Precision
At Canada's Steel Challenge Nationals, the fifth plate stops the clock
Canada's Steel Challenge Nationals put eight stages and a 195-round minimum into half a day. Five plates make each string, and a miss adds three seconds.
Four hundred metres from the trail tread
In Ghost PLUZ, Alberta's 400-metre trail distance, maintained-road rule, and temporary TransAlta restriction belong to separate map features. The signed restriction notice runs through August 29, 2026.
An August zero carries two temperatures
A cold-season zero changes through the powder and the atmosphere. Write both conditions down before November asks the rifle to prove them.
Saskatoon put six seconds on the scorecard
Saskatoon's first pistol results show how a two-point lead moved across 150-, 20-, and 10-second stages before Military Rapid reached six seconds.
In an apartment, an eight-pound jug leaves three pounds
Section 302 gives a non-detached dwelling a 20 kg smokeless-powder limit until any one container holds more than 1 kg. Then the total ceiling is 5 kg.
From 12,143 to 74,073 firearms claimed
The 187-business ATIP figure belongs to the first compensation phase. Public Safety's current business total is 74,073 firearms claimed across both periods.
What the gun-crime number is made of
Statistics Canada counted 14,488 firearm-related violent crimes in 2024. One combined category contains 4,548 of them and supplied about half the ten-year rate increase.
Cookstown's first 75 leave two at 72
The official live skeet sheet lists 44 competitors after three rounds. Two are at 72, with 175 qualification targets still open.
Section 23, from the seller's side of the table
Canada recorded 421,022 reference-number requests in 2025. Firearms Act section 23 puts the request, identity check, and 90-day clock on the seller's side.
AMP MARK II DB annealer review
After roughly 3,500 cases and eight months of weekly use, the AMP MARK II DB has made annealing a repeatable part of Steve's reloading workflow.
The $2,249.99 P320 kit leaves out the registered part
A current Canadian P320 kit includes the slide, barrel, grip module, and an empty trigger guard. The omitted FCU explains what Canada registers.
Britain dropped the moderator variation and kept the licence
Britain stopped recording each sound moderator as a firearm while keeping possession behind a valid certificate. Canada now has a concrete middle ground to answer.
Rifle and pistol nationals, live from Saskatoon
Saskatoon's August 8-15 national program runs from 10 m to 50 m. Here is how to follow the current schedule, start lists, and live scoring.