Coming in December 2026 - Canuck C22

[u/22GageEnthusiast]

Saw this at Taccom earlier today. This model by Canuck basically fixes two major issues I had with the TM22.....the charging handle is ambidextrous and it's got a bolt hold open. The bolt hold open is on the third photo. It also takes 10/22 mags but Canuck will be coming out with proprietary 5, 10, 15 and 25 round mags. From what I've seen the 15 and 25 round mags will look similar to the Butler Creek banana style mags. Mil-spec buffer tube. The handguard is all aluminum and has MLOK slots on the bottom as well. Full length aluminum picatinny rail. It will also come with the MBUS style sights. The only thing this doesn't come with is the scope and the tripod obviously.

The Canuck rep told me that they'll be on shelves in December but they will probably be out earlier in November so all the Canadian gun tubers can review them. Obviously the big concern is how reliable they will be but I've been pretty happy with Canuck and O'Dell Engineering's products so far so I have a feeling that this will be a TM22 killer.

EDIT: I forgot....these will come in a 12 inch, 16 inch and an 18 inch barrel version. The muzzle is also threaded. Also, they will come in OD green and I believe FDE. All models will be non-restricted. Price point will also be around $600 CAD. Same as most TM22s.

[u/swift_gilford]

Any insight from the show how barrels are installed/swapped or if the proprietary mags can be modified to fit 10/22s?

[u/22GageEnthusiast → u/swift_gilford]

The C22 magazines are proprietary. It has to be like this because all 10/22 mags have to be either 10 rounders or pinned to 10 rounds. If Canuck releases backwards compatible mags for the 10/22 that exceed 10 rounds without being pinned then they will instantly be classified as prohibited devices by the RCMP.

[u/swift_gilford → u/22GageEnthusiast]

I understand that, but i also wonder if that's because of the bolt holt open built into the mag that stops it from working in the 10/22. Which ultimately means if you remove that feature it may work.

Again we won't know until we get one in hand, but supposedly the C22 accepts 10/22 mags so i imagine its a small geometry difference somewhere and my money is on that bolt hold open feature.