Thread: Educate this Canadian

Originally Posted by canuck hunter

Speaking of funds, I priced one of those "mufflers" from Brownell's (USA) and the things cost more than my rifles. Earmuffs are a lot cheaper and work for construction too.

Wow thats expensive for a suppressor. As mentioned DPT do a decent one, Gunworks has the Spartan at around $300 kiwi, How easy are they to get into canada from here? And what are the legal issues around ownership there?

To be honest, if you know your way around engineering gear like Lathes, they are not too hard to make, time consuming is the biggest factor. Getting it refined enough to get the most out if it too is difficult, but the basic manufacture of something that will work not so much.

Originally Posted by canuck hunter

Brownell's prices range from $600 to $1100 USD so 35% more in Canadian dollars. Most of my rifles are military Swedish M-96, M-38 and a couple M-98's and none cost me more than $150, so it's hard to justify a suppressor.

A suppressor moves from rifle to rifle... It's not the value of the rifle to consider, but the value of your
hearing, and just how pleasant it is to shoot with a suppressor.

Originally Posted by timattalon

Wow thats expensive for a suppressor. As mentioned DPT do a decent one, Gunworks has the Spartan at around $300 kiwi, How easy are they to get into canada from here? And what are the legal issues around ownership there?

To be honest, if you know your way around engineering gear like Lathes, they are not too hard to make, time consuming is the biggest factor. Getting it refined enough to get the most out if it too is difficult, but the basic manufacture of something that will work not so much.

Suppressors fall under Prohibited in Canada so it wouldn't be worth the hassle, in 2017 a lobby group tried to get them allowed for non hunting use and it never made it to 1st reading in the house of commons.

Originally Posted by moosemeat

I’m in Courtice just outside of Oshawa east of Toronto

Well this is different meeting Canadians on the other side of the world instead of our back yards.

Originally Posted by canuck hunter

Well this is different meeting Canadians on the other side of the world instead of our back yards.

One of my best and oldest friends lives in Queensville on Leslie westside about 5 houses north of queensville sideroad has an Argo in his driveway, 3 doors down from the Jessop home !!

Originally Posted by moosemeat

One of my best and oldest friends lives in Queensville on Leslie westside about 5 houses north of queensville sideroad has an Argo in his driveway, 3 doors down from the Jessop home !!

I'll have to check it out and look for an Argo. Poor Christine Jessop.