Category: Tips
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Norinco T97 Disassembly
A quick video I whipped up to show disassembly of the Norinco T97 (NSR). And a bonus: re-assembling the Type 97:
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Polishing a Refurb SVT-40 Bolt Carrier
Note: as with all firearms advice on the internet, any modifications you undertake yourself are at your own risk. Also, don’t do this on a rare collectors firearm. The Tokarev SVT40 is a neat milsurp readily available in the Canadian market right now. Most of the SVT-40s you see will be refurbished variants, and part…
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338 Lapua vs 338-378 Weatherby
Another fun game of round comparison, this time pitting the ferocious 338-378 Weatherby Magnum and the military favored 338 Lapua Magnum. If you’re looking at these two rounds, the 338 RUM and 338 Edge are both worth looking at as well, but for today, I’ll just be focusing on the Lapua and Weatherby 338’s. The…
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Savage Bolt Action Magazines
So after helping a friend of mine buy a brand new Savage hunting rifle, I happened to notice the magazine looked familiar. I removed the mag from the rifle and looked in awe as what I was in my hand was a plastic clip, Savage Axis mag. Yes, Savage has implemented the breakable plastic tab…
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Tactical Shotgun Accessories in Canada
I bought a used 870 that I wanted to tacti-cool for 3-gun competition, so I thought I’d put together an epic article on tactical shotgun accessories in Canada. Some people appreciate the ease of use, pointability, extra shells, and looks that tactical accessories provide. Like always, prices and availability will change and I’m still adding…
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50 Beowulf Magazines in Canada
Within Canada, rifle magazines for semi-automatics are limited to 5 rounds. 5 rounds of whatever they’re designed for. So what happens when you design a STANAG-compliant magazine for the enormous 50 Beowulf? You get a magazine that can legally hold 14-15 rounds of 223. ***Update Nov 18, 2015: The RCMP considers these “dual use” magazines…
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AR15 Parts in Canada – Stocks, uppers, etc
This is a big departure for this site, because AR15’s are restricted and can’t be used for hunting in Canada. But. . .I got an AR lower and wanted to find info on parts availability, and the spreadsheet below is the result. I just had to share it because it took a while and some of the…
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Budget Stock DIY Repair
During one weekend I had a chance to help my father-in-law dust off some of his firearms. We came across his Midland gun company (Parker Hale) 30-06 bolt action rifle. He shared some of his hunting stories that he had with this rifle back in the “good” ol days, including how the wooden stock cracked…
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DIY Savage Axis Trigger Job
DIY Savage Axis Trigger Job Warning: screwing around with your trigger comes with some risk. You should have a good idea of what the rifle trigger should be doing, have a bit of mechanical sense, and test rigorously afterwards. If you adjust your trigger according to this content, you take responsibility for your modifications. If…
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Sighting in a Rifle for Long Range Hunting
Modern bolt action rifles are a modern day pleasure. Considering what people earn these days, an accurate bolt action rifle is much more within reach than it ever has been before. A new Remington 700 in 1962 would cost $115. That’s at a time when average monthly household income was $500. In 2012, the average…