What are some of the best Canadian made firearms?

[u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

Happy Canada Day.

Canada does have a history of producing small arms, well before the WK180.

What’s your favourite Canadian made rifle? How many Canadian made rifles are in your collection?

I’ll throw out the obvious choice, the Long Branch No. 4 MK I Lee Enfield. I’m hoping to pick up on of these this summer.

[u/Sad-Trash-7101]

Currently most well known are: MDT, Cadex

Also some smaller boutique shops which I hear are good: Dlask, SBI

And if you were lucky: Colt Canada

[u/LongRoadNorth → u/Sad-Trash-7101]

MDT is technically just accessories, no actual firearms made by them.

Cadex are beautiful

[u/idkatidkdotidk → u/LongRoadNorth]

Aren’t they making a full rifle of their own now?

Edit: looks like they acquired a Utah based company lone peak arms and are making stuff for their existing rifles and planning a fully custom rifle as well

[u/nobodyspecial506 → u/LongRoadNorth]

Accessories? What about their chassis?

If you want a chassis for a bolt gun, hands down MDT is your best bet. Solid, accurate platforms for every action.

[u/LongRoadNorth → u/nobodyspecial506]

Chassis is basically an accessory.

I wasn't aware of the Utah company they've acquired. But besides that they don't make actions or barrels.

They make amazing chassis and other accessories that's for sure. Love mine

[u/Strong_Mayhem → u/Sad-Trash-7101]

Dlask has sadly closed its doors for good from what I've heard.

[u/anti_worker → u/Strong_Mayhem]

It looks like their remaining inventory can be found for sale on adventarms.ca. Too bad as well, much of their stuff has ended up on my 10-22 and I found the quality to be good.

[u/Zen_Bonsai → u/Sad-Trash-7101]

Just found about cadex from this.

Holy shit.

Didn't want to log in just to see prices but .. I think I'm going to start buying lottery tickets

[u/LumberjackCDN]

I love me the old cooey rabbits. I know theyre not fancy or anything but i like em

[u/SierraRomeoJuliet → u/LumberjackCDN]

Inherited a Cooey 600 from my grandfather with the rabbit engraving. Will never part with that gun.

[u/Hungrygoomba → u/SierraRomeoJuliet]

Used a non breakdown and breakdown model. Both fantastic

[u/Unlucky_Mc → u/SierraRomeoJuliet]

Just refinished the stock on my dad's 600 and it's looking beautiful. If sell any other gun but not that one.

[u/johnnyfuckinghobo → u/LumberjackCDN]

I have two cooeys in my collection. In all likelihood I'll keep adding them whenever I stumble into them at a decent price.

[u/thehuntinggearguy]

Savage mk ii is probably the most common, still produced in Canada rifle.

[u/AdditionalLoss7274 → u/[deleted]]

Yup. And mine says "made my Savage in Coburg, Ontario, Imported by Savage Arms... Somewhere in the US". And then apparently re-imported back to Canada. Unless they didn't actually ship it to the US. Although, the way Canada sells crude oil and lumber, it wouldn't surprise me...

[u/Everlovin → u/thehuntinggearguy]

It’s a terrific platform and an even better value.

[u/blueline731 → u/thehuntinggearguy]

I really wish I could like the Savage rifles, but I find their tolerances are too loose for my love

[u/TheRealTwooni]

https://giphy.com/gifs/yTwXLk3nOIWHS6sDix
Norinco

[u/Boetie83]

Ralf Martini,
Martin Hagn

[u/Flat-Dark-Earth → u/Boetie83]

Those are some good ones. Too bad Ralf left for Europe.

[u/Boetie83 → u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

Didn’t know that, that’s a terrible loss for Canada.

[u/Kridane]

I highly recommend Ultimatum precision over any American made competitors. Same accuracy for less money.

Heres mine:

https://imgur.com/a/spdJM1V

[u/buji8829 → u/Kridane]

Sadly, Ultimatum no longer exists, we took them over after years of issues and now we produce the Deuce 2.0, and HMB, with the Deadline 3.0 relaunch planned for 2027.

[u/Vikare_]

The only Canadian made rifles I have are a mostly dlask 10/22 and a WS MCR.

The 10/22 fucks, and the WS MCR did not see enough rounds before getting banned to have any sort of catastrophic failure.

I would love to own a nice Canadian made Enfield, but cannot justify the cost. Some day.

[u/Familiar_Hunt_5164]

M1 Garand obviously. Despite it being manufactured in the states. It was technically made or atleast designed by a Canadian.

