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/Enough_Challenge7264 23d ago

How many hurdles, and how high have our Liberal overlords set the bar? Have to pay them $thousands? 10's of thousands?

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u/22GageEnthusiast 23d ago edited 23d ago

To be fair getting this exemption won't cost thousands. If you factor in the RPAL fee, a range membership, practice/match fees and a membership to the SFC the total cost would be around $600-$700 not including the gun and ammo/accessories.