r/canadaguns • u/Hockeynut_11-11 • 17d ago
Gun and gear reviews First rifle
Finally got my first rifle. 1917 SMLE in amazing condition. Already looking at a .22 to just poke holes and have fun with!
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u/Capable-Ad2106 17d ago
Based af. Now you have to find a Lee loader for the .303 just only use your own spent brass as it only neck sizes. Makes it a lot more cost efficient to shoot.
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u/Dependent_Account603 16d ago
I was thinking the same, but then I just went and got a full on reloading kit instead and never looked back. Now I reload and cast for 10 calibers.
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u/Hockeynut_11-11 16d ago
Sorry what do you mean? I’m looking at reloading my own ammo. But right now isn’t practical as I live in a 1 bedroom
Apt, and don’t have a whole lot of space2
u/Dependent_Account603 16d ago
Lee loader kit doesn't require a press.
Lee (the reloading company) also makes a handheld press. Combine that with a neck sizer. I wouldn't wanna use the handheld press for full sizing.
When I first got into reloading I had all my equipment in about 3x 5 gallon buckets that I could set up pretty much anywhere.
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u/KalashnikovParty 17d ago
since your going the historic identity route i suggest you look for a cooey 39 or 60. authentic 20th century canadian made and while rough is a thumbtack driver
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u/Dependent_Account603 16d ago
.22 lee enfield
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u/VariousCheezez 16d ago
Single shot though :/
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u/Dependent_Account603 16d ago
You can find them mag fed to
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u/VariousCheezez 16d ago
That's true, though everything I read about the mags/trying to find parts for them kind of turned me off of the whole thing
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u/Dependent_Account603 16d ago
Finally good taste for a first rifle. See to many people buying plastic Turk junk because it's what looks like a video game or movie rifle.
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u/marley_hill 16d ago
A .22 to poke holes, and the lee Enfield to annihilate whatever remains. You should grab a Cooey model 60, if you want to continue the Canadian firearms collection. Cheap as hell, and really accurate.
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u/Hockeynut_11-11 16d ago
Just looked at the model 60, seems really cool. I was however thinking of a Henry repeater
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u/Doodlezz 15d ago
Henry golden boys are cool, but like others have said, a cooey for $150 is a crazy utility rifle and pure canadiana. Mine has dispatched many pests in the vegetable garden. You can even buy a weaver side mount for them to mount modern optics (mine has a vortex vanquish on it, purely because I could)
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u/marley_hill 15d ago
Cant go wrong with a Henry either. I have a mares leg in .22LR. Very accurate, and fun to plink with.
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u/cartman101 16d ago
"Weapon of war designed to kill as many people as quickly as possible" (literally tho lmao)
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u/Hockeynut_11-11 16d ago
What are you going on about?
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u/Dependent_Account603 16d ago
People use that wording as justification to ban "assault style" rifles. But that wording could apply to the Lee Enfield to
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u/cartman101 16d ago
So after the massacre in Nova Scotia, Trudeau used that phrasing as an argument for banning firearms like the AR-15. The gag is that something like the Lee Enfield, the SKS, hell even an antique Martini-Henry rifle rifle fit that description (you don't even need a PAL if you get a genuine one).
Yet, these guns aren't touched by ban lists (except maybe the SKS in future), mainly because they aren't used in Rambo or Johm Wick films.
So Trudeau saying what I quoted in my original comment applies to your Lee Enfield, because it's original purpose was to be a standard issue rifle for the armed forces, and to fire (kill) as many times before needing to reload.
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u/DonJuanPrawns 16d ago
A fine choice I have two they are loads of fun to shoot
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u/Hockeynut_11-11 16d ago
Which ones? I was looking at the website where I bought this one, and they just got a bunch more. If I was to ever buy another Lee, or maybe even surplus rifle I’d want something with a scope.
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u/DonJuanPrawns 16d ago
Youd have to buy an adapter to fit the scopes they can be kinda expensive. It you like the lee should look into an M1 grand those are fuckin amazingly fun to shoot
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u/Hockeynut_11-11 16d ago
I want to! Just need to save up the $4000 for one! Haha
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u/DonJuanPrawns 16d ago
The two I got were well under 4k try RDSC they have em last I checked it's a pretty decent site. So is reliable guns I think they sell em for less then 4k also
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u/ThePoeticJester 17d ago
An excellent first choice!