Zac Kurylyk, Author at Calibremag.ca

COVID-19 bailout money is funding gangland gun-buying: Report

October 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is responsible for lots of changes in 2020, directly or indirectly. We've got travel bans, businesses locked down, mask laws … and now, supposedly, illegal gangland gun purchases. A ...

Federal government is still looking for someone to administer firearms buyback program

Zac Kurylyk

October 19, 2020

Back in August, we told you the federal government was looking for a private partner to help with its firearms buyback program. Guess what? The feds didn't have any bidders, and now, they've had to open a new t...

More details on Remington’s break-up sale

Zac Kurylyk

October 15, 2020

A while back, we told you US-based firearms manufacturer Ruger was buying Marlin, a subsidiary of Remington, in the wake of Remington's bankruptcy. We also said other pieces of Remington were being sold off els...

Government response to Petition E-2341: “we will … restrict handguns.”

Zac Kurylyk

October 14, 2020

The federal government has replied to Petition E-2341, and it looks like a warning shot fired towards gun owners. This summer, you might have heard about Petition E-2341, because gun owners were mobilized fr...

Just ahead of hunting season, Federal wants you to remember its new Firestick ammo

Zac Kurylyk

October 9, 2020

As October rushes on, most of Canada is in the middle of hunting season. Depending what province you're in, you might get some added time afield if you're wielding a muzzleloader. And, if you're looking for a n...

The Canadian military is trying to buy new pistols, again

Zac Kurylyk

October 8, 2020

Here we go again. After years with no success, the Canadian military has re-booted its pistol procurement program. Now, the Department of Defense plans to buy as many as 20,000 pistols. Newspapers (the Chron...

Ruger has bought Marlin from Remington

Zac Kurylyk

October 7, 2020

Longtime lever gun manufacturer Marlin is about to change ownership again. Sturm, Ruger and Co. has bought the company from Remington for $30 million. As we told you earlier this year, Remington is currently...

Nova Scotia man charged with weapons offences after confrontation over alleged forcible confinement, abandonment of child

Zac Kurylyk

October 7, 2020

RCMP in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, have charged a 19-year-old man with weapons offences after a confrontation, which started when he allegedly saw another man confining a child in a car trunk. In the incident's ...

Is there an ammunition shortage in Canada?

Zac Kurylyk

September 28, 2020

Is there an ammunition shortage in Canada right now? Recently, I went to my local Canadian Tire, looking for .30-30 ammo. The shelves were empty—none of the classic low-priced (or formerly low-priced, at least)...

Here’s the new Savage Rascal Minimalist

Zac Kurylyk

September 25, 2020

Savage is keen on its new Minimalist stock design—so keen that it's now available on the single-shot Rascal beginner rimfire rifle. The new Savage Rascal Minimalist is now popping up on the company's website, i...

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