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CANADIAN MAY/JUNE 2020
FIREARMS JOURNAL
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020
Fully Committed On All Fronts
CANADA’S NATIONAL FIREARMS ASSOCIATION
PM 40009473
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Canadian Firearms Journal,
P.O. Box 49090, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6H4
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of the barrel to provide a longer sight radius for added precision. A top mounted carrying handle was mounted to the rear sight post and
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CANADIAN November/December 2020
FIREARMS JOURNAL
COLUMNS
FEAT U R ES
CANADIAN MAY/JUNE 2020
FIREARMS JOURNAL
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020
Fully Committed On All Fronts
CANADA’S NATIONAL FIREARMS ASSOCIATION
PM 40009473
Return undeliverable to:
Canadian Firearms Journal,
P.O. Box 49090, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6H4
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MISSION STATEMENT
Canada’s National Firearms Association exists to promote, support and protect all safe firearms activities,
including the right of self defense, firearms education for all Canadians, freedom and justice for Canada’s
firearms community and to advocate for legislative change to ensure the right of all Canadians to own and
use firearms is protected.
The contents of the Canadian Firearms Journal are copyrighted and may be reproduced only when
written permission is obtained from the publisher.
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O n The
C over
T his month’s cover features a com-
memorative Second World War
knife, created by Boker to honour the
soldiers of the Devil’s Brigade. This unit
was a combined force of Canadian and
US soldiers who are best known under
that name, but they were officially
known as the 1st Special Service Force.
This was a commando group formed
in 1942, under the command of the
United States Fifth Army. All United
States Army Special Forces Groups are
generally considered to be lineal de-
scendants of this combined Canadian/
American unit.
Boker’s commemorative knife is a
replica of the unit’s V-42 combat knife,
complete with sheath and the unit’s
red shoulder patch. Also included is a
sticker with the words, “The worst is yet
to come,” in German. Apparently, these
early commandos left stickers like this
behind as they created carnage behind
enemy lines. The knife is available from
all Boker dealers and is pictured here
with a battle-scarred German Mauser
98 rifle.
Canadian Firearms Journal
The Official Magazine of
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Ginger Fournier 780-439-1394
Accounts/Membership membership@nfa.ca
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Legal Inquiries legal@nfa.ca
National Executive
National President 1-877-818-0393
Sheldon Clare sheldon@nfa.ca
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Blair Hagen blair@nfa.ca
Treasurer 1-877-818-0393
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F rom T he
E ditor’s D esk
Al Voth
The Poppy
T his issue of the Canadian Firearms
Journal will be arriving in mail-
boxes just in time for our Remembrance
try, more controversy swirls around the
poppy every year. People with political
agendas are doing their best to make it
“whipping boy” for many of society’s
ills, especially crime. Governments are
supposed to protect minorities against
Day celebration here in Canada. I’m a symbol of war-mongering, colonial- the persecution of mob opinion; but in
reminded of the time many years ago ism, violence, racism, animal cruelty our case, today’s government is leading
when I was in the US just prior to and every other negative you care to the charge. They need to create an en-
Remembrance Day and, of course, I was name. Of course, it’s all an effort to emy, a scapegoat, someone to blame for
wearing a poppy. I ducked into a hair sa- promote their own agendas while tram- criminal violence, and we’ve been se-
lon for a badly needed cut and the nice pling on the graves of veterans to do it. lected. As history shows, it’s not a new
lady buzzing my scalp asked about “the I’m sure even some of Canada’s federal strategy, only the focus has changed
flower.”That question would never have politicians would love to toss their from being race-based to belief-based. I
been asked in Canada, and it was my poppies in the trash as well, and the fully expect more belief-based persecu-
first encounter with the fact the poppy only thing keeping them from doing it tion in the years to come. These guys
is not a universal symbol. I did my best is the ensuing wrath of voters. So, look are just getting started.
to explain the meaning of the poppy, but around this Remembrance Day and see However, we’ll continue to promote
I either did a poor job or it didn’t sink who is proudly wearing a poppy. Most and celebrate freedom in these pages,
in for some reason as she shrugged and of those people will understand the and we have lots of content for doing so
said, “That’s nice. I try not to get politi- value of freedom and have some appre- in this issue. Gary Kangas has his an-
cal.” As a result, I learned the poppy is ciation for the cost of keeping it. nual tribute to Canada’s soldiers in his
mostly used in Australia, Canada, New Naturally, we gun owners are some column, and we have a wide selection
Zealand and the United Kingdom; not of the most vocal people in Canada on of reviews, reports and opinions. I trust
so much, if at all, in the US. the subject of personal freedom. That’s you’ll find it all educational and inspir-
It seems to me that, even in this coun- to be expected, since we are the current ing. Enjoy your magazine.
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President’s
Message
Sheldon Clare
Battle Stations!
T hank you for your vigorous sup-
port of the NFA in this difficult
time for firearm rights. I am pleased
We are continuing to
engage in lobbying
to report that your contributions to activity in Ottawa and
our legal and political fight have so to forcefully press for
fundamental change to
far brought in some $750,000, which
the over 50 years of
should stand us in good stead for gun control laws that
the legal battle underway against the have nothing to do
Order in Council attack on us and with public safety and
our property. This fledgling war chest everything to do with
civil disarmament.
should also give us a strong start in
fighting an election, whether it comes Nous continuons notre
sooner or later. Even so, we will need lobbying à Ottawa avec
to continue growing our membership l’objectif de changer
and building funds to fight an elec- fondamentalement 50
ans de contrôle des
tion. The way parliament works, there
armes qui n’a rien à voir
could be one at any time, especially in avec la sécurité publique
a minority situation. et tout à voir avec le
To that end, we have increased our désarmement civil.
