Support Canada’s troops by donating to your local legion.

Support Canada’s troops by donating to your local legion. If you’re having trouble finding your poppies this year stop by the Silvercore head office and pick one.



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Silvercore was a proud sponsor and participant in last nights Harvest Festival hosted by the Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society. A great event, with great people for a great cause.

Silvercore was a proud sponsor and participant in last nights Harvest Festival hosted by the Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society.  A great event, with great people for a great cause. 

What is Harvest Fest:

The 2014 Harvest Fest is the Delta Firefighters’ Charitable Society annual fundraiser that allows the community to celebrate the harvest season while raising money for local charities and organizations in need. 

Learn More: http://www.deltafirefighters.com/charitable-society/

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CORE Hunter Education & Hunting License Course

CORE Hunter Education & Hunting License Course 

Silvercore has added several CORE hunter education courses to meet the increased demand this fall. 

Visit www.silvercore.ca for locations near you!

http://www.silvercore.ca/courses/core-hunter-education-1

Course Overview

The Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) Program is British Columbia's Hunter Education Program. It is also a great program for anyone interested in outdoor recreation.

The CORE Program consists of a practical firearms handling test, and a written examination on all of the following subjects:

Outdoor ethics and game care

Firearm handling and archery equipment

Hunting regulations

Animals of British Columbia

Birds of British Columbia

Outdoor survival, first aid & field craft

Hunter heritage, conservation and wildlife management

The CORE Manual and the Hunting and Trapping Regulation Synopsis are the resource manuals used to learn these subjects.

The Examination Process

Prior to starting the examinations, the CORE Examiner will have you complete a registration form. Until both exams have been successfully completed, the registration form may be kept by the student to be shown to an examiner each time an examination is taken, otherwise the record of the successful completion of a test may be lost.

Two Tests Required

The written examination consists of 75 multiple-choice questions based on the CORE Manual and the Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis.

You must obtain at least 56 points overall (75%) in order to pass the written examination. Supplemental information from the CORE Manual is not tested.

The practical firearms handling examination requires the safe handling of two of the five types of firearm actions, including the identification and loading/unloading use of dummy ammunition. A minimum score of 21 out of 27 is required for a pass. The examiner will provide the firearms.

Individuals who have satisfactorily completed the Canadian Firearm Safety Course (CFSC) need not complete the CORE practical firearm-handling examination.

If you are interested in taking the two courses to both own firearms and to get a BC resident hunter number, Silvercore recomends taking the firearms licensing course (CFSC/CRFSC) course first then the Core Hunter Education Course.

You must provide the CORE Examiner with either the completed CFSC report form showing successful test completion, or a Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC) issued after January 1, 1995 or a Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) to be exempted the practical firearms handling examination.

A Possession Only Licence (POL) is NOT acceptable for the exemption to the CORE practical firearms handling exam.

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Colt Model 1851 Cartridge Conversion - Silvercore Firearms Training BC

Colt Model 1851 Cartridge Conversion - Silvercore Firearms Training BC

Before and during the American Civil War revolvers were percussion cap and ball.  That meant that each cylinder was loaded with loose powder and a bullet.  Each chamber of the cylinder had a nipple which held a percussion cap, a small metal cap holding a bit of explosive chemical.  When the hammer struck a percussion cap a spark was driven into chamber which ignited the gunpowder and discharged the pistol.

After the Civil War the cap and ball revolver had become obsolete.  The new Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army “Peacemaker” fired self contained cartridges which held the bullet, gunpowder, and cap (primer) in a metallic casing.  They were faster to load and more reliable.  The problem was that many who had cap and ball revolvers didn’t want to give up their old pistols for a Colt Peacemaker.  Some had carried their Colt percussion revolver since the 1850’s, or carried them through their service in the Civil War.  Other didn’t want to pay the money for a brand new pistol.

The most popular compromise was to convert cap and ball pistols into a pistol that could chamber and fire self contained cartridges.  This was actually very simple and cheap.  Above is a Colt Model 1851 in its original cap and ball condition.  Below is a Colt Model 1851 which has been converted to fire metallic cartridges.  Notice the differences.  The nipples on the cylinder have been removed, leaving open chambers, or the cylinder itself may have been replaced.  A loading port has been added on the right hand side so that the user can load metallic cartridges into the chamber.  On the original cap and ball, the revolver has a loading device (loading lever); when the powder and bullet was loaded in a chamber, this device was worked by pulling the lever towards yourself, which would work a ramrod that crimped the crimped the bullet and powder down in place.  On the conversion this had been removed and replaced with an ejector rod which ejected from the cylinder empty cartridge casings. A firing pin may have also been attached to the hammer.

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The Mershon and Hollingsworth Self Cocking Revolver - Silvercore Firearms Training BC

The Mershon and Hollingsworth Self Cocking Revolver - Silvercore Firearms Training BC

Originally, all revolvers were single action, especially the Colt revolver.  This meant that the user had to cock the hammer before firing.  Then came the double action, invented by the Adams Company of England.  With a double action the force of pulling the trigger cocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder in one motion.  The downside is that a double action has a stronger trigger pull than a single action.

During the American Civil War, a company called Mershon and Hollingsworth sought to solve this problem by inventing what is essentially an automatic revolver.  The MH design featured a regular Colt Model 1860 revolver, only MH added a large clockwork spring which connected the hammer and trigger mechanism.  The user would wind up the spring beforehand and would cock the hammer on the first shot.  After the first shot, the spring would release and then rewind, the motion of which would cock the hammer and rotate the cylinder.  After each shot the mechanism would repeat, thus ensuring the user need not cock the hammer again or deal with a heavy double action trigger pull.  Like the clockwork on a watch, eventually the spring would run out of energy, it isn’t a perpetual motion machine after all.  Like a pocket watch, it would have to be rewound for the mechanism to continue working properly.

Unfortunately for MH, the clockwork mechanism of their design was complex, fragile, hard to manufacture, and expensive.  A regular single action revolver, or even double action was several times cheaper than MH’s bizarre clockwork revolver.

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Rare and unusual Thomas Bland No. 1 six shot pistol - Silvercore Firearms Training

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Features six barrels.  Each time the trigger is pulled the firing pin moves from one chamber to the next, discharging each barrel one at a time. Produced in the late 19th century in England.

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Shooter & Spotter Positions Setup - Silvercore Firearms Training

Shooter & Spotter Positions Setup - Silvercore Firearms Training

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Rob Furlong’s Marksmanship Academy - Silvercore Firearms Training

Rob Furlong’s Marksmanship Academy - Silvercore Firearms Training

Silvercore would like to commend Rob Furlong’s Marksmanship Academy for delivering a top level course run by enthusiastic, knowledgable and dedicated instructors!

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