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

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[u/Avendosora]

Please dont make fun of me... the extent of my fire arms training/experience is my military service. I did not deploy and only served 4 years so no cool stories. Wasn't infantry and honestly the extent of fire arms experience was the weapons safety training, exercises, and range days. So aside from using a .22 once when I was a teenager... I have no idea. The reason I'm getting one is for hunting. Our family has decided to take up hunting. Fire arm safety isn't a concern (I have confidence in my ability to operate/store/transport a fire arm safely and will be doing my hunter aafety exam shortly. Already passed the course.) the issue is not being familiar with civilian models.

I would want something in a similar style to what I'm accustomed to using. So pistol grip, bolt action where I can easily inspect the bore from the non-business end. Do hunting rifles even have the option to add a pistol grip? Can one even hunt with that type of fire arm or is it specifically for sport shooting?

I do plan on going into a cabella's and talking with them to see about my options but figured since I'll be getting my PAL it would be a good idea to know what I'd even be looking for.

Thanks. 😊

[u/Avendosora → u/[deleted]]

That is EXACTLY what I'm talking about!!! Could I hunt deer with that?

[u/Avendosora → u/[deleted]]

Awesome! Thank you so much. I am super excited to get to go out and help put some locally sourced food on the table 😀

[u/Avendosora → u/[deleted]]

How is the recoil? I'm pretty small but could handle a C7 just fine...

[u/Avendosora → u/[deleted]]

Oh I never even thought of that. I always figured the rounds we used would be more than enough given the purpose of them. But yeah I suppose game is far more difficult to uuuhhhhh... you get the idea.

[u/Avendosora → u/[deleted]]

Deer, elk, maybe some birds like partiridge maybe a moose some day, elk.... rabbit maybe... unless you need a trappers license to shoot rabbit... or if you're even allowed... I want to hunt for food so I guess whatever we're allowed to hunt for food. Moose I think here are done by a draw so I don't think I can just hunt those without being lucky enough to get drawn. (The guys at work are always talking about whether they got drawn for moose or not etc etc)

[u/Avendosora → u/[deleted]]

Maybe even a bear... but I don't remember if I liked bear or not. I havent had any since I was very little

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Also I will say it was surprising how fast the training comes back. Going through the firearms handling portion of my course I imeadiately was thrown back to my training right down to clearing stoppages and the entire weapons clearing protocols. Although lack of firing bays and looking down the bore freaks the hell outta me.