r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • May 29 '22

Weekly Newbies & FAQ Thread - Post your questions here for PAL/RPAL application, timelines, CFSC/CFSRC, references & requirements, or general new to firearms ownership -type questions

This thread will be used for the "new"-type questions, PAL/RPAL applications, references, CFSC/CFRSC requirements, storage/transport, or other general "new-to-me" firearms ownership questions.

In response to this thread, the community was quite positive for a thread to cover these subjects.

These threads will be stickied for a week, renewing every Sunday @ about 0600 AST. Previous threads here. Take a look, your question may have been answered!

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u/troviinstaller Jun 01 '22

Is it just me or is good surplus insanely hard to find right now? I look on CGN and gun post for say, a K98 and I can count the posts on one hand, and when there are listings, there’s just so much sporterized crap. Retail stores have barely anything other than SKSs, Mosins and k31s. Am I looking for milsurp wrong?

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '22

The K98 is 80 years old, collectable, and never super common in Canada. Look for a Garand or a Lee Enfield. A little more common.

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u/troviinstaller Jun 01 '22

Garands are a little out of my budget 😅 and pops got a couple Lee’s back when they were 500 bucks numbers matching. I understand for Mauser actions, Swedes and Yugo mausers are a bit more common right?