r/canadaguns • u/Unlucky_Mc • Jun 26 '26
Shitpost / Memes Obligatory first gun
Welp, looks like I got lucky on the pal wait list lottery and ended up getting my license after 5 weeks. So he's the first purchase 🤣 h006 big boy 357. Not pictured is the family heirlooms (cooey 600, 1915 bsa 303)
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u/Massive_Expression_2 Jun 26 '26
Beaut. Add a Henry H001 22LR to keep the big fella company. 😁
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jun 26 '26
That's actually what I was gonna buy but when I saw that beauty, I couldn't resist her charm lol
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u/Massive_Expression_2 Jun 26 '26
You chose well. If you don't like the factory sights, check out the Skinner Express or LoPro.
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u/Toecutt3r Jun 26 '26
What, no feet?
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u/Kazaji Jun 27 '26
5 weeks from submittal or 5 weeks after the waiting period? I'm on week 2 after the waiting period, so 6 weeks total now - frothing at the mouth here
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jun 27 '26
5 weeks and change from submitting. I submitted online. Also in Ontario (surprising because Ontario seems to have the highest wait times). Like I said, I kinda won the lottery with that wait time 🤣
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u/Daedalus-N7 Jun 28 '26
Talked my buddy into buying one of those during breakfast one day. after he had been saying he wanted a lever gun for years since I let him shoot mine. Pretty nice for what it is. pretty hefty too. The octagon barrel looks sick
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jun 28 '26
I feel this. I ended up paying for it the day I applied for my pal and my best friend bought it and took it home so I wouldn't miss out. It was in the line up of .22 levers and the brass stood out at first, then the cut out for the tube (with it being beside .22 i saw that and had to see what it was chambered in. Then when I saw the octagon and felt the action on it, I was sold. 5 weeks later, the license was it, the transfer went thru and I picked it up.
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u/Daedalus-N7 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
Wait that thing's in 22 LR? Cool. Didn't realize they made it in rimfire. My buddy got it in 357. Because I offered to reload for it at cost.
Edit. Rereading your comment you didn't make it quite clear is it in 22lr or 347
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jun 28 '26
Oh sorry, its 357. At the shop it was in the line up beside the .22 levers. The tube mag cut out was what tipped me off to it being a larger caliber
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u/epnk420 Jun 27 '26
Good choice Henry is always solid and has fantastic warranty enjoy!! I still need me a big boy but debating the 44 mag or 45-70 lol not that I wanna pay for ammo for those though lol
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jun 27 '26
That's the exact debate I had when buying this 🤣 but the 500 round box of 38 special for $260 settled me on the 357
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u/epnk420 Jun 27 '26
I hear ya brother probably the better choice just unfortunately I never got me a 44mag before hand gun freeze so I’d still really like one lol
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jun 27 '26
I hear ya, eventually I'll own a 45-70 because nothing fucks like a government 🤣
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u/epnk420 Jun 27 '26
Hahahaha that is correct sir good answer I’m laughing so hard right now thank you for that
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u/YDpr99 Jul 06 '26
I don’t think the waitlist is that bad I was told the day after the 28 day minimum hold I was approved and got my license in the mail a week later. All together from taking my course and getting my license was probably around 7 weeks since my course teacher was slow to send our original documents in
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jul 06 '26
Some people it's immediately after the waiting period, some it's months after that. From what I understand, it depends on how you apply, how well you filled everything in, if the picture is correct (ie passport photo vs firearms photo),the volume of applications at the time, and the CFO of your province. My best friend waited about 6 months but I got mine just over 5 weeks from applying.
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u/YDpr99 Jul 06 '26
Ya but I think the new system which is all done online now is much faster in general and especially if you follow your and call the CFO I know as of a couple months ago when I got my license it all went digital which made the process super fast for me since my references all confirmed the information the same day they got contacted and I also made sure all information was accurate so they wouldn’t send anything back compared to when you still had to mail in documents like my bothers buddies earlier in the year or 2025 it’s so much slower
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u/NumerousSetting8135 Jun 27 '26
It's not a proper trigger lock for a lever action
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jun 27 '26
No, but it's what I had on me when picking it up. Cable lock on it now that it's home.
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u/NumerousSetting8135 Jun 27 '26
Take the bolt out of the action and that's a legal way to store make sure it's hidden in a different room
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u/Unlucky_Mc Jun 27 '26
I had the lock at home, just when I picked up the gun I had a trigger lock in the car and not a cable. At home it's double locked because I don't trust anyone 🤣
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u/Response-Cheap Jun 26 '26
Solid choice