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/Otherwise_Rub_9515 Aug 08 '26

7.62x39 can take out black bear and moose to probably 100-150 yards... Sks is accurate enough to hit a 6" viral area at that distance.

223/5.56 can be used from home defense to taking out white tail deer to 100 yards

They're underpowered compared to 308/30-06 but you can kill anything up to white tail deer size game with 5.56 reliably and I've seen a video of a moose taken at 200 yards in 7.62x39.

Both cheap, readily available. But yes most of the remaining Canadian market for those calibers are dog shit.