Precision
Rifle and pistol nationals, live from Saskatoon
Saskatoon's August 8-15 national program runs from 10 m to 50 m. Here is how to follow the current schedule, start lists, and live scoring.
Precision
Technique, data, rimfire and centrefire precision, rifles, optics, and the craft of putting rounds where they are meant to go.
Precision
Results from Prince George: 308 names, seven divisions
The 2026 IPSC Canada Handgun Nationals results contain 308 rows across seven divisions. Here are the published leaders and what the table records.
Precision
On a Canadian firing line, 300 needs a unit
Canadian shooting disciplines use metres and yards side by side. Label the range, solver entry, and dope card before one number becomes two distances.
Precision
At Borden, 900 metres still runs on *iron sights*
Entries are open for Canada's August Target Rifle championship at Mons Range. The discipline pairs aperture sights with prone sling support from 300 to 900 metres.
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.
Precision
Cookstown puts *250 targets* on Canada's trap line
Canada's national trap championship brings a 250-target scorecard, a public spectator invitation, and an international team path to Cookstown.
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.
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
*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.
Precision
Ontario's 1,000-yard line runs on a *military calendar*
A current Ontario shooter asks what rifle reaches 1,000 yards. The harder limit is the small number of civilian dates available on CFB Borden's ranges.