Policy
Inside the *211,000-record table* behind your rifle's class
Canada's firearm table is administrative, enormous, and practically decisive. A promised classification review should make its reasoning visible.
Canadian Context
Canadian firearms ownership, regulation, retail reality, training culture, and the practical context behind Holdover coverage.
Policy
Legal ownership rose. The study found *little crime link*
A new Canadian preprint links direct RCMP ownership measures with deaths and crime. Its restrained finding deserves a careful read.
Precision
Four barrel makers, four *cleaning clocks*
PROOF, Bartlein, Krieger, and Criterion publish different barrel-cleaning intervals. Their shared method is the useful part.
Precision
A Canadian shooter gave 1:12 an *honest job*
A 17-pound .223 trainer, cheap 55-grain ammunition, and a 1:12 barrel make sense together when position work is the declared job.
Competition
Ontario's mini-rifle calendar has a *handgun gate*
Ontario has current IPSC mini-rifle matches. Its public newcomer route still begins with a handgun-specific Black Badge course.
Precision
How you split 15 rounds changes the *answer*
A 2026 ammunition study found that three five-shot groups gave a less biased precision estimate than five three-shot groups using the same 15 rounds.
Gear
PSA 570 launches Friday. *Canada* gets a different clock
The PSA 570 launches in the United States on Friday. Canadian buyers still need an exact classification, exporter, importer, carrier, and written quote.
Gear
*1,400 yards* looks good on a rangefinder box
A first rangefinder should be chosen from its target-specific reach and the correction workflow it replaces. Current prices make the solver decision less obvious.
Gear
A .308 in boreal cover starts at *2x*
For a .308 used mainly inside 300 metres, low-end field of view, reticle visibility, and mounting fit deserve the first look.
Advocacy
One receiver, three rows, and a *30-day clock*
Federal records track calibre and can hold multiple configurations. Section 4 gives permanent and continuing temporary changes different clocks.
Advocacy
On BC Ferries, your *ticket type* changes the firearm rule
BC Ferries section 13 sends vehicle and foot passengers down different firearm paths. Route 11 has a narrow northern exception.
Advocacy
In Quebec, the licensed-owner count crossed *500,000*
The RCMP's 2025 report puts Quebec at 502,111 adult PAL holders, 20.4% of Canada's total. The historical tables make the milestone more precise.