professional presence on social and
traditional media. We are continuing
to engage in lobbying activity in Ot- have delivered your pink slips to disaster forced upon our society by
tawa and to forcefully press for funda- Prime Minister Trudeau. He likely the current COVID-19 situation and
mental change to the over 50 years of won’t take the message seriously, but the all-too-rampant corrupt misuse
gun control laws that have nothing to he should since over 2,000 of us made of taxpayer money. The fact is that
do with public safety and everything significant contributions to add to our people have given up a great deal of
to do with civil disarmament. As one war chest. I know that our fundraising freedom in return for a little security
longtime observer mentioned to me asks are frequent, but they are work- – whether perceived or real. Regard-
recently, it really seems these firearm ing, as we are gaining great resources less, this global situation has had the
laws are designed and intended to for our fight. I learned many years ago effect of causing tremendous damage
fail. Then the argument, “If we only as a political organizer that the best to our society, economy and interper-
had more gun laws,” can be trotted out way to get money for a good cause sonal relations. From my perspective,
until they are all gone. was to ask for it, and that is just what it’s no wonder there are elements in
The political situation is a tense one. we are doing. We are trying to build our government and society who want
The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois up our membership base to reach us to give up our guns. The desire to
have made themselves our enemies. 100,000 and beyond. More members get control over large numbers of free
If you value individual rights and mean more communication, more thinkers makes getting our firearms
freedom, you should not support those awareness and a strong basis to push an essential part of what appears to be
parties. The Conservatives have been for our goals of reform and freedom. a growing neo-Marxist agenda.
willing to listen to our ideas about a We are in a time of historical I hope we are able to find a political
full review of our firearms laws, but change. The upheavals in both the solution which will prevent conflict,
even they are still hung up on the es- United States, and to a lesser extent in but I fear we are coming to a great
sence of failed gun control (licensing Canada, coupled with the danger of clash of culture and ideology. Such a
of people, classification of firearms into economic collapse through poor deci- clash is probably unavoidable given
good guns and bad guns, and regis- sions, and the dangerous growth of the number of factors in the mix.
tration of firearms.) It will take a lot socialist movements are clear threats Before this happens, it is more critical
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of effort to turn around this seriously to the individual rights that firearms than ever that you are involved in
flawed view of firearms control. ownership represents. This is not politics and you continue to support
By the time you read this, we will to mention the economic and social our efforts, while encouraging others
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to do the same. ownership and use are at risk. The Nous sommes dans une période de
We are living in dangerous times that same people who don’t like you own- changement historique. Les révoltes
have historical precedents, and it is ing firearms also don’t like personal aux États-Unis et moindrement au
important for us to take steps now to protection, collecting firearms and the Canada, le danger d’effondrement
support calm, rational players who will hunting and target sports. None of économique à cause de mauvaises dé-
fight for the private ownership of prop- us are secure from the gun-grabber cisions et la dangereuse croissance de
erty and the individual rights which go goals. Make it clear to your elected mouvements socialistes sont des men-
along with property ownership. These representatives that we aren’t sheep, aces réelles envers les droits indivi-
key indicator issues are closely tied to and we will stand for our rights and duels que la possession d’armes à feu
firearms ownership and use. our community. And whatever else représente. Sans oublier le désastre
To be clear, all aspects of firearms you do, be an informed voter. social et économique causé par le CO-
VID-19 et l’usage corrompu de l’argent
des contribuables. Les gens ont donné
beaucoup de leur liberté pour très
Message du peu de sécurité en retour, qu’elle sois
perçue ou réelle. Peu importe cette
situation globale cause beaucoup
Président de dommages à notre société, notre
économie et nos relations interperson-
nelles. Je ne suis pas surpris de voir
Sheldon Clare qu’il y a des éléments dans notre gou-
Aux postes de combat!
vernement et notre société qui veulent
nous désarmer. Le désir de contrôler
un grand nombre de libre-penseurs
rend l’acte de mettre la main sur nos
J e vous remercie pour votre appui
vigoureux durant cette époque dif-
ficile en regard des droits des armes à
Québécois sont tous nos ennemis. Si
les droits individuels et la liberté sont
important pour vous, vous ne devriez
armes à feu un objectif essentiel de ce
qui apparait être un mouvement néo-
Marxiste grandissant.
feu. Il me fait plaisir de vous annon- pas voter pour ces partis. Les Conser- J’espère que nous trouverons une
cer que vos contributions pour notre vateurs acceptent d’écouter nos idées solution politique qui pourra prévenir
lutte politique et juridique s’élèvent par rapport à une révision complète des conflits mais je crains que nous ar-
à $750,000. Nous sommes donc bien de nos lois sur les armes à feu mais rivons à un grand affrontement de cul-
équipés pour contester le Décret qui ils sont quand même convaincus du ture et d’idéologie. Il est probablement
fut une attaque envers nous et notre bienfait de lois qui ne fonctionnent inévitable vu touts les éléments qui le
propriété privée. Ce montant devrait pas (l’émission de permis, la clas- compose. Avant que cela n’arrive, il est
aussi nous permettre de nous défen- sification des armes qui les qualifient très important que vous vous impli-
dre avec vigueur lorsqu’une élection comme bonne ou mauvaises et leur quiez en politique et que vous contin-
sera déclenchée. Nous devrons quand enregistrement). Il nous faudra beau- uez à nous appuyer tout en encourag-
même continuer d’accueillir plus de coup d’effort pour changer cette vision eant d’autres à faire de même.
membres et d’augmenter le mon- sérieusement erronée du contrôle des Nous vivons une époque dangereuse
tant de notre caisse pour nous battre armes à feu. dont les précédents historiques sont
durant l’élection. Nous pourrions en Quand vous lirez ces lignes, le alarmants. C’est donc important que
subir une n’importe quand vu le gou- Premier Ministre aura reçu vos avis nous prenions les moyens d’appuyer
vernement minoritaire. de congédiement. Il ne les prendra des intervenants calmes qui vont se
Pour ce faire nous avons augmenté sûrement pas au sérieux mais il battre pour la possession de propriété
notre présence professionnelle sur devrait parce que plus de 2000 d’entre privée et les droits qui l’accompagne.
les médias sociaux et traditionnels. nous avons contribué à notre caisse Ces enjeux clé sont intimement liés à
Nous continuons notre lobbying à électorale. Je sais que nous deman- la possession et l’usage d’armes à feu.
