TIKKA T3X and Canadian Gun Laws: USOG Speaks Up! 

As a Mohawk person living on a reserve in Ontario Canada I can say truly that weather or not they make amendments for my people to keep these firearms is not the point. I stand with my fellow Canadians in the fact that banning hunting rifles and shotguns isn’t going to change anything for public safety. This government is destroying our country and pitting citizens against each other.

It’s not about safety…. It’s about CONTROL.

I've lived in Western Canada for 65 years. During that time I served in the light infantry, RCMP, corrections and the last 9 years as a Sheriff. I have been shooting and collecting for 35 years, mostly Winchester rifles and S&W handguns. Due to the Trudeau insanity my $20,000 handgun collection is now worthless and I cannot even leave it to my spouse, who has the proper licence. My $6000 military rifle collection is now prohibited and awaiting confiscation. There is the monumental lie that we will be compensated but, I very much doubt that, Trudeau is a serial liar. The cultural and social divide between urban and rural, West and East is rapidly destroying the country. The liberal government has degenerated into a form of insulated, banana republic, utterly corrupt and incompetent beyond belief. Canadians have a choice to make very soon. We grovel before the new dictatorship and their gutless storm troopers in the RCMP or take a stand. Sadly, the type of men who would never tolerate such rampant abuse of power are in short supply, due to the "soyling" down of the male population in Canada and the rise of low information voters. Can you imagine how disgusted those lads who stormed the beaches of Normandy in 1944 would be ? It's incredible how an entire country can be cowed into submission by a blithering idiot and his pack of weasels. God Save The King because, it may be too late for Canada to save herself.

Nothing is a threat to their security, if they have good intentions for their citizens. It's about complete control, and no resistance to that control.

I'm a Canadian, and while I thank you for speaking up about the Canadian government banning guns, I don't think the concentration and outrage over hunting rifles is the only conversation we need to have. Semi autos like the AR-15 have been around for decades, and have been used by many hunters for small and medium game, even in Canada before they were declared to be restricted and only permissible to be used at approved ranges. All guns are suitable for free citizens to own, even the so called military style assault weapons.

Canadian here. Not a city guy but I do happen to live in one. There is a huge disconnect between urban and rural living in this country and it's getting worse. I've started to invite some of my coworkers to go out shooting, even if they never plan on owning or even wanting to own a gun. Education and knowledge is always a good thing and it seems to be seriously lacking in this case. BTW, my old hunting partner from up north had several Ruger No. 1s. He swore by them.

It's about the firearms themselves unfortunately. Not the caliber, action, or intended purposes. Governments will use any excuse or tactic available, including misinformation and fear to sway the public. I really enjoy your videos, I hope cooler heads prevail

As a Canadian, thanks from the bottom of my heart for covering this. These so-called "assault style" weapons bans are a global effort and will eventually inflict every country in the G20. I want my kids and grandkids to enjoy the same fundamental rights and freedoms as I have. We all need to speak up and stand together if we want to put a stop to this nonsense.

If someone wants to ban a falling block rifle, we are all in trouble.

Canadian here. Thanks to you and all the folks that have come forward to get this issue into the spotlight. The long and the short of it is that this debacle isn’t even about firearms, it’s about control. Governments are busy transforming ‘citizens’ into ‘subjects’. If this is allowed to happen, the future will be dark indeed. Firearms owners are the most upstanding and law abiding citizens of Canada, if they will persecute us, how long before they come for you?

Great video as usual. We have similar issues here in the US. Inanimate objects are neither good nor evil. Morality can’t be legislated, bad people will always exist and all we can do is try to control them. Unfortunately it’s usually after they’ve committed some heinous crime. Thanks for your knowledge and advice.

Thankyou, for covering this and backing us Canadians, its a stressfull time for us Canadians,.

I live in the country in Ontario. Up and down my road most homes have a rifle or some firearm in them. We all get along, our neighbourhood is very peaceful. If someone from Toronto knew I had some hunting rifles, they would be in shock, I would be under suspicion. The truth is it is the gangs that have caused this anxiety.

