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Henry Long Ranger
The modern lever-action that put centrefire-rifle calibres in the lever format. A 2016 design, currently Non-restricted, unlikely to move on rubric grounds.
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Steve Coppola is the editor of Holdover, a Canadian publication covering precision shooting, firearms policy, handloading, tools, and lawful firearms ownership.
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Howa 1500
The Japanese OEM behind half the budget hunting bolt-actions on the Canadian market. Howa under its own name, plus Weatherby Vanguard, Mossberg Patriot.
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CZ 457 Varmint
The cleanest 0/15 on the Index. A bolt-action rimfire precision rifle in a Czech wooden stock — exactly what the SOR criteria don't reach.
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Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
The rifle Canadian forces carried in WWII. Long Branch Arsenal in Toronto produced thousands. Still Non-restricted in 2026 — the rubric reads it Low.
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Uzkon Typhoon ARS12
The third Turkish bullpup shotgun in the Index. SOR/2025-86 prohibited the entire segment in one Order. The cluster is complete.
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Hi-Point Carbines (parent entry: 995, 1095, 3895, 4095, 4595)
The cheapest PCC on the Canadian market for a decade. Entry-tier polymer carbines named alongside the flagship-tier modular rifles in one Order in Council.
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Norinco Type 97A
The Chinese-export bullpup. PLA Type 95 / 97 lineage in a civilian-spec variant. The OIC named it alongside the rest of Norinco's catalogue.
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IWI Galil ACE
IWI's other prohibited family. The Galil ACE is the modern Galil, descended from the IDF service rifle of 1972. Named alongside the Tavor.
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SIG Sauer MCX / MPX
SIG's civilian semi-auto pair — one centrefire, one PCC — banned together in December 2024. The modular design was the point and the case.
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Heckler & Koch G36 (and variants)
The German military service rifle's civilian variant. Adopted by the Bundeswehr 1997; named by the Canadian OIC 2024. Lineage holds across both directions.
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Beretta Cx4 Storm
The PCC that defined Canadian pistol-caliber carbine sales between 2006 and 2020. Named in the original SOR/2020-96 list.
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Robinson Armament XCR-L
The rifle that lost the U.S. SOCOM SCAR competition and won the Canadian sport-shooting market — until SOR/2020-96 named it in the original list.