Ottawa avec l’objectif de changer dons fréquemment des fonds, mais ça Soyons clairs, TOUS les aspects de la
fondamentalement 50 ans de contrôle marche et nos ressources pour la lutte possession d’armes à feu sont à risque.
des armes qui n’a rien à voir avec la augmentent sans cesse. Il y a plusieurs Les mêmes personnes qui n’aiment
sécurité publique et tout à voir avec le années lorsque j’étais organisateur pas que vous possédiez des armes à
désarmement civil. Un observateur de politique j’ai appris que la meilleure feu, n’aiment pas aussi la protection
longue date m’a fait remarquer récem- manière de recevoir des fonds pour personnelle, la collection d’armes à
ment, que les lois sur les armes à feu une bonne cause était de les demand- feu, les sports de tir et la chasse. Aucun
sont conçues pour échouer, comme er et c’est ce que nous faisons. Nous d’entre nous sommes en sécurité
ça l’argument “Si seulement il y avait essayons d’augmenter le nombre de contre ces gens. Ne vous gênez pas de
plus de lois sur les armes à feu” est nos membres à 100,000 et plus. Plus de dire à vos élus que nous ne sommes
présenté jusqu’à temps qu’il n’en reste membres équivalent à plus de com- pas des moutons et que nous main-
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plus une. munications, plus de sensibilisation tiendrons nos droits et notre commu-
La situation politique est très ten- et une bonne base pour pousser nos nauté. Quoique vous fassiez, soyez un
due. Les Libéraux, le NPD et le Bloc objectifs de réforme et de liberté. électeur informé.
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Vice-President’s
M essage
Blair Hagen
The Liberal Disarmament Plan
M any of you reading this will have
grown up in an earlier Canada,
where the contract between citizens and
that? Is this the kind of Canada you
want to live in, ruled by a government
which rewards responsibility and law-
The Liberal plan is that when they can
get a scheme together and find some-
body to operate it for them, Canadians
government was respected. Canadians fulness with the confiscation of lawfully will line up to hand in their property
respected laws, and the government acquired and owned property? and receive the payment deemed ap-
respected rights and property. We are Basically, the Liberals are emotional propriate for it in due course. Recal-
a nation founded on English Com- juveniles. Their irresponsible actions as citrant Canadians who do not comply
mon Law, which protected the rights, government are driven by progressive will be targeted selectively, according
freedoms and property of Canadians. politics and feelings. Their symbol- to the leisure of the Liberals and law
However, those stays which so famously ism is more important than the rights, enforcement. As usual, the Liberals
established Canadian civil society, our freedoms and property of Canadians, have dismissed any thought of the
laws, our governments and our history and this is dangerous to every citizen ramifications of their confiscations on
are being attacked by a Liberal govern- of this country. The Liberals have all the rights, freedoms and property of
ment behaving like an insolent child but admitted this act will do nothing Canadians, the relationship between
smashing a toy he has grown bored to make Canada safer, but nonetheless Canadians and the government and the
with. Those concepts have not only been it is important because of their values. relationship between Canadians and
abandoned by the Liberals, they have Liberal values. Their values. law enforcement.
been dismissed with prejudice and con- The belief behind it is that “hunt- The Liberal Party obviously believes
tempt. And not just the firearms issue, ers” will not object to the confiscations we are used to being treated like crimi-
but other issues of rights, free speech because it does not affect them. It is al- nals, that Canadians have accepted they
and economic opportunity and security. leged the firearms targeted are not used have no right to arms or property, and
Think about that. in hunting, so it is unlikely to cause the that Canadians will accept any gun law
Your sacrifices of personal rights and political controversy and furor that the imposed because they say so. The Liber-
freedoms in an attempt to continue to Liberal attempt at universal registration als are about to learn a hard and stark
legally possess your property over the did back in the 1990s/2000s. This is how lesson – again. They have obviously
years and decades mean nothing to obtuse the ideologs and party apparat- learned nothing from their 1995 C-68
them. Less than nothing, actually. Their chiks in the Liberal Party are. Far from Firearms Act debacle, and it is essential
firearms legislation and their Order in the anecdotal support from “hunters” that Canadians mete out the appropri-
Council are literally ideological flights the Liberals claim to have, the move has ate punishment a second time. The Lib-
of fancy. caused opposition from a whole variety erals have proven they are not worthy of
Juxtapose this with the recent decrimi- of Canadians, some of whom have no the privilege of forming government.
nalization of marijuana. You foolishly interest in firearms but much interest There is no evidence this property is
attempted to comply with firearms in how the Liberal move affects their a danger to public safety, there is no
laws, while others ignored and flouted rights and property. Not only are indi- demand from law enforcement that it
the drug laws they disagreed with and vidual Canadians concerned, but the be seized, and there are no statistics
were finally rewarded with changes by provincial governments of Alberta and showing these firearms are used in
Liberal governments. Saskatchewan, and the Conservative more crimes or tragedies than other
And now they will attempt to confis- Party of Canada as well. firearms. The Liberal justifications are a
cate your property using the law. Your gun today, my gun tomorrow. lie. Full stop.
