Canadian December 2015 Firearms Journal

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CanaFire armsdJiaonurnNovember/December 2015alFirearms JournalNovember/December201518Fully Committedon all FrontsShooter’s Shopping ListCanada’snationalFirearmsassoCiationPM 40009473Return undeliverabCanadian Firearms le to:Journal,P.O. Box 49090,Edmonton,CanadianChristmas Is Just AroundThe CornerAlberta T6E6H441Lowell StraussThe Last Revolver WarBob Campbell4On The Cover45The Fighting NewfoundlanderMy Gun5From The Editor’s DeskA Look At What’s ComingAl Voth6President’s MessageNFA Gearing Up For ElectionLarry W. Oakley25Bergmann-Bayard PistolPaul ScarlattaSheldon Clare288Jakob’s Swiss K31 Rifle47One Gun’s StoryVice President’s MessageReviewing The Past Predicts The FutureBlair HagenRussianSurplus For Canadians:The SVT-40 RifleDean Roxby31Edward OsborneThe Slide-Lock Reload9Election ResultsA Liberal Government10Preserving OurFirearms HeritageCowboys Go To WarMastering This CompetitionTechnique50Politics & GunsDuane ThomasThe Connecticut Study3352Gary MauserPoint BlankPower & PowderHow Early Guns Shaped CanadaGary K. KangasTodd Kristensen and Julie MartindaleBridging The Urban/Rural DivideChris McGarry1253Authorizations To Transport:The Rules Have ChangedBeginner’s LuckTeam NFALegal CornerMatt NeumannGuy Lavergne14Review:Winchester XPR RifleJeff Helsdon3754NFA BookshelfWhich Rifle For Coyotes?Forty Years with the .45-70Bill RantzAl VothMission statementCanada’s National Firearms Association exists to promote, support and protect all safe firearms activities, including the rightof self defense, firearms education for all Canadians, freedom and justice for Canada’s firearms community and to advocate forlegislative 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 isobtained from the publisher.N o v e m b e r/ D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5www.nfa.ca 3

O n The C overThe Fighting NewfoundlanderBowring Park, St. John’s, NLThis month’s cover is courtesy of east coast photographer Paul Seymour. The image is of The Fighting Newfoundlander, amemorial statue in Bowring Park, St. John’s, NL. It was unveiled on Sept. 13, 1922, to honour those killed in the Great War. Thesoldier is gripping a Short Magazine Lee-Enfield rifle and poised to throw a Mills grenade.Canadian Firearms JournalThe Official Magazine ofEditorAl VothGeneral ManagerGinger FournierAccounts/MembershipGeneral InformationLegal bership@nfa.cainfo@nfa.calegal@nfa.caNational ExecutiveNational President1-877-818-0393sheldon@nfa.caSheldon Clare1-877-818-0393EVP, CommunicationsBlair aBill Rantz1-877-818-0393Secretaryjerrold@nfa.caJerrold LundgardPM 40009473Return undeliverable to:Canadian Firearms Journal,P.O. Box 49090, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6H4PRINTED IN CANADA4 www.nfa.caN o v e m b e r/ D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5

