Category: News

  • A Couple of Milestones: 50,000 Views on YouTube and 400,000 Visitors to the Website

    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

    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 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 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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