$2500 on the dot so not even a flip

Trying to figure out the best way to go about building a target stand for hanging targets and something to staple cardboard/targets to. This is what I came up with.

The idea is, the legs can slide into the feet, and the single 2x4’s can slide into the legs for easy disassembly. Can easily fit in the back of my SUV, and carried out by two people. Distance will be anywhere from 100-1500 yards on crown land.

Anything you guys think I’m missing? I’ve never really built anything with wood like this before lol

I really love the SKS rifle, but I also really wish it had a better optic mount solution. I feel the ones on the market currently all have some sort of major drawback, like height being too high from bore, too far forward, or require destruction of the receiver cover latch pin (the latter system also just kinda looking like a solution slapped on top of the core problem, instead of solving it).

So I started sketching / designing a system that I thought was ideal, with the following criteria
-low height over bore
-witness with rear sight at 100m (without optic)
-non-destructive
-allow close optic (eg. full scope)
-easy access to chamber
-hold zero

Turns out this was actually pretty involved. The original receiver cover acts as rear rails for the bolt carrier; it's not just a dust cover. So I designed a mimic of those rails (same latch attachment as the original, so non-destructive), which would interface with a recoil spring latch (attaching to the existing recoil spring). The new cover would attach to the rear sight assembly (requiring the removal of the rear sight leaf, but still non-destructive), and fasten down using pressure from the button (via recoil spring tension). All good - ready to prototype! I've just received quotes from a couple of machine houses and... I think my ideal solution is just wildly out of reasonable cost. The quotes for prototyping made my eyes water. Ain't no one in the country gonna be willing to pay what it'll cost to manufacture. Lesson learned.

When I was 8 years old or so, my father took me to Canadian Tire and bought me a Ruger Explorer to learn to shoot. That’s one of the few good childhood memories I share with him. I’m just shy of my 22nd birthday and I still have it.

Today is my nieces 4th birthday, and it got me thinking, what is an appropriate age to buy a kid a BB/pellet gun? I know it greatly matters how mature a kid is, but I was mainly curious as to roughly what age a child truly understands how to act appropriately with a gun, even if it’s “just” a Red Ryder or something.

What are your thoughts?

When buying or selling something on gunpost and someone responds to your ad with a profile but has either no reviews or recently made the account less then a week, month or six months? Do you even respond ? What's the cut off? Or offered you a deposit but can't pick it up for a month? (I have had this also now) Just say screw it and decide to keep it instead lol?

Since we're getting some more goodies into the Canadian market, how likely do y'all think it would be to get something like this here?

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For years I've been talking with my buddies how we need a 17 HMR semi auto rifle like this. First time I've really found one that fit my dreams 😅

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https://www.rockriverarms.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=2349

Is it possible .... to build a Canada legal TP-9 like errr PCC from first principle? Just throwing a basic idea in the wind. Not by a lay person but by a legal business licensed to make firearms.

We know Glock and its internal parts are dime a dozen (not literally but you get my drift!).

Barrel assembly, trigger/ trigger groups, recoil springs, buffers, springs, locking block and even entire upper slide.

And actual receiver is essentially polymer frame. I mean there are such companies like Polymer 80 that make such 100% polymer frames. The frame as such is basically cavity and holes to support these components. So.... why not have that cavity intact and just add a butt stock (as in the mold) for what essentially is a handgun design into a .... sub compact carbine not matching anything on market externally. the slide can still "slide" on rails, heck may be cover by a shroud.

Rest everything is essentially... in same place as a glock.

Heck, while we are at it, we can have a unique mag/magwell design (just some mechanical incompatiability with general glock mag well) and have mags with just 5 rounds. Like add slots/notch to avoid any other mag from fitting in.

And here is the kicker part. Since this is going to be a Canada only madness and not in massive numbers, so make it using additive manufacturing process which does not require committing to make molds etc. The equipment are flexible and reuseable. Just slow. But then Canada is a small market. You can actually do a "build on order" model. There are fibres that can hold for pretty decent. Like PEEK. Heck... offer a service that if you crack and break your frame, they can send you a new frame if you return old broken/cracked frame. I mean there are such things like FGC-9. Those guys are using much much worse fibres (PLA etc) and materials. You can use better fibres and structural material. Like PEEK, Nylon+CF+GF... the list is endless... to actually make the frame as strong as polymer frames from Glock.

And when and if Horsie or Lie-be-reals ban it. Just make cosmetic changes to the damn design while keeping the cavity intact.

I believe... you can even have specialized AI models that can actually let you to customize the asthetics / "looks" of firearm, without actually messing up the structural integrity of the frame.

Let horsie ban it... send the new model for classification and validation the next day and launch it once it is done. Or sent 10. And launch as you need. One by one. May be next day to horsie ban.

