r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jul 17 '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

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22

Concerned about the handgun freeze looming in the air.

I'm planning on purchasing a Kriss Vector SRB 9mm in a couple months. Is it classified as a handgun or rifle? I just want to be ahead of getting it, incase it is classified a handgun and the handgun freeze does come in the future.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jul 19 '22

Buy one with a longer barrel and use it for hunting.

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u/knine71551 Jul 20 '22

You can’t even use 9mm to hunt anythjng

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jul 20 '22

No? Useless against rabbits and squirrels I would expect.

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u/knine71551 Jul 20 '22

Wasting meat is actually an offense in hunting so squirrels for sure plus only 22LR is allowed to be shot “into the air” angle wise.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jul 20 '22

So you are saying, essentially, that you can't hunt small game with a shotgun which is several times more powerful than 9mm?

Which provincial hunting regs say that? I don't recall seeing it when I took the Hunter's Education course.

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u/knine71551 Jul 20 '22

A shotgun might be more powerful close range but it sure doesn’t go far which is more of the concern

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jul 20 '22 edited Jul 20 '22

Still looking for those regulations where you cannot hunt with 9mm

I could hunt deer with my target bow, what's you concern?

Off to hunt some clays now!

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jul 20 '22

Also, buckshot, slugs.

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u/knine71551 Jul 20 '22

You wouldn’t use that against small game would you?

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jul 20 '22

A shotgun? Absolutely. Just have to pick the appropriate ammo.

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u/knine71551 Jul 20 '22

No Specifically buckshot and sligs

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jul 20 '22

Sure!

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