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The Canadian Rangers are a true armed militia, sanctioned and sponsored by the nation of Canada. They were organized at the start of WW2 for defense of the Pacific coast and to provide reconnaissance for the Canadian Army. There are 5,000 members in villages nationwide from both sexes and aged from 16 to "who knows" since there is no mandatory retirement age. Membership seems to be a strong tradition in some families with several generations being members of the Rangers. Today they serve as early recon function in the northern regions, search and rescue units and still have a defensive capacity.
The Canadian Rangers are the only branch of the Canadian military that keeps their issue firearms at home, since they are on call 24/7 and often live and serve far from their bases. Since they are often patrolling the bush for long periods, often provide police functions, and search and rescue operations may take longer in the taiga of the north than in suburbia, and they have several large predators in their area of operations they need to be armed.
Back during WW2 their issue firearm was a 30-30 lever action rifle of Marlin or Winchester design (ammo was so scarce they were issued a rifle and 6 rounds of ammo), but after the war they were issued the #4 Enfield. That has continued to be their preferred weapon for more than 70 years. They are issued a specially marked #4 rifle and allotted 200 round of ammo per year.
Due to the age of those weapons, and not their weakness or lack of service success, spare repair parts have become an issue in maintaining the #4 rifles. Several years ago a call went out for a suitable replacement. Finally in 2015 a selection was made.
The choice was a Tika labeled, Sako designed and Colt manufactured rifle specifically engineered for arctic duty. The C19.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/natio...-in-2017-but-civilians-get-the-same-gun-first
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The Canadian Rangers are a true armed militia, sanctioned and sponsored by the nation of Canada. They were organized at the start of WW2 for defense of the Pacific coast and to provide reconnaissance for the Canadian Army. There are 5,000 members in villages nationwide from both sexes and aged from 16 to "who knows" since there is no mandatory retirement age. Membership seems to be a strong tradition in some families with several generations being members of the Rangers. Today they serve as early recon function in the northern regions, search and rescue units and still have a defensive capacity.
The Canadian Rangers are the only branch of the Canadian military that keeps their issue firearms at home, since they are on call 24/7 and often live and serve far from their bases. Since they are often patrolling the bush for long periods, often provide police functions, and search and rescue operations may take longer in the taiga of the north than in suburbia, and they have several large predators in their area of operations they need to be armed.
Back during WW2 their issue firearm was a 30-30 lever action rifle of Marlin or Winchester design (ammo was so scarce they were issued a rifle and 6 rounds of ammo), but after the war they were issued the #4 Enfield. That has continued to be their preferred weapon for more than 70 years. They are issued a specially marked #4 rifle and allotted 200 round of ammo per year.
Due to the age of those weapons, and not their weakness or lack of service success, spare repair parts have become an issue in maintaining the #4 rifles. Several years ago a call went out for a suitable replacement. Finally in 2015 a selection was made.
The choice was a Tika labeled, Sako designed and Colt manufactured rifle specifically engineered for arctic duty. The C19.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/natio...-in-2017-but-civilians-get-the-same-gun-first