as good

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u/Mr_Nuclear1 Jun 12 '26

Bro just get your PAL… play it safe

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u/Murray3-Dvideos Jun 12 '26

Last time I ordered a flintlock longarm from the States it arrived hassle free to the local Post Office in Canada ( without presenting my PAL at all ). I order parts typically from "Track Of The Wolf" down in USA.

That being said, your always kindov at the mercy of the US and Canadian Border Agencies actually knowing what they doing and not seizing otherwise perfectly legal stuff.

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u/Dependent_Account603 Jun 13 '26

Nice didn't know this was possible. Most US sites won't fucking ship squat to Canada.

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u/Relevant_Diver_3228 Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

You need your pal to get powder so get your pal and you don't need a pal to buy a barrel because the barrel is not a gun but if the place has a rule that you need a pal then you need a pal

EDIT as Murray3-Dvideos pointed out you now need a PAL to buy a barrel this is from the RCMP website "Also effective September 1, 2024, firearm barrels and handgun slides may only be transferred to an individual within Canada who holds a valid firearms licence. This requirement applies to both businesses and individuals." I kept the misspelling of license in there lol

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u/Murray3-Dvideos Jun 12 '26

My understanding is you now need a PAL to purchase a barrel in Canada, unless that barrel is for an Antique Firearm.

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u/Relevant_Diver_3228 Jun 12 '26

thank you for pointing that out I updated my comment

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u/Dependent_Account603 Jun 13 '26

Well a flintlock barrel is always for an antique firearm. Any barrel can be an antique firearm. I got a 1960s Marlin barrel on my antique trapdoor Springfield.

I believe it's a grey area in the law. Likely untested.

Just buy a complete flintlock is the obvious solution. Perhaps you acquired black powder prior to the ban on selling. They only banned selling, not posession.

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u/Murray3-Dvideos Jun 13 '26

Yah it must be a bit wonky to enforce / interpret.

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u/cattabliss bc Jun 14 '26

licence is the correct canadian spelling

just like practice vs practise

defence vs defense