Oh, they say they will pay you for Soon, no guns. That is the Liberal As we begin this journey of once
them, as if that is any consolation. They disarmament plan, and it was exposed again securing our rights, property and
haven’t said how much or even devised by the 1995 C-68 Firearms Act with its culture, as we begin this journey of
a scheme to do it, but in their twisted attempt to impose mandatory licensing once again defeating the Liberal civil
minds the offer makes it okay. “You want and universal registration. The fact that disarmament agenda, all of us require
your money, don’t you?” Well, it’s not the Liberals are attempting to use the a single-minded determination that
okay and it doesn’t erase the egregious- restricted firearms registry, as well as justice will be done. We will stop this
ness of the act. pre-2012 long gun registry data, which tyranny and we will put things right
How do you feel about that? More was supposed to be destroyed, proves because we are Canadians and it is in
importantly, what do you think about this beyond a shadow of a doubt. our blood.
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1-877-818-0393 // info@nfa.ca Nathaniel Milljour
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Chris McGarry
2 019 was a record year for mass
shootings in the United States.
Following these tragic events,
unwitting souls are commonly
referred to as Fudds. And each of
us knows at least one.
particularly the mass shootings in It wasn’t all that long ago that
El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, I had a Fudd tell me nobody
which occurred within 12 hours needs to own an AR-15, as the
of each other, the mainstream firearm’s sole purpose is to kill.
news and social media were alive Even more alarming was when
with the usual weak argument he affirmed how over the moon
that, “Nobody needs an AR- he was regarding the RCMP’s
15.” As if the model of firearm decision to ban magazines for the
used was solely responsible for 10/22 rifle and also further tighten
the mass shootings, not mental the screws on AR-15 and semi-
health, violent video games, bad auto owners. After all, who needs
parenting, etc. a magazine that holds any more
As those of us who stay regularly than a few rounds for a casual day
in the loop know all too well, Who needs of hunting in the backcountry?
the lowly AR-15 has received an AR-15? Given that this individual is a
a punishing dose of bad press. licensed firearms owner who
For years, anti-gun politicians in enjoys hunting and target
Canada salivated at the thought shooting, he should know better.
of outlawing this popular sporting Today, the antis are targeting AR-
firearm, which, contrary to what 15s. Next year, it could easily be
a gullible, uneducated public the rifle or shotgun he uses for
believes, is no more of a military- hunting game in the fall.
grade weapon than your father’s office in 2015, addressed a shocked The next time an anti or
30-06. In the wake of the worst mass and angry public with the same tired uninformed person tells you that
shooting in modern Canadian history, platitudes regarding the lack of need nobody needs an AR-15, or any semi-
which took place on April 18, 2019, in Canadian society for semi-automatic automatic firearm for that matter,
in central Nova Scotia, the Trudeau firearms. In this case, what our leftist reply by stating unequivocally that
Liberals wasted no time exploiting this politicians and their lackeys in the when governments acquire the power
national tragedy to bolster their own mainstream media failed to make to decide what property citizens are
antigun agenda. They moved swiftly widely known right away was that the permitted to own, even if they don’t
to ban over 1,500 models and variants, Nova Scotia shooter was prohibited own firearms specifically, their SUV or
including the evil AR-15, which to date from legally possessing firearms and large house could one day be deemed
has never been used in a mass shooting acquired the firearms he used on the a menace to the environment and
in Canada. black market. The Trudeau government confiscated. Okay, I know that sounds
In a free society, it’s taken as a given adopted a facts-be-damned mentality like lunacy, but if you read the fine
that for most items, an onus needn’t be when presented with hard evidence, print contained within UN Agenda
placed on citizens to justify a specific and advanced with their disarmament 2030, a document many western
need for ownership, whether that agenda for cheap political gain. governments have signed on to, the
be a firearm, car or yacht. Trying to While gun rights advocates always danger is more a threat than most
explain this to people who just plain seem to be fighting an unending uphill people think.
can’t accept the idea that gun control battle against the illogical rhetoric In conclusion, whatever property
HOWARD COMMUNICATIONS
and, more specifically, the outlawing spewed liberally by anti-gun groups, a law-abiding citizen owns is their
of specific classes of firearms due to sadly one of our biggest opponents business, just as long as they use it
their frightening looks, does nothing wears the same uniform as us. I’m responsibly. For the sake of liberty
to enhance public safety, is downright referring to a class of gun owner who and common sense, let’s put the needs
Nathaniel Milljour
frustrating. doesn’t mind throwing his brother and argument to rest once and for all.
In the days following the Nova sister gunnies under the bus, as long
Scotia shootings, the Coalition for as the type of firearms he happens to Chris McGarry is a freelance writer and
Gun Control, which has had the ear of own never find themselves in the sights indie author who lives in Prince Edward
the Trudeau government since it took of anti-gun politicians. These poor, Island.
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F irearms H eritage
Gary K. Kangas & Daryl Drew
T he Second World War officially
began on Sept. 3, 1939, when
Britain and France declared war on
10th Canadian
Provost Corps.,
Germany in response to the invasion of Vancouver
Poland. Canada entered the war Sept. Island, 1942.
Vic Drew second
10, 1939, and in response young men from left.
and women volunteered themselves for
service in combat, as well as support
and covert operations.
Canada’s declaration of war resulted
in the formation of new military units,
many of them largely unseen by the
public and the media of the day. These
unseen soldiers laboured under dan-
gerous conditions, but they have not
received the high-profile acknowledge-
ment of front-line combat soldiers.
