r/canadaguns • u/OrangeWinston1 • Aug 07 '26

Buy recommendations Advice on what to buy next

It’s 4 years I have my PAL. I hunt, go to the range and I shoot clay pigeons. I currently have 3 guns
-1970 Browning BAR 30-06 Belgium
-1990’s Winchester 1300 XTR 12Gauge
-Savage 64F 22LR
I just replenished my gun fund (~2000$)and I’d like to buy a new to me firearm. I’d like a to start a collection but a lot of interesting guns are now banned. I was thinking on a Ruger 10/22 takedown because it’s cool and perfect for a SHTF situation. I have decided to come here and ask what you guys and girls think would be a good addition. Maybe I’m missing something. All suggestions are valid. Thank you in advance

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u/NorthwindX7 Aug 07 '26

The bar really covers hunting for me, it's what I upgraded to instead of a bolt for brush hunting and spooky stories. Depending on how accurate your bar is, an accurate bolt for extended plains hunting and precision shooting might peak your interest.

A lever action in .357 is neat. Shoots cheaper .38 special for plinking and can get bear loads in .357.

Sks's and other moderate center fire cartridges will be recommended. I'll play devil's advocate for those, they are generally inaccurate, and hunting wise underpowered. Sks if shot with the common corrosive ammunition gets lame pretty quick having to strip down all the parts to make sure it doesn't rust after every trip ends up with me not even taking it out.

Other center fires- banned or not, they arn't that great for anything other than plinking or yote hunting. Too small for big game, too big to cheaply shoot over a .22lr. Thats my 2 cents anyways.

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u/Accomplished_Ruin396 Aug 07 '26

Man, I was fully prepared to write a paragraph arguing with you because this triggered me at first, but… I hate to admit you’re right.

I’ve got semis in pretty much every caliber (.223, 7.62x39, .308, 30-06, etc.), and almost all of them are safe queens or strictly hunting guns now. The novelty wore off, especially with the SKS, cleaning after every range trip gets tedious real fast.

Swapping over to precision bolt guns brought back way more actual fun to range days than dumping mags into 3 MOA groups ever did.

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u/Whispersfine Aug 07 '26

I think the only semi you need is the one for shtf situation. Other than that, the novelty wears off fairly quickly

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u/NorthwindX7 Aug 07 '26

That was my view until I really got into solo hunting deep in the bush. Turns out shit can get spooky real quick.

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u/Iokua_CDN Aug 07 '26

Honestly, that's why I'm considering a semi auto hunting gun.  That and when the bans first came out, I was so mad at the reasoning of "No one needs a semi auto to hunt"  when all I can think about is reasons to have a semi auto.  Hurt hand? Have to shoot with your non dominant hand? Getting attacked by fast predators  and need more than one quick shot? (Feral dogs are legit an issue in many areas, more than wolves or cougars or anything else)  getting attacked by a big animal like a moose or bear and need more firepower?  Like I can think of so many reasons to have a semi auto rifle for hunting.

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u/NorthwindX7 Aug 07 '26

Hell dude even a buck. The thing I'm hunting scared the shit out of me. I was sneaking along grunt tubing on a game trail real slow it was extremely quiet. After a good few long long minutes of doing this I had a buck snort weeze so loud it freaked me out. I couldn't see it, it was probably 30ft in the bush. I clicked the safety off and realized that if it did charge me, I would only get one shot off and if I missed I'm getting gored.

Never heard it again, never heard it leave, sat for another half hour on the trail and left.

It was a coworkers grizzly story that was the last straw for me after all the others I heard. Buddy in swan hills Alberta was mauled by a sow grizzly. Only survived because he mag dumped his illegally carried 1911 while bow hunting. You can read the story for yourself but the pictures he showed me were brutal.