I'll also add, if you decided you are going to get your PAL and if you have a friend or relative who has a PAL -- have them buy whatever guns you are interested in now and hang on to them. Bill C71 had a bit of a back door registry built in, but it hasn't been activated yet.

I did that for a buddy late last year. He did his course in December but because of delays and covid it took until July before he was issued his PAL. He already owned 6 rifles that resided in my gun safe by the time he actually had his PAL. I even 'took him out shooting' with his guns a couple times before his PAL arrived, as a PAL holder can supervise a non PAL holder when shooting.