They made Canada secure in an era
when our coasts and supply lines were
vulnerable, when ships were being tor-
pedoed in the St. Lawrence by German
U-boats, and during Japanese attacks Provost Corp., which is Military Police. ing rotated to Nanaimo and Alberni
on Vancouver Island. Canada was at At the outbreak of the Second World and via transport to Tofino. Attached
war at home and multiple other fronts. War, Canada was without any Military to this unit was the 10th Company of
One unit, designated the Devil’s Police, but on Sept. 13, 1939, the Royal the Canadian Provost Corp. of Military
Brigade, was perhaps better known Canadian Mounted Police received per- Police. Vic Drew was now stationed at
than most unseen soldiers. It was a mission to form a Provost Company us- the Bay Street armoury in Victoria. The
joint American/Canadian Special ing volunteers from its ranks. This unit 10th Company of the Canadian Provost
Commando unit designed for covert was designated the 1st Provost Corp. Corp. was operational in all phases
operations, specially trained and (RCMP) of the 1st Canadian Infantry of Military Police work, from security
specially equipped with weapons such Division. The Canadian Provost Corp. and intelligence to convoy escort, and
as the distinctive V-42 stiletto fighting was officially authorized in June 1940. was fully mechanized with Indian and
knife. These specialists trained at Fort Vic Drew quickly found himself guard- Harley Davidson motorcycles.
William Henry Harrison near Helena, ing prisoners being transported from Moving troops, Bren gun carriers,
Mont. This first special service force Halifax to Montreal on CPR trains. This artillery and tanks was all done in
was activated in July 1942, with half was followed by undercover work with convoys that travelled at night under
American and half Canadian troops. the RCMilitary Police catching traffick- blackout conditions. By the winter of
The Montana location was selected ers of morphine and heroin from stolen 1941/1942, Vic Drew was a 21-year-old
for its proximity to mountain terrain Army medical supplies. sergeant responsible for the orderly
for winter training and flat terrain for When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, movement of these convoys along the
airborne training. The training was the 10th Company Provost Corp. was narrow gravel road from Nanaimo to
intense and rigorous. formed, and troops were re-assigned Port Alberni. The route taken wound
The day after Canada entered the to defend the west coast. The attack on around Mount Arrowsmith on a one-
Second World War, 19-year-old Victor Pearl Harbor and the invasion of the lane road, which was prone to fog, rain,
Drew, a machinist assistant working Aleutian Islands by Japanese Impe- snow and ice in the wintertime. The
at a stove works in Sherbrooke, Que., rial Forces intensified concerns over young Military Polices would attach a
joined the Sherbrooke Regiment, his the possible invasion of Canada’s side car to their motorcycles, weighing
initial training likely taking place in west coast. The 6th Military Division it down with gear to provide stability
Fort William, Ont. Sometime during was established on Vancouver Island in the deep snow, which was common
1940, members of the Sherbrooke Regi- at Work Point Barracks in Esquimalt, on the mountain. The drop offs were
ment were seconded to the Canadian with brigades within the division be- vertical without guard rails, and in
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Vic Drew,
centre, in 1942.
blackout conditions during a bliz-
zard it was not uncommon for convoy
vehicles to slide into each other,
even though each vehicle, including
motorcycles, had a small blue light in which meant they were on the road for sion on BC’s west coast was reduced.
the front and the back that was visible 20 hours at a time. Members of the 10th Provost Co.
for about 10 feet. If a truck slid into Another task assigned to the Provost were sent to Terrace, BC, to escort the
the barrel of an artillery piece ahead Company, should a successful inva- Brigade, which had been stationed
of it, the truck’s radiator would be sion of Vancouver Island occur, was to there, and subsequently reassigned to
punctured and the truck would have carry out behind-the-line harassment Wainwright, Alta. These troops were to
to be pushed off to the side to await of the enemy along the logging roads train for deployment to Italy and Nor-
a wrecker truck, several of which fol- that crisscrossed the island. For this mandy. The troops were moved by train
lowed the end of the convoy. mission, the Military Police were armed to Prince George, then by road convoy,
Within an hour in such a storm, with 303 British rifles, STEN guns, .38 one of the longest ever undertaken
the three-man escort would be stiff calibre revolvers and explosives. in Canada, to Wainwright, Alta. From
from ice and snow, draped in icicles, When the Japanese became en- there, the 10th Co. Provost Corp. was
as they moved in and out between trenched on Attu and Kiska of the deployed to other units and duties until
the vehicles to keep them properly Aleutian Islands, the Alaska High- the end of the war in 1945.
spaced and on track. We often forget way was built in response, and Allied Next issue, we’ll look at more unseen
that these young men were carrying Forces moved north in the attempt to soldiers, including two further mili-
huge responsibilities. Road condi- remove the Japanese. An invasion of tary adventures in British Columbia,
tions were hazardous even in sum- these islands, beginning with Kiska, Vancouver Island, the Gum Boot Navy,
mer. They wore no protective gear was launched on Aug. 15, 1943. The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers and the
such as helmets, and casualties were Canadian contingent was assembled Devil’s Brigade.
high among the Military Polices, in Nanaimo, but upon arriving at Kiska
as accidents and fatalities were not found the Japanese forces had been
uncommon. quietly spirited away by submarines
Once the convoy reached Port Al- of the Japanese Imperial Navy. Mem- Sources:
berni, some Military Police remained bers of the 10th Provost Co. remained Daryl Drew/Vic Drew
on Kiska four months before being
reminiscences, Wikipedia, History
to disperse troops to transport loca-
the of the 10th Co. Provo Corp.
