Category: News
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Changes Coming to Canada’s Firearms Laws
Taking a break from my holidays to provide an update on a new announcement. Essentially, there were 2 firearms related policies announced. One was de-criminalizing the CZ858 and Swiss Arms rifles that are prohibited. This will provide a way for owners of these rifles to do something with them other than gaze at them longingly from…
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Tannerite Binary Exploding Targets in Canada
This legislation was decided long ago, but came into effect recently and we’re just now starting to see binary exploding targets getting on shelves here in Canada. I thought I’d whip up a quick post on them specific to Canada. What is Tannerite? Tannerite is a brand named patented by the official company Tannerite.com. It’s pretty…
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A Couple of Milestones: 50,000 Views on YouTube and 400,000 Visitors to the Website
Just wanted to check in with some cool milestones. I started this website in late February, 2012. I started doing YouTube last Fall/Winter. The Website The website is now past 400,000 visits and around 700,000 pageviews since I launched. On a typical day right now, I’m seeing around 700-1000 visitors. It’s not really the busy…
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Why Every Canadian Hunter Needs an AR15
*Editor’s Note: June 13th, 2016. I know a lot of visitors are reading this article to better understand Canadian gun laws and what firearms we can legally own in the wake of the Florida shooting that happened on Sunday morning. I’d argue that you’re looking at the wrong cause but if I can convince you…
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Range Report: T97 vs AR15
I finally got a chance to wring out my Norinco T97 and AR15 for accuracy today. I could do more next time: run target 10X+ scopes and shoot in less windy weather, but I had the fundamentals solid with a good rest and comfortable target picture. I shot 10 shot groups which are superior to…
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2013 in Review
2013 was a big year for The Hunting Gear Guy. Traffic has gone up considerably since our launch in February 2012; we’re now at ~30,000 visitors per month and we send 350 visitors per day to a variety of gun shops and other websites in Canada. Things will probably slow down past January, but it’s…
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I Won!
I’ve been faithfully submitting entries to Gun Owners of Canada‘s contests for months now, and I won one! Zombie Supply Canada from my neck of the woods (Edmonton-ish) supplied the prize, which consisted of a pile of decals, a big pack of targets (which I’m glad of because I’m completely out of targets), a t-shirt,…
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Dominion Arms Socom 18 M14 Rifle
Previously, there were 2 variants of the Norinco M14 in Canada; a regular length M14 and a shorter barrel “shorty” M14. Canada Ammo is bringing in a new variant that comes with a short barrel, “navy” style front sight, and a threaded flash hider instead of the usual castle nut deal. That threaded muzzle should…
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Boyds’ Gunstocks Now Offering Savage Axis Aftermarket Stocks
Boyds Gunstocks is now offering aftermarket stocks for the Savage Axis in their Classic, Featherweight Thumbhole, and Prairie Hunter Shapes. This is great news, because the Axis factory stock is a bit crappy looking and you can now have a fantastic looking stock for a bit more than $100. I’ve reviewed their stocks before…
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Canadian Aftermarket Norinco T97 Accessories
It’s here, check out my review on the T97 FTU (Flat Top Upper) Seeing as there are an estimated 2000 Norinco T97’s in Canada now, there remains a list of things in the design that need to be addressed, namely the lack of decent optics mounting. The people behind M14.ca are aggressively tackling this market…