Thank you so much for speaking about Canada!!

Thank you! I'd love to have the Tikka...I do have a couple of Enfields- the "India Pattern" musket in .308 with a ten round mag is my favorite "survival" rifle, punch, ease of use, durability. I have taken a couple of deer with both the Ishy and the SMLE in ,303 and they are accurate and rugged. My new go-to tries to meet the criteria of a scout rifle but is what I call a "patrol rifle" most of the features Jeff Cooper requried but a little heavy and a scootch long. Tikka is maybe best described as a "Patrol" rifle- hunter/scout/policing. You lads in the High North have your supporters in the US. Thanks for watching the back door.

Someone gets run over by a rented van, do we ban vans? It is insane isn't it?

With firearms we are citizens Without firearms we are subjects

It is not about public safety. It's about ruling class safety. Always has been, since the days of kings.

Thank you for the honest and sincere commentary.

Thank you for speaking out. I am Canadian. What is happening here will have profoundly negative impacts on my way of life. I’ve read that our per capita gun ownership is higher than even the US. The average firearms owner in Canada owns more than 10 firearms. People are not going to give up their firearms which for many are also tools used to hunt with. Our current government has broken the social contract and we all now have an obligation to not comply.

I feel badly for my Canadian neighbors, even here in NY we have more liberal gun laws. Canada is a huge country citizens can not count on law enforcement to be near to protect them

Yes....742 issues most often related to poor maintenance! Thank you for the calm and reasoned manner in which you convey your opinions.

The Canadian Rangers rifle is completely different from a regular t3x. All steel components are rated for -60 Celsius. I worked with the Rangers a few yrs back, they told me a Polar bear story. 7 shots center of mass to stop it with the 303. Those Rangers are Very special people. I'm from the East coast, no Polar bears but plenty of Bleack bears. If Trudeau thinks I'm giving him my rifle, he's wrong. Chimo

The Ranger rifle was thoroughly tested and is mil-spec. They, according to many, are a great rifle. They, the Canadian Military ran out of parts for the Enfields. Finding a magazine is almost impossible in Canada these days. Certainly no "new" ones. Just as an aside when I started hunting in the 60s of my hunting partners only one had a Savage 99 the rest of us all used Enfields. I once saw a pile of them at the Army Surplus on Main St in Winnipeg and they wanted $5 for your pick. Mind you that works out to $50 of today's dollars. I read the government gave away millions of them as part of the Dominion Marksmanship program. I know there is still a trainload of them out there slam-dunking moose every year. A guy once said the 30-30 Winchester has killed more Whitetail deer than any other rifle was met with the comment, the .303 Lee Enfield has killed more animals than every other rifle! I will leave it at that.

Always a joy to watch your presentations.

Thank you Mike. I love that Tika t3x Arctic I've been seriously thinking about buying one of those. I also like the previous issue enfield they're a real classic did a great job in world war II for the Canadians and the English. I love the sights on that Tika and I was thinking if someone could get a hold of the maker that makes those sights give them your ballistics for your hand load whether it be a 165 grain at 2800 ft per second or a 180° at 2600 ft per second they can make you the sght to match all of the different ranges. I saw another review on this rifle and they said that the rangers use a nosler 180 grain acubond load and I think 2600 feet per second for the 7.62 issue rifle and that those sites match those ballistics. And if I was stuck with those sites and I couldn't change them out that load would be fine that would definitely get the job done on anything. As far as the government outlawing firearms I'm against any regulation even if it is a so-called assault weapon because the problem is they're never satisfied they outlaw the assault weapon and then they just move on to the pistol the rifle the bolt action the falling block the shotgun until we have nothing. They will never be satisfied until they take all of our weapons that's what people need to understand so we have to fight it from the beginning. And I know you agree with this. Thank you Mike great video 👍

I feel badly for my Canadian brothers and sisters....Your country is run by the people who live in a few large population centers...passing laws or worse, issuing edicts, with no regard for the rights of responsible, law abiding gun owners. We in the states would be in the same predicament were it not for the wisdom of our founders, who established the Electoral College, which is how the political minority avoids the tyranny of the majority. Best wishes Mike; I hope gun owners in Canada can somehow avoid this madness.

