r/canadaguns • u/raymondtrudeau • Jul 23 '26
Misc Question
Anybody know what gun his mag would used in? Looks a lot bigger than 5.56-.223 to me.
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u/LananasCourageux Jul 23 '26
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u/NorthwindX7 Jul 23 '26
I mean personally I started carrying a BAR in .308 instead of my t3x in .308 for deep brush hunting. I like being able to justify it by saying "it's essentially what the conservation officers are carrying for the same reason".
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u/Iokua_CDN Jul 24 '26
Honestly, I really want a semi auto 308. Folding stock to make up for the 18.5 inch barrel while still keeping it compact.
Chances are I'll never have to defend myself against a wild animal, but if I ever did have too, I'd much rather have a 5 round semi auto Than fumble with my bolt action. Even better if they had pistol mags.
The only other gun I'd feel confident I could maybe shoot a second shot is a pump action, from all the practice missing at clays and having to shoot again. Otherwise.... not even my lever action to I feel is be able to shoot twice in a stressful situation
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u/NorthwindX7 Jul 24 '26
It was pump action for me until I got into hunting. I was looking into levers but all the triggers are pretty subpar, and I didn't realize the Bar was still legal, pretty happy with it. It's long but for hunting it's not an issue. Definitely makes me feel better being out in the middle of nowhere alone with the prey and predators.
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u/Iokua_CDN Jul 24 '26
True, I guess most hunting rifles are 20 inches or close anyways.
What caliber is your bar in?? I've been looking at the cheaper used European 3006 ones for a while now. Figured the cost savings over the 308 versions were worth it, though if they finally bring in the removable magazines bars, that might change
Edit reread your first comment and realized you said it was a 308!
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u/NorthwindX7 Jul 24 '26
Yeah I landed on .308 for a few reasons-
-It's plentiful, and PMC bronze is available for cheap training ammunition. -It holds 4 in the hinge mag instead of 3. -Recoil to lethal range ratio is perfect for North American game all the way up to moose.
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u/AresV92 Jul 24 '26
That's the main reason I'd want one over my 12ga is for a momma or bull moose. In the Loch Alva wilderness area they are all over. The black bears are usually pretty skittish so we don't really have to worry about them unless you get between the mom and her cubs.
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u/NorthwindX7 Jul 24 '26
12g slugs are still extremely, if not more efficient for stopping wilderness threats. If not hunting I would take my 12g over the bar.
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u/NorthwindX7 Jul 24 '26
I should clarify that slugs would be 3" hard cast like brennek black magic or something similar
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u/AresV92 Jul 24 '26
Yeah I'm carrying the Rio Brenneke hard cast slugs, but I always think about how little time I'd have if I were loaded for ruffed grouse (2 3/4", 1 1/4oz, #6 bismuth at 1450fps) like I usually am when walking and a moose came out of the thicket. If I shot that at a charging moose it would probably just piss it off. I guess that's where a 10mm handgun in a holster would be useful. Thanks RCMP... Either way I'm definitely not getting a BAR any time soon because of the price so it's just wishful thinking. My next gun will probably be a lever action in .357 for fun plinking with the kids. The .22LRs are only so much fun you know? For now I'll keep carrying bear spray and hoping.
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u/Iokua_CDN Jul 24 '26
Definitely feel you on that, my highest caliber gun is my 308 bolt action for many of the same reasons. Cheapo norinco ammo, or spend a little bit extra for the PMC bronze, and more capacity in the mags.
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u/717Luxx Jul 24 '26
12ga semi. Benelli is the only I'll trust my life to. Beretta probably fine too.
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u/Ov3rReadKn1ght0wl Jul 23 '26
Yeah, that whole controversy really pissed me off. The helicopter deer cull only added to it.
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u/NorthwindX7 Jul 23 '26
Government could have done a really cool hunter program for a fraction of the cost of what they squandered. I don't mind that they gave us easy political ammunition for gun rights though.
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u/Relevant_Diver_3228 Jul 23 '26
Well doing fine after they had to replace all of the shitty stocks
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u/LananasCourageux Jul 23 '26
Yeah, no clue why they would get something in laminate but also spec stainless for the metal bits.
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u/Apologetic-Moose Jul 23 '26
A lot of the Rangers' jurisdiction is in the Arctic. I didn't live all that far north in Nunavut and daytime ambient temperatures were still consistently -40 or lower in the dead of winter. Lots of the Inuit in the Rangers have had bad experiences with polymer stocks in extremely low temps, because polymer tends to get brittle when it's frozen. Wood can expand and contract with temperature and moisture but generally retains its structural integrity, in addition to being an insulating/warm-touch material.
The stocks delaminating seems to be a Colt Canada QA issue so far, as none of the Tikka-built T3x Arctics I've seen have had delaminated stocks.
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u/AresV92 Jul 24 '26
Didn't they use the wrong glue to make the laminate? Seems like the kind of thing you'd want a tech transfer from Tikka. Some manager probably trying to cut costs at Colt, wouldn't be the first time.
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u/AresV92 Jul 24 '26
Knight's SR-25 AR-10s with graphene dry lube and expanding copper solid rounds is what I'd go with. Test the stocks for the -40°C cold to select one that won't crack over time.
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u/AresV92 Jul 25 '26
Interesting. Graphene is more slippery than graphite. The carbon is in bunches instead of sheets. No lube it is then.
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u/osmda Jul 24 '26
I’ve shot with a few of the rangers, they seem really fond of their new rifles all things considered
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u/WeightedDips95 Jul 23 '26
I remember what felt like 100 years ago Billy Club Blair saying that police were only militarizing in response to civilians militarazing(how dare we own modern firearms!). Here we are years later after countless concessions looking at a CO who looks equipped to patrol Fallujah. He wouldn’t have lied would he???
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u/Azuvector bc Jul 23 '26
Bill Blair was chief of police in Toronto while this shit was going on: https://youtu.be/oJHK_BHrcpQ Anyone surprised by this (I get that you're being sarcastic.) needs to wake the fuck up.
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u/Foreign_Active_7991 Jul 23 '26
It's actually pretty easy to tell when he's lying, it's whenever his lips are moving.
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u/WeightedDips95 Jul 24 '26
He’d also turn red like a turnip when pressed. There was the famous CCFR interview with him where he started blending in the with LPC campaign signs behind him.
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u/Foreign_Active_7991 Jul 25 '26
Yeah I saw that interview way back when, what a fucking embarrassment that man is.
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u/FishAye5 Jul 24 '26
The lake bed was scraped and dredged but none of the two million previously non-restricted, now prohibited forearms reported “lost in a boating accident” were found.
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u/No_Armadillo2253 Jul 24 '26
AR-10's aside, the more dangerous thing they carry, for you, at least in my experience in Northern Ontario, is an extra pouch on their breast area which holds their cell phone. The phone's always pointed outward and the camera is always on you in any interaction you may have with them. They don't have to, and will not disclose whether or not they are recording you during any interaction, no matter how minor. Be careful what you say to them.
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u/Embile3031 Jul 25 '26
Ar10 family, 20 round mag, same size as box of ammo.
.308 common caliber takes down anything in NA.
Parts easy to source and will be around for a long time.
The only controversy is why the LPC prohibit the single most ideal firearm for hunting.
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