r/canadaguns • u/CapThePunch98 • Jul 12 '26

Misc American here with a few questions

I'm not trying to gloat or anything like that, just genuinely curious about Canadians and how they're feeling about guns, gun rights, and gun purchases. You guys were clearly given the shaft when it comes to guns.

Question 1: I see a lot of comments here passing up on $900 SKS's or Carmel's because they're a ripoff. Why not spend a little extra to get your hands on a semi-automatic rifle since the vast majority of them are banned? I feel like I would if I were in your shoes. 22's are just cope imo.

Question 2: how sacred are guns to the average user here?

Question 3: how is morale? Do you guys have hope for the future? If a conservative PM wins, do you think he'll unban a lot of shit?

54 Upvotes

75% Upvoted

124 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

18

u/[deleted] Jul 12 '26

[deleted]

16

u/Dill_Pickle_Tears Jul 12 '26

Basically there’s no quality semis that are sub $1k except for the SKS.

Even with pre bans I’d still buy one.

Partly the cost was so low for them due to the volume of product. Same with garands (I’ve seen ads from the 70s where they were ~$350). Milsurps dry up eventually - so they would’ve become more expensive regardless. The bans just accelerated them

2

u/Skullrawk Jul 12 '26

I think the new iwi Carmel seems nice, look like a scar

1

u/Dill_Pickle_Tears Jul 12 '26

Sub-$1k. I think the Carmel and Makasi a gorgeous and are legit good options (I want to buy both lol). Unfortunately with our current market you’re not finding anything like that for $800-$900