Gear
The lifetime warranty stops at the border
A lifetime optics warranty tells a Canadian buyer very little until the dealer names the service route.
Gear
Canadian-first rifle, optic, and gear reviews with owner judgement, measured tradeoffs, and no spec-sheet theatre.
Gear
Four ammo increases in nine months
Four supplier increases took effect between October and June. For Canadian shooters, the useful number is the replacement cost of a full season.
Handloading
Three rifles, 200 rounds, and five days at the *bench*
Cutting my range rotation from six or seven rifles to three improved the pace of each shot. It also left 150-200 cases waiting for most of the week.
Gear
Canada's gun-store map starts with *392 pins*
A new community-built map makes 392 Canadian firearms retailers searchable, with verification rules, corrections, and a privacy-conscious location search.
Gear
Built in *Chilliwack*
MDT holds 41 per cent of the PRS top 200. The number explains what elite shooters buy from a chassis, and what a newer shooter can leave on the shelf.
Precision
Four barrel makers, four *cleaning clocks*
PROOF, Bartlein, Krieger, and Criterion publish different barrel-cleaning intervals. Their shared method is the useful part.
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.
Gear
Electronic ear pro: *between the shots*
Electronic hearing protection earns its place when it keeps the range audible and its seal intact after a rifle stock reaches the cheek weld.