Hi Hacksaw,
The only alternative would be to buy a .22 that I could put in my BOB and start practicing! I've been trying to find out if the US Survival Rifle is legal in Canada. I suspect it's not because it's so easy to hide and has such a short barrel.
If the US Survival Rifle you mean is the take-down model now made by Henry Arms then, then yes it is legal to buy in Canada (short barrel but not centrefire), as long as you have a Federal Firearm Possession/Acquisition Licence.
The best price I have seen in Canada is at SIR in Winnipeg for $209.99
http://www.sirmailorder.ca/show_prod.php...f640779618cc473I looked at the Henry Rifle last summer but decided to buy the Marlin Papoose instead, I think it is a better made, more accurate firearm but it does not compress as small.
Mike