TOOLS do not harm others, HUMANS decide to

So much so well said my friend. Thank you for bringing calm logic and a demographically and geographically sound analysis to this issue.

I have a No5 Jungle carbine in 303 that I would feel perfectly safe carrying through the wilderness. If I was limited to a bolt gun of my choosing I have seen nickel plated Enfields No7s I believe that would probably be better than my No5. As far as gun banning. Hunters don't seem to really care when governments ban things like AKs, ARs, standard capacity magazines, and things that fit into that category. So when it comes around that governments want hunting guns, the hunters expect outrage on their behalf when they wouldn't offer it for their brother. I read something from Australia or New Zeeland where pump action shotguns were banned. Eventually the gun banning will affect everyone if we don't all stand up for one another.

Thanks for yet another great video .. Merci from Québec

An honest assessment! Always interested in what you have to say!

Thank you for your videos.

Well we gun owners in New Zealand had to put up with stupid new gun laws because someone from another country came here to commit an act of terrorism .meanwhile we handed in our semi auto rifles to what effect ,crime has exploded ,drive by shootings are now common by gang members ,ram raids on shops are just about a nightly acurance .easy to pass laws on the law abiding than to get hard on crime .meanwhile we are told that we will be fined for driving one kilometer over the speed limit .would be better for the police to get hard on shop lifters but that would be harder than setting up a speed camera .

Really good video,very informative, thank you 🇬🇧

Well said. As a Canadian I say Thank you,

It's all about politics, guns are a political football not safe from any party especially those on the left, a city dweller has just as much rights to harvest wild organic meat and fish as rural people, Canadians now prefer dope over outdoors recreation.

I appreciate your calm discourse, as always. As a WA state citizen, I hope you all keep fighting for your rights.

Excellent video Mr. USOG. Good luck with all the madness up there.

Excellent video 📹 excellent discussion 👏

So I watched Runkle of the Bailey's video on this, and he pointed out that this could be something very ominous, because according to him, this sets a precedent. The supposed reason is that someone, somewhere, decided to modify a ruger mark 1 to shoot a banned calibre. So what they appear to be saying is that any gun, that gets modified by some Joe in a garage into a banned calibre, because it’s possible to do it. Same mentality of taking guns away from people who have never committed a crime, because maybe they will one day. So if this goes through, they’ll be able to take almost anything away. As for the governments bringing in laws in reaction to an event, it’s more like the government waiting for an excuse. No way they could pop out a brand new law within weeks of an event (in the case of New Zealand). Even laws as bad and stupid as we’re seeing. Also, the way Trudeau brought in the first gun ban using some ww2 law, and then pulled this latest stunt, shows it’s either a political stunt to divert attention, or part of a WEF agenda.

Another great video - I am fortunate to have a 308 Arctic - it is excellent & is a fantastic do everything rifle. A little on the expensive side but i feel worthy of the cash for its features - one item of note is the sublime trigger. If you come across one & its on your rifle bucket list - buy with confidence - hope you Canadians can ride out these draconian firearm measures - as an Australian I can say any fight to retain your firearms is worth it. Who would have thought the venerable Ruger No 1 would be on any Governments hit list - what a mad mad world.

As usual you have a great perspective... Your videos are excellent... keep them coming.

Thanks for this :)

This is not reactive lawmaking they've had this planned out for a very long time It is not about public safety It is about more government control and appeasing the people that we refer to as Karen's now

Collective punishment for not voting the right way.

Gun control is about power, not safety.

Big Hugs from Canada!!!

Well said Mike!

