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.
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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.
Advocacy
Safety courses keep *filling* under the handgun freeze
Toronto's course board is a small signal, but an honest one: even under the handgun freeze, new Canadian shooters are still paying to learn the lawful path.
Gear
Your first PAL comes with a *regret list*
A Canadian thread about the firearm that got away says more than nostalgia. New shooters inherit a market shaped by bans, freezes, scarcity, and policy aimed at the easiest owners to find.
Advocacy
The evidence should exist before the *cheque*
A $742 million firearms program should not need an access request to find its public-safety argument. Licensed owners deserve evidence before policy burden.
Handloading
I started handloading with *.338 Lapua*
Most people get into handloading the same way I did: by looking at what factory match ammunition costs in Canadian dollars, doing some quick arithmetic, and deciding to buy a press. The conclusion is approximately correct. It leaves out a great deal.
Gear
The rifle is not the *scandal*
A current Global News story about Cadex rifles in Russia should make Canadian shooters proud of the gear and much less patient with policy aimed at the wrong people.
Advocacy
The law is already *heavy*
A current Canadian legal explainer says the quiet part clearly: firearms law is already heavy. The real policy question is aim.
Precision
The target does not care what I *bought*
Accuracy is worth chasing. It is also very good at making expensive confidence look foolish, which might be the part of precision shooting I needed to learn most.
Gear
The best first precision rifle is still a *.22*
Current Canadian rimfire matches show the sane way into precision shooting: start small, learn wind and position, and let targets decide what gear actually matters.