tions, while others returned to Na- recalled to Victoria.
naimo to prepare for the next convoy, By 1943, the threat of Japanese inva-
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Bruce Gold
I n this age of political upheaval and
radical political rhetoric, it’s important
to understand when someone is changing
FROM ELECTED PARLIAMENT
TO APPOINTED COUNCIL
Another fundamental change was the
With the Firearms Act, the Liberals re-
turned to the direct rule of Canada (now
at the bidding of cabinet instead of the
fundamental structures, while presenting restructuring of our legislative practice. monarchy.) This shifting of legislative
the change as a mere shift in policy. Under Section 91(27) of the Constitu- authority was a fundamental change
tion, Parliament has broadly defined an because it took all future changes to
FROM RIGHT TO PRIVILEGE exclusive jurisdiction over criminal law firearms law (criminal law) out of the
An example of fundamental change is in Canada. This is part of the Suprem- elected legislature, insulating it from po-
the Firearms Act. Prior to this legisla- acy of Parliament, a vitally important litical debate and parliamentary voting.
tion, firearm ownership was regulated inheritance from the struggle between Some might interject at this junction
in various ways, but with the Firearms Parliament and divine right kings. This that it is of little concern how they
Act the Liberal Party turned ownership centuries-long struggle for power and shuffle the paperwork in Ottawa, and in
of these inanimate objects from a right control of the state was the struggle for any case, so what? This change doesn’t
to a criminal offense and 400 years of representative government anchored in currently affect my old hunting rifle or
our cultural and legal traditions were the right to vote. This struggle pro- my trusty duck gun so it’s clearly not my
swept away. Millions of Canadians who ceeded through bloody civil wars and problem.
had followed all the rules and behaved includes our struggle for voting rights On May 1, 2020, Trudeau and the Lib-
in accord with law and custom were (early voting rights were narrowly erals demonstrated why this is every
now instant criminals by Liberal Party restricted by social class) so that all citi- gun owner’s, and indeed every Cana-
fiat. Making fundamental change is like zens would be represented. The result- dian citizen’s problem. On that date, an
changing the layout of a house’s founda- ing supremacy of an elected legislature Order in Council was promulgated that
tion – it supports everything. With this and its untrammeled right to make law, rewrote criminal law and over 100,000
change, every aspect of gun ownership, especially criminal law, is rightly viewed law-abiding Canadian citizens who had
use and commerce became subject to as a fundamental bedrock of Canadian followed all the laws and complied with
criminal law. democracy. all the regulations awoke to find they
If one wonders why peaceful, law- The Liberal Party decided, for purely were now criminals by Royal Decree.
abiding citizens are now monitored by self-serving political reasons, that Without debate, Parliamentary vote or
the Canadian Police Information Centre governing through Parliament did not legal warning, they now faced 10 years
and subject to 24/7 background checks, suit their electoral strategies. With the in prison. Those inclined to dismiss
this is why: they are engaging in “crimi- Firearms Act, they shifted all firearms this as just a gun owner’s problem,
nal activity” allowed under license and regulation out of the elected legislature. and good riddance, would be wise
extensive regulation. Why are people Henceforth, firearm’s law would be de- to remember that Common Law, the
(criminals) who had previously lost the cided by cabinet and mandated through basis of our jurisprudence, advances by
right to arms not included? Because the governor and council. precedent. A mighty precedent for the
they are not engaging in current illegal A short history demonstrates how creation and application of criminal law
activity, they get a pass. Note how slip- regressive this is. The office of the in Canada has been set, and criminal
pery the verbiage becomes. People say governor and council began when law, my friends, can apply to anything
that criminals have “lost the right” to French Canada was conquered during the government of the day wants it to
possess firearms as a punishment for the French and Indian War and King apply to. There now exists a proven
criminal behaviour. When in truth, all George III appointed a royal gover- method of ruling by decree, quite free
Canadians have lost the right by govern- nor in 1760 (Field Marshal Amherst, of any troublesome Parliamentary
ment decree. With the law criminalizing commander of the military forces that oversight and debate. Something fun-
the mere ownership of firearms, the Lib- conquered Canada.) Seventy-odd years damental has changed in our hard-won
erals introduced a fundamental change of direct rule in the feudal manner fol- democracy.
to our rights, then hid the change lowed, and it was not until the Rebellion
behind a completely malleable agenda of 1837 that responsible government FROM CERTAINTY TO SECRECY
of “licensing.”They could then pretend finally emerged and elected legisla- One of the basic tenants of the rule of
not much has changed. Citizens could tures began our tradition of responsible law in democratic countries is that the
still have their now criminalized inani- government. The end to direct royal rule law must be known and understand-
mate objects, albeit under sufferance, in Canada came 60 years after America’s able. This principle serves as a limitation
as a long-established custom becomes a rebellion against the practice and 150 on the power of the state. It is a protec-
highly regulated, conditional privilege. years after it ended in Britain. tion against tyranny because it enables
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and judges – to know what the law requirements, will occur in a rapid, on- Canada. Under their now-accepted
permits, forbids and requires. The most going manner. The RCMP contribute precedent, any majority government
recent firearms ban (prohibitions) is a to the chaos with their murky firearms can vote any part of the criminal law,
deliberate violation of this principle. classification process and by recording hence governance, out of our open
The Liberals have, for reasons of public the ever-changing results in the secre- parliament and into secretive direct
relations and political maneuvering, tive Firearms Reference Table. This rule through cabinet. It is no coinci-
banned military-style assault weapons sort of legal practice is often referred dence that this agenda began with the
without creating a legal definition of to as a Star Chamber. Named after the right to arms and its long historical as-
what they are banning. This leaves the medieval Court of the Star Chamber, it sociation with the right to self defense
actual criminal offense undefined and refers to a court with arbitrary rulings, and citizenship.
