Gear
A .22 beat the doomscroll
The top current Canadian gun thread was not another panic spiral. It was a happy rimfire setup. That matters for new shooters, range culture, and lawful ownership.
Steve Coppola
Steve Coppola is the editor of Holdover, a Canadian publication covering precision shooting, firearms policy, handloading, tools, and lawful firearms ownership.
Advocacy
Ford said the easy part out loud
Doug Ford is right that Ottawa is focusing on the wrong people. Ontario gun owners still need more than a useful clip.
Advocacy
A quieter argument Canada still refuses to *hear*
A current Canadian suppressor thread points at a better argument: sound moderators are not movie magic. They are a hearing, range-noise, and policy maturity question.
Gear
*18.6 inches*, and the market exhaled
A CGN rifle thread says something useful about Canadian gear culture: after six years of bans and buyback pressure, non-restricted has become a feature.
Advocacy
Stop Crediting the Buyback for *Police Work*
Recent Canadian enforcement against smuggling, drugs, and illegal firearms should be credited honestly. Do the police work, then do not sell it as buyback success.
Advocacy
Twenty-four handguns, *wrong target*
Halton police found 24 U.S.-sourced handguns in a trafficking file. Ottawa should notice the difference between a criminal pipeline and licensed-owner paperwork.
Advocacy
Pop cans became policy *targets*
A banned-plinking-rifle joke landed because it says what owners keep seeing: Ottawa turned ordinary lawful gear into a compliance problem and called the target public safety.
Advocacy
67,000 declarations are *not* a public-safety plan
The federal buyback declaration number is not proof the policy is working. It is evidence Ottawa still has not earned trust from the licensed owners it keeps trying to manage.
Advocacy
PAL test week, with less *panic*
A fast PAL/RPAL study companion for the week before CFSC or CRFSC: practice questions, weak-area drills, ACTS/PROVE, storage, transport, and quick reference.
Handloading
Run the numbers *before* you buy the press
A Canadian reloading cost calculator for the real question: cartridge, volume, equipment, components, and the round count where the press starts paying you back.
Advocacy
Say it *clearly*, or lose the room
CCFR hiring a content creator is a signal: Canadian firearms advocacy now happens where new shooters, critics, and casual voters actually form their opinions.
Gear
Blame the *pipeline* before the rifle
Global News says Cadex rifles reached Russia through alleged diversion. Canadian shooters should recognize the real story: supply chains, sanctions, and precision manufacturing, not another excuse to blame lawful owners.