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Savage 110 (and variants)
The American bolt-action that's been continuously produced for 68 years. Available in every common Canadian hunting calibre. The cleanest Low.
Ban-Risk: Low
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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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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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Ruger 10/22 (standard)
Low on the rubric, but the platform has been touched once already. The 2016 magazine reinterpretation is the only reason this isn't a confident Low.
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Bergara B14 HMR
Bolt-action precision chassis with hunting bones. Sits well outside any reasonable reading of the current criterion.
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Tikka T3x Compact Tactical Rifle
Bolt-action, classic hunting profile, no semi-auto lineage — Ottawa would have to reinvent the criterion to reach this one.