TL;DR:

1. Make your PCC models recievers a moving target for Horsie to ban.
2. Reuse ALL of Glock internals. Basically put Glock in a PCC body.
3. Use additive manufacturing methods and produce polymer frame on-demand to minimize capital tie up.
4. Supply mags with 5 shots only. That will bypass the new design ban. Make mags/mag-well slightly incompatible with existing models.

Can it even work? u/SpectreBallistics ?

PS: Apologies if I made a very stupid lay-person mistake.

Curious what others are doing to make sure our paper weights aren't rusting. So far I've just been leaving a slightly heavier than normal coating of gun oil, and then wiping/reapplying every few months. Cant say the place its stored is overly humid.

Curious what others are doing or if that pretty much sums up most people's "routine" for long term storage.

Would rather not find out that I should of done something different when its too late haha.

Seems like by CGN at least, the Carmel is considerably more pre-ordered currently.

Looks like the doors will open pretty soon!!

So the boxes came WITH the ASFCP final label already affixed and not covering the shipping label of the boxes (I have 2 firearms in the program).
The temporary transport seal are not to be used to cover the boxes’ shipping labels? See the content that came with each box in the picture.

Link here: https://getagun.ca/

Essentially I'm taking this Google Earth dataset and turning it into a website, updating accordingly for new retailers and ones that no longer stock/are out of business (unfortunately far too many).

Progress Update as of July 28:

Canadian Tires fully mapped in: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, and the Territories.

• Mapped nearly all known independently owned firearms retailers.
• All the Bass Pros, Latulippes and SAILs are mapped.
• All Pronatures are mapped.
• I am working through adding Canadian Tires that stock guns. Once Canadian Tires are covered I will move on to the other categories listed on the site.

I am actively seeking suggestions for retailers I've missed and feedback on the site. Hope you folks enjoy :)

Here's the FAQ page if you're curious!

Hey guys. Birthday is coming up soon. Looking to purchase myself a birthday gun. Im having a really hard decision whether to get the mk15 or carmel, i have been leaning towards the mk15 but i’ve also been liking the looks of the carmel. Please help!

So we all know there are mixed reviews on the Makasi. Some people say it’s a great rifle, while others say it’s a “180 cope gun.” As someone who has pre-ordered one, I’m definitely a little nervous.

On a more positive note, maybe we can put together a list of upgrades that could improve the platform?

For a possible handguard upgrade, I’ve seen that the VLTOR CASV-EL may be a good fit.

From my understanding, the barrel can be replaced with an AR-15 carbine barrel with some modification.

The dreaded oversized pin that seems to fall out also looks like it could be replaced fairly easily.

Does anyone have any other ideas to improve the platform? The bones seem solid, and with quite a bit of AR compatibility, I think there’s a lot of potential here.

TLDR: What parts can we list to improve the Makasi, besides the obvious easy AR-15 upgrades.

It's just a range toy, but lots of fun. Haven't fired it with the cheapo ACOG on it yet, but looking forward to it.

I saw this L2D Combat Complete Tyton Upper kit on RDSC.ca, and it doesn't have a prohibited tag on it. What's up with this?

I have noticed in their reviews they don't say anything negative about the guns they are "reviewing". All they have is saying positive things about the gun and appear to be shilling out.

What made me post this here is they are deleting all YouTube comments that have any criticisms associated with their flawed review style.

In a industry so small we need people that actually reviews products and not shill. We can't just have people talking complete positive and ignoring any problems.

I have a alcor 223 but I have had problems with it. It baffles me a review channel can go about ignoring everything and deleting comments just to prop up a product.

Deleting comments was a tipping point for me. Even if they weren't deleting comments and this was all a YouTube glitch, they still need to start reviewing effectively.

Do better Canadian Caliber

Was just browsing Kodiaks site out of curiosity and saw theyre selling lever actions now? Not sure if this is a new thing for them or not. The wood on them actually looks beautiful. Anyone ever seen or handled one in person?

Serengetti S-tac with Eotech XPS2-0

Seems they are not importing non QC'D RIFLES but they will come with the 12"

I'm hoping the court case goes our way later this year, and if it does... There's going to be a sudden rush & huge backlog of orders getting placed.

I'd literally give my left testicle for a Ruger 9mm carbine, and would be happy to prepay or pay a deposit, to be able to pick it up immediately if (when... hopefully) the OIC's are struck down.

I haven't seen anything like this online - any of you fine people heard of any retailers doing this?

I know I’m probably in the minority here, but I genuinely can’t stand pistol grips on 99% of shotguns. Every time I see one, especially on pump shotguns, it just feels wrong aesthetically and looks awkward to hold.

There’s something about a traditional stock that just fits the look and feel of a shotgun better. Pistol grips always make them look overly “tactical” in a way that feels forced, like they’re trying too hard to be an action movie prop instead of an actual practical firearm.

For me they feel clunky, less natural to shoulder, and way less comfortable when firing heavier loads. A classic stock just feels smoother and more intuitive.

Obviously on automatic shotguns they look cool and are probably better to use, but we don;t have those here so I don't count those.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels this way.