Canadian Tire "Proshop"

People should not be so critical, it's early on for them, and I'm sure the selection and knowledge of the staff will improve. For sure it's a step in the right direction.
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Careful, or you will get told to stay away from "our community". It is okay to nitpick CT, but don't offer any positive support......

I think it is a good thing to see CT stocking guns. I'm going! I'm going!
 
Canadian Tire in Vegreville had a handful of Beretta Extrema's, Browning Silvers and some better grade rifles when I was in there a few months ago. Surprised me, but then hey it's the oil patch and along with oil flow goes cash flow.
 
I forget where it was but a friend picked up a shotgun for 40% off at a CT. I believe it was a mossberg 500 3 barrel combo. Snatched it for 300$ taxes in. Although their price was marked up high it was a STEAL.
 
Our local CT in Rocky Mountain House followed this path this year. Have a fair selection at this time including Weatherby, Browning, Savage, and Tikka. The manager came to our local "Buck Night" event to introduce himself last winter to get ideas and advice from the locals in regards to inventory.

But the best around here is Caroline Supplies. Only place I know where you can buy a firearm, ammo, camo underwear, and a quart of milk!
 
Shades of the days when Gas Stations and Hardware Stores carried guns and ammo.

And yet guys will still complain. I recall a lot of Cooeys, Lakefields, and the occasional Winchester. Never anything much fancier.

I cannot see this as a bad thing. Any place that is willing to jump through the business hoops required in order to put guns on their shelves, only makes gun owners look more like the absolutely normal members of society that we are.

Exposing the fear-riddled news hour viewership to the fact that there are guns and gun owners all around them, and yet they are not having to duck and weave across the parking lots, as they might believe, from the slanted media bias that seems to be the norm these days, cannot be a bad thing either.

Having options, and availability in any retail setting, setting seems a plus, no?

Cheers
Trev
 
The hunting/fishing/firearms section of the Belleville, On CT is astounding. Knowledge isn't all that great other then a select few employees but they have one entire wall of the store set up as a gun rack and it is FULL. They have the usual "hunting" guns but also have a selection of neat things like SKS's, Mosins, the T2 shotguns, and I swear I even saw a JR carbine before.

The only real issue is that they insist on recording PAL info for EVERYTHING.
 
trevj said:
Shades of the days when Gas Stations and Hardware Stores carried guns and ammo.

And yet guys will still complain. I recall a lot of Cooeys, Lakefields, and the occasional Winchester. Never anything much fancier.

I cannot see this as a bad thing. Any place that is willing to jump through the business hoops required in order to put guns on their shelves, only makes gun owners look more like the absolutely normal members of society that we are.

Exposing the fear-riddled news hour viewership to the fact that there are guns and gun owners all around them, and yet they are not having to duck and weave across the parking lots, as they might believe, from the slanted media bias that seems to be the norm these days, cannot be a bad thing either.

Having options, and availability in any retail setting, setting seems a plus, no?

Cheers
Trev
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Agree 100%. I also dont get the comments about the employees lacking knowledge. Well so what? Ive been into a number of gunshops where employees could barely define the trigger from the muzzle or a shotgun from a rifle. Ive also been treated rather poorly at more then one gunshop, where at the very least Canadian Tire employees ask if I;d like assistance.
 
Mine has alot of savage, usually 2 or 3 browning shotguns, 870s and t/c muzzleloaders. Some other stuff rolls through occasionally but its always usually along those lines.
 
Pigeonman said:
Our local CT has had the racks and counter in since spring. Still empty... Something to do with not being able to get anyone licensed to run or so I've been told?
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This, you actually do need someone qualified (ie a PAL). My local CT has many employees who have a PAL, a few of whom are avid hunters and shooters
 
The crappy tire I go too to buy ammo has only one person with a PAL and he is rarely ever there. The rest of them know absolutely nothin about the guns or ammo, I mean nadda. Gotta tell them 20 times what shells you want then finally grab their hand and put it on what you want so they get it.

More then one has swung a barrel past my face when I asked to look at a gun ( Not allowed to touch anything unless handed to you by staff ) Had to show one guy how too close the bolt on a Remington 750 he pulled the bolt back dropped the clip out then closed it, I showed him the bolt release on the clip how it's spose too work he looked at me like I invented the wheel.
 
Be kind. CT Employees generally earn just above minimum wage.

My CT offers nothing above clays and cleaning kits. Would appreciate the option for another firearm/ammo source, regardless of the clerk's skill set.
 
Don't get me wrong they're generally always nice folks to deal with, except they seem too run when they see you comin too ask for help...Maybe its the long hair and beard? I'm just sayin it'd be nice if they would give them some training before throwin them into the fire know what I mean?

Personally I'd be on cloud 9 workin in the huntin department at crappy tire, playin with gun, ammo and huntin stuff all day effin eh cotton!
 
Dr.Islay said:
Be kind. CT Employees generally earn just above minimum wage.

My CT offers nothing above clays and cleaning kits. Would appreciate the option for another firearm/ammo source, regardless of the clerk's skill set.
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This is how it is at any of my local ct's. Some clays...a bit of your standard ammo but no real selection. The only guns there are pellet guns and that's it.
I never go there looking for ammo unless I'm really stuck for something and they usually don't have it either.
 
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