• 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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  • Taking New Hunters Shooting

    Taking New Hunters Shooting

    A good first experience shooting is a fundamental part of getting new hunters into the tradition. Plenty of new hunters are thrown into the sport without adequate firearms training and they can be a bit of a menace to themselves and to the wildlife. I’ve seen new hunters scared of shooting a big 300 Win…

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  • Hunting for Meat and Dealing with Anti-Hunters

    Personally, I haven’t run into many people against hunting. We’ve got to an interesting a point in time when I think many of the people who would have been against hunting in the past are now interested in knowing where their food is coming from, and can see the appeal in hunting simply from the…

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  • Cold Weather Hunting Checklist

    Cold Weather Hunting Checklist

    Do you use a checklist, or do you pack based on experience? Not to insult your or my experience, but humans make mistakes and forget. There have been 2 times I’ve been to the shooting range without a magazine for the particular rifle I had to shoot that day, once where I went without tools…

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  • Boyds’ Gunstocks Now Offering Savage Axis Aftermarket Stocks

    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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