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Hi, im looking into getting my rpal and have come across a few places in toronto to go get it. York firearms is full until april, as well as bass pro shop and target sports. So, i came across a place called terranova armoury. They want a $240 credit card payment online in advance for a one day course for seemingly either rpal or pal. This seems sort of weird so i have decided to ask everyone... has anyone taken the course at this place? It seems sketchy so far. Thanks.

Heres the site link:
http://www.terranovafirm.com/
 
I've never heard of them, and that website does look sketchy.

I especially like the part where they mention that "God" wants "Christians" to own guns.
 
Terranova is a SCAM!!!! SCAM!! SCAM!!!

I went there with one of my friends about a month ago, you will not get to do your exam on the day of the guy whor runs it will make up some kind of reason and refer you to an examiner in your area. I did further research and found out it is not government authorised and the practical part teaches you the wrong procedures using old weapons like an ak47 (there is no way you will be tested on a weapon like this in a exam. as for the practical part he just went through the book which you can do yourself for free by downloading the manuel and studying it. do not waste your time or money going to this course it is a scam and you will see it the minute you walk in the door.
 
and is definitely the place to go in the lower mainland, instructor was awesome
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I refer everyone I know to them. I had a blast taking their course in Delta. A great bunch they are!
 
i went there, the guy does it in his own house, he does everything in one day, both rpal and pal, hand on training. didn't miss a beat! only thing is you will need to do your test elsewhere. he provides you with all the contacts of places that you can get your test done. once you get there he will refund you $80 cash to go do your tests

aside from no onsite testing, i highly recommend him. he does your pictures, helps you with all your applications and anything else you may need.

the thing about conducting business at your own house... people know where you live lol so its not like he could screw around.

Only thing that really bugged me was his wife was cooking while we were being taught... lunch was 2 hours away i was getting hungry as ####!!!
 
adam4455 said:
I went there with one of my friends about a month ago, you will not get to do your exam on the day of the guy whor runs it will make up some kind of reason and refer you to an examiner in your area. I did further research and found out it is not government authorised and the practical part teaches you the wrong procedures using old weapons like an ak47 (there is no way you will be tested on a weapon like this in a exam. as for the practical part he just went through the book which you can do yourself for free by downloading the manuel and studying it. do not waste your time or money going to this course it is a scam and you will see it the minute you walk in the door.
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an ak47 in terms of action (in his dewatt state) is the same as any other semi auto. he teaches you the procedures for safe handling and use of a semi automatic firearm. and anywhere that cuts a full day off the test time and manages to teach you everything you need to know is fine by me!

(sorry for the double post V:I:)
 
Terranova scam scam scam scam

jeringate said:
i went there, the guy does it in his own house, he does everything in one day, both rpal and pal, hand on training. didn't miss a beat! only thing is you will need to do your test elsewhere. he provides you with all the contacts of places that you can get your test done. once you get there he will refund you $80 cash to go do your tests

aside from no onsite testing, i highly recommend him. he does your pictures, helps you with all your applications and anything else you may need.

the thing about conducting business at your own house... people know where you live lol so its not like he could screw around.

Only thing that really bugged me was his wife was cooking while we were being taught... lunch was 2 hours away i was getting hungry as f**k!!!
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He does it all in one day but he is not authorised to teach the course, you will not recieve your cfsc certificate by taking the course with him. the books he used were from 1998 missing some of the new section and he tells you that you will do the test that same day then makes up a fake story about the examiner getting sick. this is dishonust as many people go with him because they need to get it done fast. all he provides you is a crappy study session that you could do your self by reading updated manuels that are available online. in adition the hands on experience with the firearms he has is limited 1 hour if that sharing with everyone so you would only really get 15 minutes handeling a weapon and you are doing it in your free time while he is out of the room. no one would benifit from this course if someone tells you they took it and passed their exam then they would have passed without going to this course and just reading the manuels online. essentially you are paying 160 dollars after he refunds your 80 to sit in his house for 8 hours and listen to him ramble and at the end of the day you dont get to do your exam and the course does not count as a cfsc so for $160 you get a 1"*1.5" photo of yourself. which he says would cost you 15 dollars but that is a lie you can print your own photo of yourself no problem.