Thank You Sir Great Channel 🔥

Thank You

Thank you USOG! The best action that firearms owners can take is to help educate others on firearms, their history, use, and importance within Canadian society.

I appreciate your videos and recognition of one of the problems we’re having in Canada at the moment. This is worst I’ve seen things. As far as the firearms situation goes, it’s not about what is scary or dangerous. It’s about removing and disarming. There was a list two years ago, there’s a list this year (on top of all restricted weapons), and there will be another list next year, and the year after that, until it’s all gone, if he stays in power. We appreciate you exposing this subject to your viewers. All the best. I enjoy your content

As an American I'd like to say to my Canadian northern friends and say no. Do not let those in your government do this. fight fight fight fight. Do not let them take your teeth. guns are the great equalizer

Beautiful guns.. thanks for the video

Thanks for your insight

That Tikka T3X Arctic in size reminds me of my Enfield No. 5 Jungle Carbine. So essentially what I think Canada wanted is a modern stainless steel version of the Jungle Carbine, and in a round that has a larger commercial supply. Anyway, if I ever need an Arctic rifle I'll just reach for the king of all Arctic rifles the U.S. Model of 1917. The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol of Denmark still carries them in some of the toughest most inhospitable terrain in the world in Greenland, and those rifles are all over a century old.

Excellent video Mike!!! Keep the walnut and iron sights alive!!!!

Great video... keep up the good work..👍👍

Thanks for speaking up

Hi, I don't understand what is going on here 🇨🇦,.. the banning of our firearms. I have to watch what I say. I talk to friends about the guns that the Canadian government are banning, semi's etcetera.... and none of us understand any of this either. Baaaaa..... That T3x arctic is a beauty. Take Care.

The old divide and conquer took the Saturday night specials then the autos then the semi autos then the pistols then the 10000 joules then the hunting rifles and they will get them al because they keep chipping away just like they will get the farms because farmers are a minority.

Great video, hope they are listening

Thanks for your support of us up here in the great white north.Always enjoy your videos.I have always learned a lot from your program,would be nice if you could explain to our politicians that gun owners are not the problem.

Informative video Mike, thank you as always. T3 is a beautiful rifle. As in Canada, we here in the US have government politicians that are threatened by an armed Populus, and gun control legislation is more for control and less on actual public safety. Drug and alcohol addiction kills more people than guns, but all they focus on is the gun. They fail to prosecute violent felons and then also release violent felons from prison but insist on passing laws to restrict law abiding citizens their right to self-defense and take away guns from those same law-abiding citizens. It's true that in a life-threatening situation, where seconds count, the police are just minutes away. Usually, the police arrive in time to draw the chalk outline around the victim. Both of our countries are run by political buffoons who embrace their Marxist ideology for some Orwellian utopian objective. Sorry for the rant. Thanks again for a great video.

Ban politicians, not guns

Thank you 😊

The Canadian Rangers are also responsible for search and rescue operations in most of Canada, but the Enfields they carry date back to world war 1 and are worn out thus the Tikkas while I was visiting a relatives cabin in Quebec a few years back an incident occurred at a Canadian Forces Base nearby, a Canadian Female soldier, who was an Olympic athlete, went for an early morning training run, when she failed to return for morning formation, a search was launched, before long her body was found with a large black bear guarding it, the bear was shot and killed by a member of the search party bearing one of the old Enfields, but it took several shots to kill the enraged bear which nearly killed the shooter before other members of the party opened fire, it was the opinion of everyone in the vicinity that the rangers definitely needed a more modern weapon to deal with such situations.

The subject of the Enfield/Tikka Ranger patrol rifle, Sirius patrol rifle, and the Mauser 98 30-06 re-barrel for polar bear protect and hunting have been an fascinating subject of mine for several years. I agree that an rifle should have good iron sights. As much as I love the elegant single shots, and my excellent leveractions they just don't cut the mustard in the rough and the cold like these bolt actions. My semi autos and pumps have been disappointing and have froze up solid and I've had pieces of extractors break and bolt fail on the remington 700's and budget rifles. The Ruger Hawkeye series and Mauser 98 pattern rifles and the M1917 I don't have issues with. They have worked for me.

