r/canadaguns • u/22GageEnthusiast • 24d ago

Competitions/matches Recently started my journey on becoming an "Olympic" sports shooter.

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Recently started attending bullseye/sport pistol practices at the gun club. I also plan to compete in sanctioned SFC matches as well. This is the gun that I've chosen to borrow from the club in the meantime. It's a Ruger Mark II Target. The gun belongs to the club but I will stick to using this exact model every time so I can build familiarity with it.

Hopefully by the end of the year I will have accumulated enough practice sessions and matches to get an exemption letter so I can buy my own "Olympic" style handgun.

I know the state of firearm laws in Canada are trash at the moment but I will continue to enjoy the sport/hobby any way I can.

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u/1baby2cats 24d ago

If you get approved, where can you even buy a hand gun now? I'm assuming regular retailers don't carry them any more

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u/22GageEnthusiast 24d ago

Certain retailers in Canada still carry handguns for sale to exemption holders only. However, they don't advertise on their website. It seems that you have to ask around to see who's got inventory.

Also, there's some people selling on Gunpost to exemption holders only and the SFRC auctions usually have handguns open for bidding to exemption holders as well.