I’m just now starting the process of getting a PAL. We’re going to buy a shotgun and some sort of rifle and a good scope. I don’t know anything about rifles and best calibers so that’s going to take some research.
You don’t have to worry too much about calibers, it’s basically splitting hairs. 12gauge for the shotgun, and for the rifle go with what can be found everywhere: 308, 30-06
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. I assume most of those rounds are going to be about the same for the meat on the receiving end. I have to look at see what rounds are allowed at my local shooting range and pick from that.
Yeah they all (centre fire calibers) do the same thing when it comes down to it. Swedes hunt all their moose with a small 7mm round. Take a look at the ammo available in walmart, Canadian tire, the countryside gas station and choose one of those. Nothing fancy
There’s already roughly ¼ of the Canadian population that has a registered firearm. That’s like. Nearly 10 million people. If half of them decided to actually go guerrilla, and a good portion of the rest of the population decided to run support. It could easily be an un-unfuckable situation for the US.
Me too. I don’t think guns are usually necessary but it seems like the US is swiftly moving towards violence against the exact demographics of people who are my friends.
The most effective weapon in Iraq was IEDs. I would never advocate anyone learning how to make one, but if you wanted to defend yourself from an American invasion this is how the Iraqi resistance did it
We should be courting a weapons deal with Ukraine months ago when all this started. We are each in the same boat right now. Working together would only help each individually.
A few years ago, I got my RPAL because I thought I was going to inherit my dad’s rifles. (Turned out that he gave them to my uncle a decade before he died, but oh well.)
The process was fascinating, because it made me realize just how different the gun laws in Canada are, and how much responsibility is drilled in from the start. It also made me realize that a lot of the recent gun reform bills are unjustified bullshit.
Anyway, I have the paper and knowledge, but no guns. Don’t particularly want them either, although it may become necessary very soon.
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I’m actually thinking of buying a gun, which is crazy because I’ve been opposed to them my whole life.
I’m just now starting the process of getting a PAL. We’re going to buy a shotgun and some sort of rifle and a good scope. I don’t know anything about rifles and best calibers so that’s going to take some research.
You don’t have to worry too much about calibers, it’s basically splitting hairs. 12gauge for the shotgun, and for the rifle go with what can be found everywhere: 308, 30-06
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. I assume most of those rounds are going to be about the same for the meat on the receiving end. I have to look at see what rounds are allowed at my local shooting range and pick from that.
Yeah they all (centre fire calibers) do the same thing when it comes down to it. Swedes hunt all their moose with a small 7mm round. Take a look at the ammo available in walmart, Canadian tire, the countryside gas station and choose one of those. Nothing fancy
If I were the government, as a contingency plan I’d have a shipping container full of weapons in every census block in the country.
Sure, we’d lose the battle, but that would make holding Canada impossible.
There’s already roughly ¼ of the Canadian population that has a registered firearm. That’s like. Nearly 10 million people. If half of them decided to actually go guerrilla, and a good portion of the rest of the population decided to run support. It could easily be an un-unfuckable situation for the US.
Check your local hunters association, sometimes they will run PAL training for free/by donation
Me too. I don’t think guns are usually necessary but it seems like the US is swiftly moving towards violence against the exact demographics of people who are my friends.
Trump became President and that’s when I decided to become a gun owner.
The most effective weapon in Iraq was IEDs. I would never advocate anyone learning how to make one, but if you wanted to defend yourself from an American invasion this is how the Iraqi resistance did it
I’m right there with you. Never thought it would happen, but here we are.
Drone. Buy a drone and learn to use it well. Join a club. Learn how to navigate. Lots of us have guns. Multiple guns. You can have one of mine.
This. Maybe our government can make a deal with Ukraine and buy low cost drones?
We should be courting a weapons deal with Ukraine months ago when all this started. We are each in the same boat right now. Working together would only help each individually.
A few years ago, I got my RPAL because I thought I was going to inherit my dad’s rifles. (Turned out that he gave them to my uncle a decade before he died, but oh well.)
The process was fascinating, because it made me realize just how different the gun laws in Canada are, and how much responsibility is drilled in from the start. It also made me realize that a lot of the recent gun reform bills are unjustified bullshit.
Anyway, I have the paper and knowledge, but no guns. Don’t particularly want them either, although it may become necessary very soon.
Same