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Technically they had another party make them under a marking variance with ATF as they don’t actually make guns. They have an FFL/SOT so are legally a manufacturer, with the understanding they don’t physically manufacture them. It was a fairly small run done, IIRC 3 or 4 different times over...

I can’t wait for F-35’s and F-15 EX’s. Yup you showed us down here :ROFLMAO:

I was going to get one this summer to replace my rotting Peterborough. But (sadly) he also sells other boats and while I was planning on that Georgian Bay (they are more amazing in person) we went down the hill from the boat shop to their show room to get an engine for it, my mother and my...

Following Colin’s thing on wooden boats. If you like very nice made in Canada cedar boats. http://www.gieslerboats.ca/index.htm

Depending on who it is, that will be very interesting to that question answered.

Except that you cannot run a Military on 100% Regular Force. It would bankrupt any nation. There needs to be a Reserve Soldier who is subject to being held to account, and service demanded. The fair weather soldier/sailor/aircrew you seem to think can act as your home guard doesn’t exist...

You misunderstand my point. I see a role for the volunteers, and like @FJAG I think there is a huge opportunity that is missed now in things like the DCRA, Cadets etc. I think the Rangers are a great value add as well. I also firmly believe in a total force Army between RegF and PRes...

Your CF-18’s are beyond long in the tooth. Most have already replaced their aging aircraft long before Canada put ink to paper. He’s got more than 3 years left, and like it or not Canada’s defence industry is tied to the US, dicking around further on the F-35 contract will only hurt Canada, in...

The world has changed there’s a lot of things you really cannot do with the home guard. The National Guard down here has compulsory summer training as it is required to maintain proficiency.

Followed by Russia, or maybe preceded by… Vlad is going to go kicking and screaming from Ukraine as he knows the next stop is him kicking and screaming with a Makarov to the back of the head.

Well one way to trigger a US invasion would be to send the CAF to get people’s guns. Heck it wouldn’t even be by DoD initially.

He’s also a businessman, and the South Korean deal solves a lot of Canada’s problems.

Canada is meek. Trying to think you have any leverage in this situation is just cutting off your nose to spite your face. All kicking the can on the F-35 would do is reinforce Canada isn’t a reliable market. 95%+ of your defense suppliers in Canada are subsidiaries of foreign companies...

China is a threat and potential adversary. Russia will always be a threat unless it is crushed and remade in a democratic manner. Even without great power competition, the need for expeditionary armour forces doesn’t disappear.

Your original comments thru gasoline on a fire. You may want to re-read what you wrote before going further. FBJ may have called you out with that specific language, but make no mistake your opening salvo was absolutely crass and partisan. As for adopting MAGA styles, in doing that...

Canada has no leverage in Defense issues.

Only if it is clearly articulated I think the issue is primarily of scale, as the CAF hasn’t required significant support and timelines due to being on a starvation diet for so long. Peacetime versus wartime. 110% I’d argue that doesn’t just go for technicians. A wartime model would see...

I’m still in the “what does the CA want to be when it grows up” stage. Given the current strength (which is reportedly still below the authorized strength) the Army sits at 44k (Reg and PRes) of which ~5.5k are Rangers. So roughly 38k personnel. Scratch 10% for ‘purple’ base side, and...

The price of peace is eternal viligance.