I have been talking with a friend out in Williams lake about preperations for my grizzly bear hunt this spring. I am getting quite excited. My friend has been giving me a lot of insight on gear and areas to hunt as he has been hunting grizzly in British Columbia for 30 years. I have …
Category Archives: Guns and Bullets
Remmington 700 Rifle Bushnell Elite Scope
I went with my father in law today to help him find a new rifle and scope to prepare for this spring’s Grizzly and Black Bear Hunt. I knew that Italian Sporting Goods in Vancouver is basically the best place in BC to buy a gun as their prices are super competitive and their staff …
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Clean Barrel Improves Accuracy
I have heard both schools of thought on accuracy shooting with a clean barrel and shooting with a un-clean barrel. The folks who dont clean their barrel before sighting in their rifle believe that you dont hunt with a perfectly clean barrel every time so you might as well sight in with the same conditions …
Sighting in For Grizzly Hunt
I have been playing with some loads and I have had good results with the barnes 168grain TTSX bullets and IMR4831 powder out of my .300wm. I have 3026 fps at the muzzle and I am sighted in for a 250 yard zero. I went to the range again(I have been spending a fair amount …
Employees of Wholesale Sports Calgary Face Gun Charges
It is very sad when instances like this happen, it affects all us honest sportsman. I hope Wholesale sports does not get into too much trouble and that they continue selling firearms as this incident could compromise that. I do think they should have to do a background and security clearance on peoples selling/handling firearms …
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Kill the long gun registry
By: Chris Selley National Post April 10, 2009 http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/04/10/chris-selley-kill-the-long-gun-registry.aspx Here’s a very illuminating paragraph from the Toronto Star’s editorial board this week: It’s hard to make the argument for the gun registry any better than Steven Chabot, president of the association of chiefs of police, who wrote in a letter to Harper last month: "All …
Myths of Gun Control Lecture
The myths of gun control A presentation by Dr. Gary Mauser SFU Professor emeritus 6:00pm — in room B101 Abbotsford campus University of the Fraser Valley April 20th 2009 You are invited to listen to Professor Mauser dissect the myths about firearms and gun control. Does the long-gun registry help police combat criminal violence, as …
Scrap the Canadian Long Gun Registry
All those in favour of scrapping the long gun registry visit this site and sign the petition: http://www.scrapthelonggunregistry.com/
NDP leader Jack Layton calls for handgun ban
I just read this notice on banning handgunds in Canada, I would really enjoy some input from our American neighbours on this one: By: John Bermingham The Province March 17, 2009 http://www.theprovince.com/news/Layton+lays+plan+combat+Vancouver+arms+race/1397167/story.html Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton yesterday called the Lower Mainland gang killings an "arms race." Layton was in Vancouver to meet with Vancouver …
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To Choose A Grizzly Round
I have been studying maps, google earth, and practicing my shooting at the range all for my spring grizzly hunt in the B.C. interior. During this time I have also been playing with the Federal Ammunition website to find the optimal grizzly round for my .300 Winchester Magnum. I am sold on the Barnes TSX …