Gear

Gear

Buying a borescope starts with the *phone*

An Android buyer asks about Teslong. Current model documents show why the exact camera, phone connection, app and probe deserve a check before ordering.

Precision

With *.22* expected this autumn, Hirsch points buyers to dealers

Hirsch Precision expects an autumn rimfire order, with almost all headed to Canadian dealers. The forecast gives buyers a reason to ask about allocation and matching ammunition lots.

Gear

Left-handed, and buying a rifle to *keep*

A BC buyer tried a left-handed Tikka for the first time while weighing a Bergara. Handedness, fit and the exact Canadian configuration deserve their own comparison.

Gear

Hornady's palm reader still needs a *fit check*

Hornady has added palm-vein access and a retrofit kit to its safe range. Current hands-on coverage makes the complete opening sequence, lock fit, and Canadian supply worth checking.

Handloading

Lake Echo *decides* your next cartridge

Berger's new 6mm bullet won in Utah. For Canadian reloaders, Lapua's catalogue and the distributor in Lake Echo say more about which cartridge belongs on the next barrel.

Gear

Your scope has never been on a *counter-tariff* list

Finance Canada's August 25 new-measure table has 629 tariff items. None is a firearm, cartridge, propellant powder, primer or riflescope. The upstream steel exposure is another matter.

Gear

Lyman Brass Smith Case Trim Xpress *review* after a year on the bench

After more than a year, two failed trimmers, and more than 2,000 cases across nine cartridges, the Lyman Brass Smith Case Trim Xpress has earned a permanent spot on my bench. It only trims. That turns out to be enough.

Gear

Same weight, different hole

Hornady's American Whitetail Tipped reached Outdoor Canada's 2026 gear list in twelve cartridges. Hornady's own tables put the tipped .308 load and the old one within four tenths of an inch at 300 yards. The difference that will cost you a deer is not in either table.

Gear

Nothing in section 10 says case

Subsection 10(1) of SOR/98-209 requires one thing to transport a non-restricted rifle: that it be unloaded. No case, no trigger lock, no separate ammunition. The case rule Canadians recite at each other is real, but in Ontario it comes from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.

Gear

Your scope needs its own answer

Public Safety Canada says accessories submitted outside the individual firearm list will be destroyed without compensation. Its collection instructions also require a firearm to be complete and fully assembled. Get the answer about attached gear in writing before an appointment.

Gear

A $20 ticket, then the rifle ships later

TACCOM's current FAQ says firearms and ammunition bought at the show ship after the event or wait for store pickup. Use the day to solve the gear questions that need your hands and eyes.

Gear

What You Gain - and Give Up - With an Ultralight Rifle

A four-pound hunting rifle is easier to carry. An eight-pound rifle is easier to shoot. Neither is automatically better - and knowing which problem you actually need to solve matters more than the number on the scale.