Hey Mike, I have a couple of unopened boxes of the RIC auction catalogs if you want them. You asked about them last video. Morphy uses hardback catalogs now, very nice. Take care!!

Watching from the Northwest Territories haha Thanks for covering!

Another great video Mike. I'm an Australian and I certainly more than sympathize with Canadians with these new laws. As always they are never made on logic that a 6 year old could understand. When we had to hand in our semi auto rifles and shotguns we just bought more firearms than before resulting in more firearms in the community. I lost my pump action Remington 870 shotgun. But I could legally buy a pump action Browning BPR rifle in 300 Win Mag? Compare the range of 12 gauge to a 180gr 300 Win Mag projectile. I can go on. Thanks for sharing!

Actually, until recently (earlier this year) the Remington 742 was illegal for hunting in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania banned the use of any semi-autos for hunting. 🤷‍♂ The Remington Model 760 was extremely popular in PA for that reason. It was nearly as fast to operate as the 742 and has always had a reputation for far better accuracy. I own examples of both and can vouch for that. In fact, because of the number of Amish in PA, the Model 760 was nicknamed the "Amish Machinegun" or "Amish Autoloader"

I live in Canada. I own 2 6.5 CM, one in Model 70, the other one a Weatherby Mark V. If the future law goes into effect with the actual amendment, I would lose my Weatherby. This is just ONE example that proves that we have some stupid people in charge here....... And 99% (if not more) of the firearms used in shootings were NEVER bought trough the system. They were illegally imported. So this new law will change NOTHING for the shootings here...

Thanks USOG

Even the prime minister knows that taking guns away from law abiding Canadian citizens will not save lives or make the country safe. But the average city dwellers that are probably the vast majority of the VOTERS knows little about guns so he thinks he can show the public he is trying to reduce gun violence! And it might get him another term in office. 😢 Absolutely ridiculous and sad.

I believe it's a T3X CTR (compact tactical rifle). Excellent esp. with a supressor on the 20" barrel

The politicians needs to live out in a bush with a tikka arctic with ten shot clips for 1 year before creating a new gun law.

The canadian ranger version is called a Colt C19. They are license built by Colt Canada. If I recall correctly, they use the Tikka action and are barreled by Colt and have a slightly different bolt than the civilian version. There are a few cosmetic differences but they are minor.

Saskatchewan is a beautiful place to visit for Hunting or just a holiday , fishing etc , thank you for covering the topic here . The truth we all agree with is that everyone wants safe community to live in. The C-21 and amendment will have no affect on public safety as criminals never abide by the laws and are already banned from leagaly owning firearms. These new measures are a waste of resources and the current laws should be enforced to put the violent criminals in jail . Leave the law abiding citizens alone , Thanks again for covering this topic ,

Awesome, I enjoy seeing the Rifles of the Rangers, do you have any information on the M1917s used in the other far north by the Dutch Sirius sled patrol?

Well, they got the sights right!

Another fantastic video of common sense And, I just learned about the TIKKA T3X Arctic as I was looking for a new hunting rifle. I have not been able to source one but I will keep looking.

Thank you for posting this video. I'm a Canadian and we have excellent firearms laws. Everyone must complete a safety course and pass a test to obtain a licence. A separate course and test is required for handguns and criminal record checks are conducted daily on handgun owners. Also, we can only shot our pistols at government approved ranges. The problem here is that the government would rather go after legal gun owners than people who use firearms in crime. They are telling us that banning these firearms will make our streets safer but don't explain how taking firearms from legal gun owners is going to prevent crime. It's a very sad demonstration of the lack of critical thinking skills of our voting public.

after they get all theese, think how easy it will be to get the rest

The Remington 742 will wear out supposedly, hence maybe the reason for the negative comments. There was a gunsmith outfit that supposedly would convert them to a pump action when this occurs.

