Steve Coppola

Close view of a black scope's rear glass, ribbed magnification ring and narrow tube on a grey work mat.

Gear

Twenty or 25 mils for the Arken EPL4?

Rangeview lists the Arken EPL4 6-24x50 at C$509.99 with 20 MRAD of elevation. Arken’s current product pages say 25 MIL, while its linked manual returns to 20. Which specification accompanies Canadian stock?

A black DNT ThermNight TNC4K219R rests on an outdoor concrete bench, with distinct front optical apertures and a distant autumn tree line.

Gear

DNT ThermNight 4K: two sensors, three resolutions

A fresh C$1,799 Canadian offer puts DNT’s TNC4K219R in view. Its 4K digital sensor, 256×192 thermal core, and 1920×1080 display answer different buying questions.

An empty Commons chamber with green seats and oak desks facing across a central aisle beneath a modern glass roof.

Advocacy

For three firearm offences, Canada's count rose 103 per cent

Statistics Canada's records reproduce a 103 per cent rise from 2015 to 2025 for three named firearm offences. Their rate rose about 74 per cent. The broader gun-violence series measures something different.

A compact black ZEISS V3 RF scope lies on a blue cloth beside two separate one-inch scope rings on a pale workshop shelf.

Gear

$480 for a ZEISS V3 with fixed parallax

A C$480 Canadian listing puts the compact ZEISS V3 rimfire in view. Its fixed 50-yard parallax and XRR eight-power reference define the useful buying question.

A shop employee in a blue shirt places a closed powder bottle beside other capped containers on a wooden cabinet shelf.

Handloading

April 2027: registration for powder shops without explosives licences

From April 1, 2027, powder retailers without an explosives licence need an NRCan registration number. The new rules also change buyer checks and packaging duties.

Black Savage B22 Precision on two workshop wall supports, with a machined chassis and daylight shadow.

Gear

Lakefield's place in Smith & Wesson's Savage deal

Smith & Wesson has acquired Savage. Its factory map includes Lakefield, Ontario, while Canadian owners still need specific answers about future production and support.

Close right-side view of an SKS receiver and wood stock, with its short fixed magazine immediately ahead of one trigger guard on a charcoal mat.

Advocacy

SKS review advisers expect a first meeting later this fall

Public Safety has supplied a first-meeting forecast for its classification advisers. Owners still need a usable account of the review and their promised place in it.

The glass-clad corner of the 701 West Georgia Street building rises above its public sidewalk entrance in Vancouver.

Advocacy

CTF's court bid for RCMP buyback cost records

CTF has requested a hearing over withheld RCMP buyback cost plans. The court record and official funding figures deserve a careful reading.

Adjacent townhouse entrances at dusk, with a sealed cardboard parcel bearing a black-and-white diamond mark on one step.

Advocacy

Your ammunition, someone else's porch

An ammunition parcel at the wrong door leaves the buyer needing delivery evidence, a retailer contact, and a clear explanation of the coverage terms.

A black Carmel rifle with its stock extended rests in an open cardboard carton on a receiving bench.

Gear

Carmel in stock, with a dealer trip still to come

North Sylva gives the 16-inch Carmel a dealer-shipping window. Current Canadian listings still separate distributor stock, retail receipt, and the longer CSR18 order queue.

A seated field-target participant holds a scoped air rifle at shoulder height while looking down a woodland lane.

Precision

Fifty first attempts at Grenville's One & Done

Grenville's One & Done put one attempt at each target. Its fresh results offer a useful way to understand class choice, equipment, and the meaning of a score.

A shooter holds a phone beside a supported chassis rifle while reaching for its scope turret at an outdoor range.

Gear

One screen for Ballistic AE's chart and corrections

Federal combines Ballistic AE's range card and live corrections. Canada's iPhone listing confirms the update; profile limits, phone support, and offline preparation deserve a look.

Twenty or *25 mils* for the Arken EPL4?

DNT ThermNight 4K: *two sensors*, three resolutions

For three firearm offences, Canada's count rose *103 per cent*

$480 for a ZEISS V3 with *fixed parallax*

April 2027: *registration* for powder shops without explosives licences

Lakefield's place in Smith & Wesson's *Savage deal*

SKS review advisers expect a first meeting *later this fall*

CTF's *court bid* for RCMP buyback cost records

Your ammunition, *someone else's* porch

Carmel *in stock*, with a dealer trip still to come

Fifty *first attempts* at Grenville's One & Done

One screen for Ballistic AE's *chart and corrections*

Twenty or 25 mils for the Arken EPL4?

DNT ThermNight 4K: two sensors, three resolutions

For three firearm offences, Canada's count rose 103 per cent

$480 for a ZEISS V3 with fixed parallax

April 2027: registration for powder shops without explosives licences

Lakefield's place in Smith & Wesson's Savage deal

SKS review advisers expect a first meeting later this fall

CTF's court bid for RCMP buyback cost records

Your ammunition, someone else's porch

Carmel in stock, with a dealer trip still to come

Fifty first attempts at Grenville's One & Done

One screen for Ballistic AE's chart and corrections