r/canadaguns • u/Ok_Competition6823 • 6d ago
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u/Medical_Banana1586 6d ago
In Quebec???? Possible???? Or are we the gayest province as usual
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u/BonaFideDueDiligence 6d ago
Theoretically possible, but I have yet to find anyone who has managed to do it. The FQTIR doesn't issue exemptions, only the SFC does in Quebec. Therefore, you have take the long route by competing and showing proof of training over 4-6 months. This means you need to borrow a handgun to complete all of this and subsequently obtain the exemption from the SFC. Good luck if you don't know anyone who already owns one. No club in my region lends out handguns.
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u/Medical_Banana1586 5d ago
Dang so basically Iām completely out of luck š¢ (I donāt know anyone with one to lend me)
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u/daddyfatsacks22 6d ago
These posts are making me so discouraged - and enormously jealous. In Ontario, thereās simply no feasible way to obtain the required exception.
I became a SFC member, requested the letter, was told I needed to compete and prove it. You canāt compete without a 22LR handgun. And you need to compete at a range/event officially recognized by the SFC and that publicly posts scores.
Iām in Ottawa - and from what Iāve seen, thereās no clear way to:
- Obtain a 22LR to actually use in a competition
- Find a relatively close location that SFC would deem appropriate or proof of me competing.
Has anyone else in Ontario found a realistic path to do this?
Iām a member at three local ranges but none qualify.
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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 6d ago edited 6d ago
I became a SFC member, requested the letter, was told I needed to compete and prove it. You canāt compete without a 22LR handgun. And you need to compete at a range/event officially recognized by the SFC and that publicly posts scores.
It's a huge Catch-22 and ONTarget is doing nothing to help Ontarians get into the sport.
ISSF is being run in Sharon (GTA area), but the orientation course was in May.
You can check for events at ontariotarget.ca.
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u/Flaky_Process_3780 6d ago
My range invested in being a member of the SFC and a bunch are getting the exemption
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u/Dill_Pickle_Tears 6d ago
If youāre in Ottawa, try out the RA Centre Gun Club. There was a member who received his handguns who posted about it here
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u/Hisoka365 6d ago
The only competitions in the Ottawa area that I know of is in Arnprior. At the RA center, we practice every Wednesday and track our scores. I don't think they accept it as legitimate records but will soon probably.
Was for competitions at the RA center, we are a long way from hosting one as our turning targets aren't working. We still need to get that setup as the wires were shot out by some one.
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u/ActCompetitive1171 6d ago
What are the requirements to become a provincially qualified Olympic sport organization?
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u/GreenCactus223 6d ago
Are those all .22?
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u/Ok_Competition6823 6d ago
Yes sir
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u/PermissionSafe2183 6d ago
Can someone explain this process? Is this just some sort of exemption u have to have then import from America
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u/Disastrous-Panic-87 5d ago
Buy ones with conversion kits available...
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u/IAMURBUNKLE 5d ago
Which ones? Seems like 22 to 9m is almost impossibleĀ
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u/AresV92 5d ago
Glock 44V, S&W M&P 22 Compact, Ruger LCP II. There are lots. You'd probably need to import through I Run Guns . Com or similar importer. I get what you mean about barrel/recoil spring/slide conversions not being available at Canadian gun shops. You'd probably need a .22LR version of the 9mm gun. If you compete in ipsc you can get 9mm I think.
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u/Geralt-of-Rivai 6d ago
Agreed, but if you don't own any handguns and always wanted onez what else are you going to do. If you already have handguns then I'm not going through all this to grab another 22 lol
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u/GreenCactus223 5d ago
Im surprised how much the conversion kits are. More than I paid for my pistols.
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u/FroBro243 6d ago
Curious how your TX22 will run. Mine is very ammo sensitive. Great looking collection!
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u/Ok_Competition6823 6d ago
Havenāt shot it yet, just got it yesterday need to wait for the physical paper on the mail before I can take it to the range.
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u/FroBro243 6d ago
Fair enough. Yea I have the older gen of the TX22 Competition and have found it very sensitive. The cheapest ammo it will run is the Federal Auto Match, and even then it has some stove piping issues. CCI, and higher quality Federal run very well, as well as SK/Norma/Eley pistol offerings. If I choose to run cheap bulk ammo, it will stove pipe/FTE every other round.
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u/Dill_Pickle_Tears 6d ago edited 6d ago
BC? AB? I need more ON posts on the exemption.
I also donāt know which 3 I want. Iāve got one settled already thatās a must acquire, but for the remaining allocation Iām trying to choose from the Mark IV, TX22, 502 tactical, Ruger 617, beretta 87T, and Colt King Cobra Target 6ā.
Too many to choose from. I know you can reapply the next year or over some specific interval to try more models as you progress in the sport, so Iām n out sure which I want for my first round.
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u/GordoBlue 6d ago
Noice! Damnn.... I want that ruger. Maybe time to get off my lazy ass and try to get exception. Where did you buy?
Congrats!!
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u/HaliRumble 5d ago
NS here.. Just going to blatantly assume I can't do whatever this is until somebody tells me otherwise.
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u/SixEyeSassquatch 5d ago
Theres clubs that do the bullseye, but i havent seen anyone post about it.
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u/Thereal_Stormm006 6d ago
Iām saving my crave for handguns for the US.
I will not settle for a .22; I want 9mm, .45, 10mm, .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum & .44 Magnum handguns. If I canāt have them in Canada, at least Iāll legally own them in the land of the free & the home of the brave
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u/Dill_Pickle_Tears 6d ago
How long did the process take for you once you received the exemption and then sought to purchase from IRG? It sounds to me like people have different answers about transfer/registration timing
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u/External_Big_2982 6d ago
Nice collection. How does the Taurus and fn shoot compared to the Ruger? Whatās the accuracy like ?
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u/Disastrous-Panic-87 5d ago
Don't know if cz shadow 2 sells from.factory.with kadet slide... Would be worth a call.
FM has some if not mistaken
P226 has one
Some 22lr.1911 can be upgraded
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u/Ok_Competition6823 5d ago edited 5d ago
Cz shadow one was discontinued a long time ago and rare to find. FN? Nope. P226 yes, good luck finding one tho, I have one. 1911 22lr you canāt upgrade to a 9mm š
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u/crasheralex 5d ago
Please explain like I'm 5 for someone in ontario. How can I still get new handguns? I have a new mission in life.
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u/Bepisnivok 5d ago
Im sorry, what. I've been way too busy with work. What's the process here ? Any Alberta luck on this ?
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u/CupcakeAway1318 4d ago
Where did you find the Taurus? Iāve been trying to find one to import!
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u/Ok_Competition6823 3d ago
It was really hard but I did find it, message me I might let it go. I got too many guns. Itās brand new unfired
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u/Papabandit_ 6d ago edited 6d ago
Getting a handgun exemption just to end up buying a Taurus š
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u/Ok_Competition6823 6d ago
I guess buddy doesnāt see the other 2 guns too. Plus I have a 226 š¤”
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u/Papabandit_ 6d ago
I can't speak on the FN cause I got no experience with them and I wouldn't shit on a Ruger cause they're nice and fun guns. and mb my grammar on the shitpost comment was wrong
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u/Even-Somewhere-9554 6d ago
Guys, please stop posting your handguns. I will have to wait until September for mine because my lazy ass did not apply for the exemption sooner when I learnt about it