Category: Rifle Reviews

  • De-Sporterizing a Lee Enfield No4 MkI

    De-Sporterizing a Lee Enfield No4 MkI

    Sporterized Lee Enfields, more commonly known in Canada as “303s”, are still plentiful and cheap. At around $200, you can get a really decent sporterized shooter. But what if you want that original full wood stock, military look? Well, then you’re going to have to de-sporterize your 303. Some people call this restoring, restoration, or…

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  • Cooey Model 39

    Cooey Model 39

    The Cooey 39 is a bolt-action, single shot 22 made in Canada. It can fire 22LR, 22 long, or 22 short. There is a manual cocking piece on the back of the bolt. These rifles currently go for around $100-200 on the used market depending on condition. At 4.3lbs, these were considered a youth rifle.…

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  • Heritage Rough Rider Rancher Carbine Review

    Heritage Rough Rider Rancher Carbine Review

    The Heritage Arms Rough Rider Carbine is a rimfire, revolver rifle. It comes in 22LR and is an odd little fellow. I picked this one up from Cabela’s/Bass Pro cause it was on sale and because, of my 500 reviews written so far, I haven’t reviewed any revolver rifles before. Specifications: I’ve got the slightly…

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  • Eaton’s Carcano

    Eaton’s Carcano

    Eaton’s brought in a bunch of sporterized Carcano’s from Austria around 1929-1931. See my regular M91 Carcano review here. Some (including this one) use 6.5 Mannlicher Schoenauer instead of 6.5 Carcano. Some also have double set triggers, substantially reducing the trigger pull weight. Dive in Canada has a great video on it, no sense making…

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  • Mossberg MVP Patrol 556 Review

    Mossberg MVP Patrol 556 Review

    The Mossberg MVP Patrol is an American-made, bolt action, 223/5.56 rifle. It uses STANAG (AR15) mags and is nice and lightweight. Specifications Shooting the Mossberg MVP Patrol I. ..really like shooting this rifle. The Mossberg LBA trigger, a knockoff of Savage’s Accutrigger, is nice to use, the bolt action is fast (newer versions of the…

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  • Henry Homesteader Review

    Henry Homesteader Review

    The Henry Homesteader is a semi automatic, 9mm PCC. This rifle was lent to me for review by Dave from Foothills Firearms Training in Calgary. Pros: Cons:

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