reduces the law to a matter of shifting no due process and secretive proceed- Some Canadians are very compla-
opinion. The Liberals have compounded ings. Such courts often impose pun- cent with this approach to firearm
the legal uncertainty by making changes ishments for action the government regulation, and indeed see firearms
through Orders in Council which are disapproves of for moral reasons, even themselves as overdue for complete
not collated or promulgated the way if they do not violate the specifics of elimination. For some reason, they
normal laws are. In each case and in ev- any law. The virtue signaling over the seem to miss the whole concept of
ery instance, the court, the prosecution most recent gun ban (reclassification) “process.” A government that can
and the accused must engage in a labo- confirms this tendency. No Canadian use this process to social engineer
rious search of all Orders in Council to citizen can receive anything even firearms out of Canada (at least for
find what the law was on the occasion of vaguely resembling a fair trial under the law-abiding) can use the process
the incident. They must then determine secretive laws where guilt or even the for any other desired re-engineering.
if the Order is lawful, within delegated law itself is reduced to the subjective, Complacency is not something to hand
powers and applicable to the case. often political opinions of judges, pros- a political party that believes Canada
This legal mess is further compounded ecutors and police. is a blank slate to be written on as
by the government’s policy of “ever- they please. And it becomes danger-
green” classification, where firearms CONCLUSION ous when handed to a PM who openly
classification, with their accompany- The Liberals have imposed a system admires China’s basic dictatorship.
Nathaniel Milljour
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PRODUCES
ACCURACY
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Both chamfering
andloaders tend to tinker. And closer to the size of those ladybugs. To
tools index off the
flash hole to ensure Redding Reloading Equipment the extent that each step in the process
an even bevel on manufactures tons of tinker-perfect tools is precise and repeatable, theoretically,
both sides of the – like their two piloted neck chamfering/ the output will be predictable accuracy.
case mouth. deburring tools and their brand-new Handloaders control and manipulate
Slant Bed Concentricity Gauge. All three these various variables by adjusting and
tools are an effort to provide consistent testing results. Redding’s indexed low-
and concentric bullet and rifle bore angle chamfer and deburring tools help
alignment, which is one of the many handloaders get low-angle case neck
variables handloaders try to control. This chamfers consistent and the new Slant
is because case and bullet concentricity Bed Concentricity Gauge confirms the
determine if the bullet engages the ri- results.
fling straight or slightly offkilter. This, of A.J. Ferris, an engineer with Redding
course, affects accuracy. The more closely Reloading, told me, “The inside chamfer
a bullet is aligned to the bore, the more reamer indexes off the case flash hole,
likely it will exit the muzzle consistently so the idea is to keep the inside chamfer
and be off to an accurate start. aligned and as concentric as possible.
The thinking is if the bullet is seated in
NEW TOOLS the case straight and even, it comes out
The two piloted hand tools help hand- of the case the same way and has a bet-
loaders obtain consistent chamfers in- ter chance of leaving your barrel evenly.
side and outside case mouths, while the If you start (the bullet) straight, it’s easier
new concentricity gauge confirms how to end up straight. The 15-degree (VLD)
closely bullets are aligned with the bore chamfer tool’s low angle works well with
of the rifle. For a handloader, the only any bullet.”
thing better than perfectly aligned bul-
lets in rows of polished brass cartridges INNOVATION P
are bullets from rows of polished brass Being a tinkerer himself, Ferris devel-
cartridges that punch ladybug-sized oped the Slant Bed Concentricity Gauge
groups when sent downrange. After to measure how concentric handloaded
all, the accuracy game of handloading rounds are. He was frustrated with the
is played in incremental steps. Each contortions required to read his exist-
step, when properly done, shrinks holes ing concentricity gauge and wanted
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required to read
a dial disappears
with the innovative
tilted angle of
Redding’s Slant Bed
Concentricity Gauge.
BOTTOM: Depth can
be set and locked, so
the same amount of
material is removed
from each case.
to reduce the risk of a reading error folks at Redding who are also hand- indexed low-angle (15 degrees) reamer
because of the angle of the gauge. It loaders. When they started to use the and then deburr the outside edge of
led him to make some major design gauge Ferris made to diagnose concen- the case mouth with the indexed de-
adjustments. tricity problems, someone said, “Why burr tool. Both Redding reamers have
Concentricity gauges aren’t new, don’t we commercialize this and make a hex screw on the shaft of the reamer
fussy handloaders have been using it available to our customers?” It’s now so handloaders can set a consistent
them to check loads for some time, but a valued part of their extensive line of cutting depth, ensuring a repeatable
what is new is the slant Ferris put on handloading tools. amount of material is removed from
the gauge. “I wasn’t necessarily making the inside edge of the case mouth.
a tool to sell. I had a few gauges of my USING THE TOOLS I used the low-angle reamer to
own at home and thought there was The top two measurements the Slant load a fresh batch of 7mm Rem-
room for improvement. I set out to Bed Concentricity Gauge checks are case ington Magnum brass, trimming to
make one for myself. One of the things neck concentricity before loading, and minimum, deburring and low-angle
I wanted to accomplish was to be able bullet runout after loads are completed. chamfering using the flash-hole
to see the gauge. Then I got the brain- Once cases are sized, run them through indexed reamers. The new Slant Bed
storm to cant it back 30 degrees so it’s the concentricity gauge and remove the Concentricity Gauge confirmed the
right in front of your eyes and at line outliers. Or, as some handloaders do, bullet runout as less than three thou-
of sight when it’s sitting on the table,” add case neck turning as an additional sandths of an inch, with some varying
said Ferris. step to ensure neck concentricity. Once less than two thousandths. Now this
Ferris shared the gauge he made cases are trimmed, bevel the inside edge tinkerer is closer to shooting those
with some of the customer service of the case mouth with the flash-hole- bug-sized groups.
