Zac Kurylyk, Author at Calibremag.ca

New Mossberg Reserve over-under shotguns for 2021

January 20, 2021

Mossberg is bringing out a line of over-under shotguns again. For 2021, we're getting the revived Mossberg Silver Reserve Field series as well as the new Gold Reserve series. They're aimed at the hunting and sp...

Dennis R. Young, 1947-2021: Canada’s champion of firearms rights has died

Zac Kurylyk

January 19, 2021

Dennis R. Young, a longtime leader in the fight for Canadian firearms owners' rights, has died after a battle with cancer. In his earlier years, Young served a five-year stint as an RCMP officer, and was inv...

Report: CZ looks to buy Colt, including Colt Canada

Zac Kurylyk

January 13, 2021

According to financial documents filed in Europe, Czech firearms manufacturer CZ is aiming to purchase Colt. The deal would include all of the Colt Manufacturing Company's assets, including Colt Canada. Init...

As Remington prepares to resume production, labour troubles looming

Zac Kurylyk

January 11, 2021

Remington appears ready to resume firearms production in coming weeks, but as the company's new owners make plans to fire up the plant, it seems labour troubles are brewing. Just before Christmas, the new ow...

Savage Impulse: A new, European-style straight-pull bolt-action

Zac Kurylyk

January 7, 2021

Straight-pull bolt-action rifles are common in Europe, but rare in North America. That might change, thanks to the just-released Savage Impulse rifle line. The Savage Impulse uses an all-new action, with bar...

Maple Ridge Armoury offers pre-orders for MRA Maverick receiver kit

Zac Kurylyk

January 6, 2021

Months after announcing its Renegade straight-pull bolt action, Maple Ridge Armoury now has a second option, designed to handle larger calibres. MSRP for the new MRA Maverick Receiver Kit is $899.95. Like th...

OIC Injunction, Part 2: Q&A with Ryan Steacy of International Barrels

Zac Kurylyk

December 23, 2020

Note: Earlier, in Part 1 of this two-part Q&A series, Tracey Wilson of the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights shared some details on the CCFR's application for an injunction against last May's Order In ...

OIC Injunction, Part 1: Q&A with Tracey Wilson of the CCFR

Zac Kurylyk

December 22, 2020

Note: Today, we have the first of two Q&As related to the injunction issued for the federal government's latest firearm ban. In May, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a massive firearms ban. ...

Canadian University Shooting Federation expands to Nova Scotia

Zac Kurylyk

December 17, 2020

The Canadian University Shooting Federation is operating coast-to-coast now, with its recent expansion into Nova Scotia. There are Canadian University Shooting Federation (CUSF) chapters in British Columbia,...

Aaaaand here’s some more OIC-related silliness

Zac Kurylyk

December 15, 2020

More than seven months after the original Order In Council bans were handed down, the mix-ups continue. Now, the federal government is telling sustenance hunters and native hunters who use firearms banned by th...

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