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SO AS I MENTIONED EARLYER DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE IT IS A SCAM TO TRICK YOU OUT OF $160 YOU DO NOT GET A CFSC CERTIFICATE OR MUCH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE THE THEORETICAL INFO IS OUTDATED AND THE LIST OF EXAMINERS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE. HE ALSO TELLS YOU NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU TOOK THE COURSE WITH TERRANOVA WHEN YOU GO TO AN EXAMINER "WHY" PROBABLY BECAUSE IF YOU DID THEY WOULD TELL YOU IT IS A SCAM!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE OR IF YOU STILL WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY PLEASE CALL A CERTIFIED EXAMINER FIRST YOU CAN FIND THEM ONLINE AND ASK THEM ABOUT TERRANOVA THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS A SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
 
No info for this Terranova place, so take it or leave it.

Legal LIMIT, as per the provincial regs, is $130 per course. The books are capped at $12 each. The Silvercore deal sounds great. I paid $260 for CFSC and CRFSC instruction and testing through Hamilton Firearms Academy. I'd rate the course as an 7.5/10 - the handgun section was too short and not enough explanation for each type of handgun. The long-gun section was fantastic (thanks Sherri!)

You should get both licenses at once. Much of the course overlaps, so you'll save hours of repeat info by doing them together.
 
adam4455 said:
He does it all in one day but he is not authorised to teach the course, you will not recieve your cfsc certificate by taking the course with him. the books he used were from 1998 missing some of the new section and he tells you that you will do the test that same day then makes up a fake story about the examiner getting sick. this is dishonust as many people go with him because they need to get it done fast. all he provides you is a crappy study session that you could do your self by reading updated manuels that are available online. in adition the hands on experience with the firearms he has is limited 1 hour if that sharing with everyone so you would only really get 15 minutes handeling a weapon and you are doing it in your free time while he is out of the room. no one would benifit from this course if someone tells you they took it and passed their exam then they would have passed without going to this course and just reading the manuels online. essentially you are paying 160 dollars after he refunds your 80 to sit in his house for 8 hours and listen to him ramble and at the end of the day you dont get to do your exam and the course does not count as a cfsc so for $160 you get a 1"*1.5" photo of yourself. which he says would cost you 15 dollars but that is a lie you can print your own photo of yourself no problem.

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SO AS I MENTIONED EARLYER DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE IT IS A SCAM TO TRICK YOU OUT OF $160 YOU DO NOT GET A CFSC CERTIFICATE OR MUCH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE THE THEORETICAL INFO IS OUTDATED AND THE LIST OF EXAMINERS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE. HE ALSO TELLS YOU NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU TOOK THE COURSE WITH TERRANOVA WHEN YOU GO TO AN EXAMINER "WHY" PROBABLY BECAUSE IF YOU DID THEY WOULD TELL YOU IT IS A SCAM!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE OR IF YOU STILL WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY PLEASE CALL A CERTIFIED EXAMINER FIRST YOU CAN FIND THEM ONLINE AND ASK THEM ABOUT TERRANOVA THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS A SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
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If you knew you could do it online then why are you here complaining that you went there?

you wanted it done in a hurry and you got the knowledge u needed, you challenged the test and probably failed because you either didn't pay attention or are an idiot, he tells you everything that they will test you on. if you take something thats supposed to be a full weekend long and condense it into 1 day you have to expect the barebones, if you wanted half a day to fool around with dewatts wait 2-3 month on a waiting list to get into somewhere thats certified. your options are more than open.

if you didn't want to pay to know what was on the test well then you should've just written the test smart ass
 
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