r/canadaguns • u/moe-idk • 5d ago

Gun and gear reviews Backland Hunter Comp First Impressions

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Ever since the original backland hunter came out I’ve been eying one, but the reviews kept me away. Seeing the comp come out and a few good reviews I decided to give it a try.

Ordered a set of irons for it which still haven’t arrived, but I wanted to try it out so threw a red dot on and took it to EESA.

Ran about 50 rounds of .223 with the only issue being not feeding 2 rounds. Also realized that if you raise the cheek riser it’ll block the charging handle lol.

New to guns so I don’t have anything to compare to, but fit and finish is good. Planning on taking it out again next weekend and might update.

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u/Tookan_ 4d ago

With all due respect, you could've waited until next month for two much better 556 black rifles to hit the market than anything Crusader Arms related, and for about 100-200 bucks cheaper than the Backland Hunter Comp.

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn 4d ago

Yes but the backland hunter comp is actually the cheapest of the 3 at 2200, mk 15 is 2400 and the carmel is 2500 MAP

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u/Tookan_ 4d ago

Remember seeing it at 2600 MSRP, guess i remembered wrong. Still priced ridiculously considering how Crusader Arms is.

Although on another note, if some shit goes sideways with anything Crusader Arms related, then I guess fixing it would be the other $400 I had previously thought of for the MSRP.

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn 4d ago

Eh theyre doing lifetime transferable warranties on them now. Corie told me theyre investing in staff as well which is why theyve been way more responsive. (To give you an idea they even ghosted me as a dealer back in the templar/sentinel days). But i am being super cautious still, only doing an order size of 1 at a time. But yeah definitely still a buyer beware for a while longer.