From TheE ditor’s D eskAl VothA Look At What’s Cominglist together so nothing on it requires aPAL to purchase.And that’s a good place to end this,wishing you all a Merry Christmas and thebest in the New Year. Enjoy your magazine.N o v e m b e r/ D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5Nathaniel Milljour, RightWingNation.caWelcome to the November/December issue of the Canadian Firearms Journal.As I write, the federal election is still a month away, but you’ll be reading this shortlyafter the results are tabulated. In an age of instant information, that seems like aneternity, but it’s the reality of print media. While a paper magazine can no longerpretend to be first with the news, we can claim to be more authoritative than manyother sources and that’s our goal here at theCanadian Firearms Journal.You’ll also be receiving this magazineshortly before Remembrance Day, so we’vemade that event and the historical guns thatsurround it a theme for this issue. To coverthat aspect, you’ll find Bob Campbell’s reporton what he calls The Last Revolver War, an adventure with the SVT-40 from Ed Osborne anda piece on the unique Bergmann-Bayard pistolfrom Paul Scarlatta.Dean Roxby has also authored an article ona specific Swiss K-31 rifle that he managed totrace back to the soldier who carried it. Thisarticle is the first of a series I’d like to run,called One Gun’s Story. We all know every gunhas a story to tell, so if you have a gun withan interesting tale attached to it, let me know.We’ll help you write the story, or maybe evenassign one of our writers to tackle it.I also want to draw attention to Todd Kristensen’s article about how firearms shaped early Canada. Todd hides his credentials well, buthe’s actually a graduate student in anthropology at the University of Alberta. When he talksabout history, you want to be paying attention.And to keep at least some modern content,Jeff Helsdon has a review of Winchester’s newbudget rifle, the XPR. And for handgunners,Duane Thomas shows us how to execute a perfect slide-lock reload, a skill I’m still working at.But since this is a bi-monthly publication,this issue covers Christmas as well, and LowellStrauss has done some pre-Christmas shopping for us. Don’t read his article unless youhave a pencil in hand, because you’ll want tocircle desired items for the attention of yoursignificant other. Lowell has put this Christmaswww.nfa.ca 5

P resident’sM essageSheldon ClareNFA Gearing Up For The ElectionAs I write this, we are well into whatpromises to be a fascinating federalelection campaign. Since I am an independent candidate in this election, Iwon’t comment much except to say thatNFA members should vote for the bestmembers to represent their interests onissues that concern them. Even though Iam a volunteer, to avoid any perceptionof conflict of interest, I have steppedaway from most NFA public statementsfor the duration of the election campaign and Vice President Blair Hagenwill be the main contact to comment onsuch matters. My NFA efforts will focuson my administrative and legal responsibilities until the election concludes. Onething is certain, this parliament will bedifferent than the last one, and not justbecause of the 30 extra seats.Externally, our efforts will need tobe redoubled to ensure our key objectives are met. At time of writing, ourpetitions for the AR-15 and magazinecapacity issues are still languishing,without result – ignored, as they don’tfit the fiction of the government’s longgun registry narrative. New parliamentary rules on petitions will permit online presentation, and we will need tobe ready to make use of that feature infurther advocacy efforts.Internally, we have developed changes to our bylaws to make sure there ismore clarity around process and procedure in our activities. This is so thatunanticipated situations, such as thosethat arose this past year, can be resolved fairly and expeditiously. Therewas also a need to ensure our bylawswere better synchronized with federalrequirements.Additionally, it has become neces6 www.nfa.casary to make clear the role of volunteers regarding public comments about NFAand its elected officers and staff. There are limited specific persons authorized tospeak on behalf of the NFA. There cannot be anyone claiming to represent the NFAwithout having been designated to do just that. Internal issues must be resolvedinternally through due process, not through coup attempts and defamatory public statements that only detract from organizational credibility and hurt the overarching cause of reforming our firearms laws. Revised bylaws will help to make surethat our governance matters are clear and that all directors understand their rolesand their fiduciary responsibilities to the NFA.The next phase of our activities will depend, in large measure, upon the results ofthe federal election. The complexities of Canadian politics and the many problematicareas of our firearms laws that remain unaffected by token efforts, such as the recent Bill C-42, need our attention. It will be a time requiring all of us to work togetherto assert our desire for significant change. We have enjoyed a tremendous amountof success in the past year – two Supreme Court of Canada victories are nothing tobelittle. There is at least one more such case coming our way, which will again lookat mandatory minimum sentencing for another aspect of firearms offences. Such efforts take real commitment and dedication from members and SCC legal action isexpensive, with effective representation consuming a lot of resources.This next year promises to be a great one for the NFA. Our membership continuesto grow, and that means our efforts on your behalf will continue to be effective. Ourshooting sports ambassadors continue to serve us well by providing positive youthrole models in competitive shooting sports. As more people see shooting as a normaland positive activity, our advocacy efforts on all of our issues relating to the ownership and use of firearms will become easier. Have a great fall, take some range time topractice your shooting, and I wish you all the best this hunting season.N o v e m b e r/ D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5As more people see shooting as anormal and positive activity,our advocacy efforts on all of ourissues relating to the ownership anduse of firearms will become easier.