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there is an easier way. Now I have Resume your reloading session wiser
an RCBS stuck case remover on about case lubrication.
my bench. Until this test, it had The stuck case remover is one of
yet to be used. It was surprising those loading bench additions that
how much effort it took to force handloaders will rarely need. But
a twice-fired 223 Remington when you jam a case in a die, it is
case to stick in a full-length the only thing that will enable you to
sizing die on purpose. proceed with loading. It’s worth not-
RCBS and others market ing I have ruined more cases out of
stuck case removers. It is fear of not getting enough lube on the
one of those extras for the case than sticking a case because of
loading bench that is worth insufficient lube. In 20 years of loading
adding before you need it. thousands of rounds, I’ve had three
The RCBS kit comes with stuck cases, the third of which was
a drill bit, tap, a bolt that done on purpose for this article. In the
threads into the tapped first two incidents, I was under a bit of
case and a cap that fits pressure to crank out some loads for
over the die to act as le- an upcoming hunt. That’s probably an-
verage for the bolt to grip other lesson – don’t be in a rush when
and lift the case. It works you’re handloading.
like this:
Remove the die from
the press, unscrew the decap- The stuck case
ping assembly and insert the die remover is
upside-down in the press or put one of those
the die in a vice. Caution: do not loading bench
The RCBS Stuck attempt this next step if there’s a additions that
Case Remover is a handloaders will
live primer in the case! rarely need. But
good addition to any Using the supplied drill bit, carefully
loading bench. when you jam a
drill through the web at the bottom case in a die, it
of the case using the primer cup and is the only thing
flash hole as a guide. Use a little cut- that will enable
S
you to proceed
uccessful handloading requires ting oil or light gun oil to help the bit with loading.
good judgment. Misjudge the cut.
amount of case lube required for Once clear, use the tap to cut threads
reforming brass and you either dimple inside the freshly drilled hole. Again,
the case shoulder with too much lube, a drop or two of oil helps the process.
or your handloading session screeches Once the tap clears the web, back it out
to a halt because of a stuck case – too and remove it.
little lube. Slip the steel cap over the end of
Sometimes balance can be elusive. the die and thread the bolt into your
The last time I experienced an inexo- freshly tapped case.
rably stuck case, my son and I were Using the provided hex key, tighten
cranking out some 243 Winchester the bolt and the case will back out
loads for his hunt the following day. from the die.
Ten strokes in, a new brass case stuck Once clear, clean the die with solvent
on the downward stroke of the press and give the interior the smallest
arm. We sent that die back to RCBS for smear of oil. You may have to replace
them to extract and replace the decap- the decapping assembly if it was dam-
ping pin, which they graciously did at aged during removal. Obviously, the
no charge. That was before we knew case is ruined.
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BEATER
I recently had the opportunity to
test the 10/22 magazine adapter
from Spectre Ballistics, an Alberta
company that’s big on creative
solutions. This handy device allows
shooters to use Remington 597
magazines in a Ruger 10/22. Why,
you ask, would anyone want to do
that? Simple – to increase magazine
capacity.
Ruger 10/22s, due to the exis-
tence of a rare pistol variant called
the 10/22 Charger, can only have
a 10-round magazine because the
standard 10/22 magazine is now con-
sidered a pistol magazine. The Rem-
ington 597, on the other hand, only
comes in rimfire rifle models and
as such is not subject to magazine
capacity laws. As a result, magazines
with up to 30-round capacity are
readily available.
As for Spectre’s magazine adapter,
install is a snap – take out the origi-
nal magazine, put this in its place
and you’re done. No milling, drilling
or gunsmithing. This, I liked. As for
reliability, the only issues I could
make happen occurred when push-
ing the magazine forward while fir-
ing. Doing this prevented the action
from going into battery completely,
creating a light strike. I twisted,
pushed and pulled every which way
with no other issues; even firing the
rifle upside down (in a safe fashion)
caused no troubles.
After some usage, the only flaw I
encountered was with the Reming-
ton 597 magazines themselves. I had
Remington maga-
zines in a Ruger rifle
restore its capacity.
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adapter replaces the
10-round magazine with
a filler block designed
to take Remington 597
magazines.
two of them shatter springs. Initially,
I thought the adapter was causing
feed issues, but upon inspection, my
magazines sounded like maracas. I took
them apart and found that what should
have been one long spring was now
nine pieces in one magazine and four
pieces in the other. A bit of research
online shows that some people have found it wasn’t. It turns out I much pre- sible to have a fresh magazine in the
had much better results with the 597 fer it over the original Ruger release. left hand, hit the release with the left
magazines if they follow a preliminary With this adapter and longer magazine, index finger, allow the empty magazine
break-in process. It’s simple, only load I can maintain control of the rifle with to free fall (it has enough weight and
the magazine to five rounds a few my right hand, grab the magazine with clearance to do so) and then insert the
times, then 10 rounds a few times, then my left, then use my left thumb to hit fresh magazine.
15, and so on. the release and pull the magazine out. I think anyone who picks up one of
One thing I was hesitant about, but This allows me to always have posi- these adapters will be happy they did.
really came around on, is the magazine tive control of both the firearm and the After being lent one to test, I’ve decid-
release being on the left-hand side. magazine. In a rushed reload, as in a ed to buy one. You can buy them direct
I worried it would be awkward, but shooting competition, it’s even pos- from www.SpectreBallistics.com.
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