[u/Murray3-Dvideos]

ATRS Modern Sporter.

[u/yummybunnybear]

I replaced all my AR parts with genuine Diemaco parts. Diemaco became Colt Canada, and I wouldn't support Colt Canada anymore though.

[u/CanadianBoyEh]

Prairie Gun Works. Absolutely love my M15!

[u/Big-Guitar-1979]

tangent theta. Although they don’t build firearms. But their scopes are the best

[u/Vintage_Pieces_10]

I may get downvoted but I’ve been very satisfied with my BCL Bison .556 bolt action. The bolt had an issue out of the box but I phoned the company, the guy walked me through trying to fix it, we ended up getting it, he helped me register it for lifetime warranty, and the gun has been nothing but positive since. Shoots everything I put through it no problem and is a lot of fun.

That said, despite being Canadian, I’m aware they have pretty much the Turkish gamble: will you get a good one or a lemon? So buyer beware on that

[u/Brapika]

Cooey. A company thats as dead as my love for this country. Happy Canada Day.

[u/Junckopolo]

Cooey's are still simple and reliable small calibers, and pretty cheap

[u/MacintoshEddie]

I've always wanted to get an ATRS or PGWDTI rifle, but never got my finances in order in time.

[u/Crispysnipez]

Cooey

[u/amorphoussoupcake]

Para Ordnance 

[u/casa_del_porno → u/amorphoussoupcake]

Back in the day, definitely! Some amazing pistols until they moved south.

[u/95accord]

IBI barrels are top notch

So are JC custom barrels

[u/buji8829 → u/95accord]

We do guns too!!!

[u/GarlicMafia]

PGW

[u/casa_del_porno]

CADEX! Some amazing stuff. Still have one of their AR-15 lower receiver (double digits).
Colt Canada for their C7/C8 lines, everything else is junk
Can’t forget Inglis and long branch

[u/black_covfefe_please]

Savage rimfire rifles.

[u/Murray3-Dvideos]

I'll also go ahead and say that the MRA Renegade is a nicely made Canadian firearm.

[u/buji8829]

Ahem……IBI HMB and Deuce 2.0!!

[u/drpestilence]

Love my dlask tuf 22 and the barrel I got from them.

[u/ablemount]

FN C1A1.

[u/Eisenbahn-de-order]

Longbranch no 4 😂 otherwise Cooey's those were always cheap but reliable firearms

[u/Parratt]

KS Arms. Absolutely amazing barrels and actions

[u/Relevant_Diver_3228]

The crypto reciver was decent if you switched out the internals and did the magwell modification

[u/LumberjackCDN → u/Relevant_Diver_3228]

Im hoping the backland comp is going to be ok. We're getting one to rip apart and ill post a review in here when it comes.

[u/Relevant_Diver_3228 → u/LumberjackCDN]

They are making another version of it whats the difference between the elite and the comp

[u/LumberjackCDN → u/Relevant_Diver_3228]

NEW | The Backland Comp model now offers the competition and shooting enthusiast the ability to use aftermarket AR Triggers. Installed with an AR Trigger & Safety selector, AR grip, AR looking magwell and orientates your finger into the natural position to reach the mag release without breaking your grip

[u/OpeningDark → u/Relevant_Diver_3228]

Man I wish my Crypto receiver wasn’t absolute garbage. The machining was so bad and out of spec that the charging handle sags and catches every time it’s pulled. And the upper and lower are so unaligned it looks comical. Not that it matters now I guess.

[u/Relevant_Diver_3228 → u/OpeningDark]

Oh the one that I lost in a boating accident was amazing I just bought the receiver without any of the parts and it was a bit off colour but the machining wasn't bad 

[u/LurkerGarry]

No Maple Ridge love in the comments?

[u/GarlicMafia]

Ross!

[u/EcstaticStock499]

I grew up on a Cooey model 75 single shot bolt action .22 where you have to pull the hammer back each time as well. It was and is very accurate. I must have sent waaaay north of 10,000 rounds through that gun in my teen and early adult years. That entails a lot more time and thought than going through that many rounds with a semi or even a repeater. 💯 this is the gun that made me a shooter to whatever degree I might be called one haha. This is where I learned trigger pull and discipline, breathing, keeping both eyes open, eyeballing distance and learning holdover techniques, and it was so fun.

[u/bulletride308]

Antlers arms in QC, aka Fierce in the past

I dont know if they are good or not tho

[u/YetAnotherWTFMoment]

Para Ordnance pistols. I can't believe how they f*cked that one up.