Boys we are heading to Sumatra

I don't have any mag dump videos, but in the spirit of screw you to the other guy who said they are lame, heres something.

TLDR: New Stoeger hand guards for the M3000 Tactical will fit the previous versions of the M3000 Tactical/Tac (what ever they called them). You just have to order a couple of parts to make it work. See below for the part numbers.

Full version:

So if you are like me you bought a Stoeger M3000 Tac a couple of years ago, after they made some esthetic and functional updates, and like me you were probably not enterily happy with the stock and hand guard that came with it.

So what does stoeger do? Have another model come out with more goodies including what looks like a Mlok hand guard. So, do you buy a whole new shotgun or keep what you've got?

Well as it turns out, the handguards of the latest version of the tactical model to come out (which has Mlok slots) will fit the previous version, and you can get adapters from S&J Hardware for 870 stocks for magpul stocks and they have tube extensions if you want that look.

So, how do you get these parts? Well you will need to call Stoeger Canada, navigate to the parts phone line and order at least 2 parts to make this work with your m3000.

Required:

S06x1 (the bit between reciever and handguard)

E01x1 (the handguard itself)

Optional:

E02 x2 E03x1
E04x1

(these will be in your old hand guard already, just need to rotate the clip out of the slots and they should all come out)

Now it may take a couple of months for these to come into the country, because they are being made and shipped from Turkey.

When you recieve them and are ready to tear your gun apart to throw on your new hand guard there are some things you need to know.

1. You will need to take your bolt and action bars out in order to remove the plastic peice in front of the reciever and replace it with S06. Don't forget to yank the bolt handle out (might need plyers as it is in there pretty tight)
2. You will need to fit the new handguard onto the barrel before trying to put the barrel back into the reciever, it will be a tight fit to slide the handguard onto the barrel but that seems to be how it is designed. It seems best to "rock in" the handguard over the mag tube ring on the barrel and then press the handguard and barrel together until it is roughly half way up on the barrel and sort of sits in place.
3. Both barrel and handguard should go back on to the mag tube and into reciever at the same time. If you don't, the barrel will end up trying to go into the reciever on an angle and bind up.
4. You can use the rings and clip from the old handguard, they will look like sort of a short spring, this fits directly behind your barrel. Simply rotate the clip with a flat head screw driver until the raised sides come out of the indents in the old hand guard. Then remove all of the rings and insert them into the new hand guard.
5. Don't forget to fully seat your bolt handle back into the bolt, give it a couple of smacks to make sure it is fully inserted. If not you could loose the dang thing mid range trip.

Hopefully this will help you out if you like the new handguard but do not want to go through the hassle of selling your current M3000 Tac/Tactical and buying the new version.

Thanks all, happy blasting!

Hey everyone! This is my first time having to deal with changing my PAL address, and I’m also in kind of a weird limbo with my RPAL application.

I’ve completed the restricted firearms course, but I haven’t actually applied for my RPAL yet. Since I’m in Quebec, I also have to submit form SQ-3007 with the RPAL application.

My situation is a bit complicated. I’m moving for university soon, but all of my government IDs (driver’s licence, health card, PAL, etc.) are staying at my "home" address, which is my parents’ address. Changing those addresses isn’t an option for medical/insurance reasons.

As I understand it, as long as storage laws are followed, I can keep my non-restricted firearms at my apartment in the city I go to school. The same goes for Quebec's non-restricted registration, which can reflect wherever the firearms are ACTUALLY stored.

However, say I eventually qualified under the Olympic handgun exemption, I would need to keep any restricted firearms at my parents’ house (my father has an RPAL, if that makes any difference). I’d prefer having the handgun at the apartment because it’s HOURS away from my parents’ house.

This leaves me with a couple of questions:
1. When changing the address on my PAL through the CFP/RCMP website, do I need to submit ID and/or proof of address?
If I do, can I use my government-issued ID showing my parents’ address and also use something like my lease or a utility bill to support my university address?

2. For Quebec form SQ-3007, am I understanding the ID requirements correctly?
The form says acceptable identification must be:

1. Issued by a federal, provincial, or municipal government agency.
2. Includes the applicant’s photo AND their residential address. A combination of identification documents that meet both of these criteria is acceptable.

The wording makes me think that the address has to appear on the government-issued ID (or combination of government-issued IDs), and that something like a lease or utility bill wouldn’t satisfy the requirement. Is that correct?

Should I just not get the RPAL and keep this PAL address?

Thanks!

Looks much more aesthetic than the MRA Renegade .223

I’m loving this rifle, it is so compact and fun to shoot now especially with the upgrades I’ve done.

Ive got a bunch more ideas coming to make it the ultimate survival rifle.

Now that federal has released the 6.5 creedmoor +PEAK with claimed 300 fps increase through a 24 inch barrel, does this change your opinion on the terminal effect of 6.5cm at longer ranges? Considering that the new +PEAK 6.5 cm is hitting the 6.5 prc range of velocity, would you choose 6.5cm or would you still want the more proven cartridge when hunting big game at longer ranges? I've seen plenty of videos on YouTube of people dropping bull elk with 6.5 prc at 500+ yards. I assume 6.5cm +PEAK with a similar or slightly higher velocity as 6.5prc, is going to perform as well or better and have similar terminal effects down range. This leads me to believe that 6.5cm+PEAK is going to be the new .264 king. What do you think?

