r/canadaguns • u/Final_Birthday2205 • Aug 04 '26

Fix my gun Ottawa Area Gunsmiths 2026?

Good evening,

I recently had an out of battery discharge in my TM22 and I wanna get the barrel inspected before I do anything else with the gun. I tried running a ram rod through it with a brush and it comes to a hard stop, even though the barrel has no visual obstructions (but I can see some sort of deformation in the barrel).

Are there any gunsmiths in the Ottawa area besides the Gun Medic and Gunco? I used to go to That Hunting store but it seems they don’t offer that service anymore.

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u/DarkHeroes5 Aug 04 '26

What’s wrong with Gunco?

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u/Lumindan Aug 04 '26

Jason at gunco is the best gunsmith around.

What's the issue?

He's done plenty of work for me with zero issues (and it wasn't brutally expensive).

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u/Final_Birthday2205 Aug 04 '26

No issues with Gunco, i’d just like to see what other options there are.

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u/Lumindan Aug 04 '26

That's about all you'll get in Ottawa.

You may have some additional options if you're willing to travel further but honestly I'd just take that to Jason.

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u/Sad_Buy_9866 Aug 04 '26

Personally Id go the DIY route on a TM22, unless you’re set on paying for a Smith.

Eg.
Grab a penlight, flash that down the chamber while you look in from the muzzle end. If you dont see a your light, there’s your problem.

If there’s an obstruction, get a long wooden dowel and hammer out the bullet (easier if you take the barrel off) A cheap bore scope can also be handy to view damage once the bullet is out.

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u/Final_Birthday2205 Aug 04 '26

There is no obstruction as I can see through and through, the cleaning patch and brush are both getting hung up on the same spot. There is definitely some damage, I submitted a warranty claim to Derya, but I figured for future reference I might as well look into some local gun smiths.