Thank you , agreed

We all don't know what it all means. Thanks for the video.

Here’s a totally insane thought ( sarcasm).“ Punish Criminals severely not honest hard working law abiding citizens who commit none of these horrific acts they speak about”. Strange times Indeed.

its all about a agenda, not about common sence

That Tikka is one of my Bucket List Rifles! God Damn it’s nice! Even more so in person.

If it was about protecting people then hunting rifles wouldn't be on any list . Who hides a full length rifle on them and shoots someone .. nobody does.

I really like my Tikka arctic they are a gem to shoot

Ah...using reason to debate gun grabbers. Never works. Sorry to hear what is going on there. During my career I was posted to Canada twice, both times in Montreal/Quebec. (my office was in Montreal, but I worked all along the US/Canada border) Probably because I speak French. 🤷‍♂ I really enjoyed hunting there and also did a lot of skeet shooting near Montreal. I had the opportunity to hunt moose, bear and deer and the Canadian guides were always most gracious and knowledgeable. And they loved their sporterized Enfields. It was in Canada I came to have high regard for the .303 British cartridge. I actually hunted there the first time in 1971 when I was in college and my father, older brother, his brother-in-law and I hunted up in Quebec. I killed my first bear there with a Winchester Model 71, .348. Canada was my last assignment, for a year, before I retired in 2009. Now I live far away, where there is no snow. I don't miss the snow...but the hunting was really great. Thanks for your great videos covering so many great guns.

I grew up 10 hours north from the border in BC. Awesome life.

The Greatest Priminester in Canadian History Justin Trudeau said it best, No Canadian has the right to defend their life especially with a firearm. Okay I'm back from the bathroom, sorry just had to take a "Trudeau" Thank you Mike, your channel is one of my favorites and I'm always eagerly waiting for the next episodes to see what might possibly be the next interesting firearm for the collection. The Arctic I almost purchased but after much research, decided against because of known accuracy problems with the factory iron sights, also weight & price didn't help either. Wishing you and family a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Years.

The Canadian government isn't Canadian anymore.

I seen a toronto made 303 british and its a sweet looking rifle. Got a older stevens 22410 and it needs a new selector switch so i got to take it apart and swap with a new kit. I ordered parts from newyork before gunlaws came into play and now I cant even order a spring or screw from newyork. And before the russian war my sks needed a hammer pivot pin and I ordered one and Igot it 1 month before the war started, order from the russian federation. I have a gevarm I wanted to order a magazine but cant now so its a useless semi auto now. Stupid gun laws kill everything. Im not a criminal and dont have a record and dont sell my guns to criminals either so and Im native. So why is the sks on the list when they are already in canada and natives of all kinds use them for hunting , same as me when it come to hunting as a sks can drop a moose at 400 yards easy. Elk and deer too. Im sure they use sks for caribou or else anything else of biggame. Its too late for the guns now. I never seen a criminal shoot up a place with a 742 or a BAR.

The thing that bothers me the most as a firearm owner/operator ... and thinking assault style rifles and especially the AR15, every police force in this country including the PM’s security force all have these “assault style “ rifles ( and I’d bet with capability for full auto and probably 30 round capacity magazines ) ... watching news/RU-vid reports of peaceful protesters, like we saw this past spring in Ottawa , when the police were sent in ( in mass ) all were carrying “assault style” weapons on un-armed citizens ! Fear the government that wants to disarm its citizens ... yet carry the very same weapons , they are trying to ban , against them !

For non-canadians... the latest amendments to Bill C-21 was two major additions. The first one was that they wanted to change to porhibit is 1 - All Centre fire magazines capable of semi-automatic fire with a detachable magazines 2 - they've also added a bunch of firearms on a very long list which included the ones you talk about and plinkster, and SKS ...speficially prohibited..