Made in Canada firearms

[Jetski]

Just a question as to why we don't have have more options and support for buying made in Canada quality firearms, be it rifles, shotguns, airguns or handguns. Somehow it burns me that every time I want to buy something to shoot it either comes from the US or Europe.

Are these guys the only option for buying 'Made in Canada' or are there a few others I haven't heard of? Irrespective of price I'd rather support local firearm manufacturing industry rather than a Ruger/Winchester/Remington 'Made in Italy' or 'Made in China' conglomerate.

http://www.martiniandhagngunmakers.com/

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[Dick284]

Prairie gun works in MB

Para Ordnance used to be in TO, buy Mayor Miller screwed em over with a dumb azz bylaw, so they are going to NC.

ATR in Calgary will build to suite
Corlaines will build to suite
And a host of other smiths to numerous to mention.

Ted Gailliard for barrels
Ron Smith for barrels
Mick McFee for 30 cal bbls

Robinson for stocks
Wildcat for stocks

So you can get what ever your heart desires right here at home.

You also have to realize that the market in Canada for firearms is pretty small. The state of Maine uses and consumes more shooting related goods in one year than all of Canada does in the same period.

We have maybe 3.5 million gun owners in Canada.
How many are looking to buy something new? 20%, 10%, 5%??
How many of them will buy a made in Canada solution, when the taxes in other places, and beurocracy in those places makes the cost of manufacture such a drop in the bucket to what anyone could hope to do in Canada, and then actually turn a profit, pretty much makes it a loosing proposition. IMO

Exporting is costly, as many places such as the US don't like to see their industries get too much competition, it also seems I also remember the free trade of firearms etc. were specifically left out of the NAFTA agreement, so fighting it is pointless, the tarriffs will make it un saleable stateside.


Getting it built locally comes with a price, but dang it we have the folks who can do it, and do it well too I might add, you just need to have the bank account to see it through.

[Jetski]

Thanks Dick,

looks to me like you are in agreement with supporting Canadian firearms manufacturers which we all should. It's been long enough since Canadians decided to be so rather than buying the next best American firearm or the latest Remchester offering.

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[BallCoeff.435]

Any production-line manufacturing operation has to have a real big market to consume all the stamped-out product that they make, day in and day out. We don't have that kind of market in Canada.

The good part of all of this is that nowadays custom-builders can put together something that is way better than most 'out-of-the-box' rifles. Volume demand is low enough that they don't have to resort to cutting corners or using cheap parts or cosmetic marketing bull***t to justify some large-scale operation.

[oilngas]

The answer is in the querie "what can I get for $700". that is a constant question on this board. u can not build a firearm for that $ in a limited market like Canada. while there is nothing wrong with wanting a servicable firearm for that amout of cash, I would bet that <1% of the firearm purchasers are interested in paying more that the minimum for a firearm.

I know there are excellet builders in Canada, so if you want to pay > $3000 you can start to get a Canadian built (from components) rifle with nice wood etc. How big is that market?? To answer my own question "small but it will take 2- 3 years to get one as the builders all seem to be busy".

also it seems to me that the Beretta's etc. of the world get on our shelves here for less than or around the pricing I was seeing in Az. And for example WSS will bring a high end or out of the ordinary firearm, you just have to wait form it.

[Bushrat]

About the only Canadian Manufacturer is Prairie Gun Works in Winnipeg.
http://www.pgwdti.com/