Zac Kurylyk, Author at Calibremag.ca

National Police Federation statement says OIC diverts resources from more effective crime-fighting

November 23, 2020

This spring, Canada's federal government announced a massive ban on a wide range of firearms, regardless of their intended sporting/tactical/hunting use. At that time, the feds played up the move as important i...

Vista Outdoors is a year, $1 billion behind in its ammunition orders

Zac Kurylyk

November 18, 2020

Thanks to COVID-19 and other mayhem in the US, ammunition supply is dropping while prices are rising. Our neighbours to the south have it particularly bad, but it's increasingly noticeable here in Canada. Now, ...

SAAMI approves three new cartridges

Zac Kurylyk

November 17, 2020

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) just announced approval for three new rifle cartridges, all aimed at sporting use. .277 SIG Fury First off, the new .277 SIG Fury, developed b...

Once again, nobody bids on federal firearms buyback program

Zac Kurylyk

November 12, 2020

Can you hear it—that womp-womp, sad horn sound? Once again, the federal firearms buyback program apparently failed to attract any bidders; no private company wants to design and manage the program, it seems. Th...

Alberta provincial government wants your input on federal gun ban

Zac Kurylyk

November 9, 2020

As 2020 drags on, we've had lots of wild headlines, but for Canadian gun-owners, one constant storyline has played in the background. The Liberal government's sweeping firearms ban in May spawned a saga of cont...

New Stevens 320 shotgun models come with thumbhole stocks for hunting, security

Zac Kurylyk

November 3, 2020

Savage is best-known for its centrefire and rimfire rifles, but it sells shotguns too, many of them under the Stevens sub-brand. Now, there's a new series of Stevens 320 pump-actions, with thumbhole stocks. Sav...

Allegations of massive fraud, other crimes, in Trigger Wholesale civil case

Zac Kurylyk

November 2, 2020

The Canadian firearms industry continues to see weird twists and turns in 2020. First, we had the Order-In-Council prohibition saga. Now, firearms importer/exporter/distributor Trigger Wholesale is tied up in a...

Public can access CSAAA’s new “Display & Play” events next spring

Zac Kurylyk

October 29, 2020

After turning the world upside-down for 2020, COVID-19 continues to mess with schedules into 2021. Now, it's the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA) changing its plans, canceling its mid-w...

As coronavirus pandemic drags on, questions surround SHOT Show

Zac Kurylyk

October 28, 2020

In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic caused the biggest boom in civilian firearms and ammunition sales North America has ever seen. But, as it drags on, it looks like SHOT Show, the continent's biggest trade show ...

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

Zac Kurylyk

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 ...

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