An updated photo of my amateur collection!

As the title says, what are your opinions on buying one vs just a regular one as the prices for the SKS-D's are crazy.

Gonna be hard to not buy something every paycheck with how cheap surplus guns are

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Last night , I was able to put a few more magazines worth of ammunition through this new gun.

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I gave it a quick going over before hitting the range and checked for loose screws , etc. Found a couple of loose ones gave them the tiniest dab of lock tite.

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No problems with loose buffer tube or pistol grip as some other users have had. I noticed that the butt stock has a bit of wiggle room on the buffer tube. Not sure if my TM22 does the same thing, but the plastic parts do look identical.

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I'm finding that the more I use aperature sights , the more I enjoy using them. I started out using the larger aperature on the rear sight, just not thinking about it. I was less than happy with the results at only twenty five yards. When I switched to the smaller aperature , in spite of starting to lose the light, results improved. That doesn't mean I was shooting cloverleaf groups , but I was happy with the way things were coming along.

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As for the action, several people have noted how hard it is to open the action when just cycling the gun without firing any rounds. I found mine to be the same way. But when I actually fired the gun, for some reason I found that something was different. Maybe the recoil force combined with my grip was helping the action open much easier. I find that this gun is much more pleasant to fire than it is to just cycle empty.

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I found that it is important to cycle the gun with authority on the first round of a full magazine. Maybe the upward pressure created by the compressed mag spring , and all those rounds in the magazine is causing some extra friction.

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I don't know if the short barrel has anything to do with this or if it was just the acoustics of the area where I was shooting but holy cow is this thing loud. I accidentally fired the gun twice without ear protection. It seems louder than shooting 38 special through my Henry big boy.

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I'm really enjoying playing around at the range with this gun. My thumbs aren't enjoying the experience of loading the magazines but I have a Ludex magloader on order. I should have that in time for the next range trip.

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Just curious if anyone has had any experience with this single shot 20 gauge. Just looking for a grouse gun.

Hey guys, I see the target pistol people are doing, and I wanna move from Manitoba to B.C, not just for that, but also because I wanna go work in the northern mines there.

I currently have my PAL, and a CRFSC booked for this weekend, here in MB.

But I saw some comment from a guy in this sub who moved from MB to BC, and he said that either the BC target shooting association (the guys who give the exemption letter) or either the CFO, did not recognize his Manitoba CFSC + CRFSC results.

Is this true? Will I have to retake it there? The place I will be moving to in September is a small plane ride away from any city so I won't have many places to take it.

So I'm shopping for a leaver action in looking at a Smith and Weston 1854. But while I lean towards 357. Fomo is making me ask should I consider 44 mag more? I'm just curious what are you thoughts? 44 or 357 for leaver?

Edit/Update:

I ended up going for the S&W 1854 Sheath hunter in 357 thanks every one

I've seen some posts from a firearms retailer in Alberta social media and website and a couple private sellers online selling UTAS 556/308 AR10/AR15 straight pulls.

The rifle from what I'm reading is essentially an AR10/AR15 without a gas port in the upper and proprietary sized pivot/takedown pins to make it incompatible with normal AR10/AR15 but is otherwise it's an AR10/AR15.

Does anyone have any more information on this rifle? I can't find much online and there's no public FRT, I would imagine there's a private one that has not been released yet as it would be needed for importing the rifle from Turkey. Seems odd RCMP would've allowed this to pass as NR.

Any stores other than FOC (don’t have what I’m looking for/ got what I could already) having any Father’s Day sales this week? Wanna try to load up on some gear if there are any!

Does anyone know any gun stores where I can find a Father’s Day edition Henry .22 in BC or Western Alberta, any help is appreciated

Interview of Blair Hagen, President of NFA by Travis Bader of Silvercore

Just picked up today after a multi-month wait and super excited to try her out! Review to come after load testing this weekend.

Cadex Seven Stars Pro, Stormtrooper White, MX1 muzzle brake, Kahles 8-64x56 scope with SPUHR QDP-6016 and Falcon Lite AES bipod.

Oh boy where do I start? It slam fired 1 round after 3 consecutive jams,2 out of battery detonations,my thumb got cut somewhere on the gun,near nonstop jams, countless failures to feed/extract,many of the failed fed rounds got smashed and were unusable, and my feelings are hurt because this gun looks really cool but isn’t reliable at all.

2/10

I just put a down payment on a Henry supreme 5.56 at my local gun store. I was under the impression that these magazines have to be pinned to 5 but my gun store employee said it's a 10 round limit which makes no sense to me. Is there some sort of loophole that he knows about and I don't? Or was he bullshitting / mistaken? Pic for attention.

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Regardless, what is the best magazine option for these things in Canada? All I'm going to be using it for is target shooting for now.

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Thanks In advance!