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So it does actually have a 12inch barrel?
Can you guys get suppressors over there? If so do you Still have to have the 12in barrel or does the suppressor count for length.It do. Anything less would be illegal to own. Mind you, you can have even a Sheriff's model BP Colt revolver with a 4" barrel.....AND shoot it.
It gets worse, if you can imagine how.
Only the person to whom it is registered - that is, the details of the gun are on the Firearms Certificate - is allowed to shoot it. Ever. So if I was hankering after one, I am not able to try out one belonging to another person - not even in a gun-store that MIGHT had try facilities -VERY rare in this country, given the gun laws of so-called 'illegal temporary possession of a Section 1 Firearm [this IS a Section 1 [rifled barrel] firearm].
This is a .22cal yUK-Mainland-legal semi-auto -
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The moderator is a frawk, of course, but it looks cool.
Can you guys get suppressors over there? If so do you Still have to have the 12in barrel or does the suppressor count for length.
That stainless Rhino is gorgeous, as is that Ruger Redhawk. Do the grip struts swivel or are they pretty well fixed? Id imagine they could accidentally bend. Also, could that same grip strut be used as a sort of arm brace?
I knew legally from other posts they are a requirement, But I wasn't sure if they swiveled or could be modified to accept a sort of arm brace to better place pressure on the gripping hand or not. From the looks I didnt realize they were so stout. But I see what you mean with the Taurus, thats about the idea I had in my mind when I had asked. Its cool that it can be used as such a brace.Not only are they fixed, they are welded into the frame of the gun. Removing them is a serious criminal offence, as you would then be in illegal possession of a Section 1 Firearm - five to ten years for that. Bending is not an option either - they are usually made of a 400-series stainless steel and are pretty robust. and yes, they could be used as an arm brace, in fact, Taurus long-barrelled revolvers do exactly that. To my mind they are as useful as wings on a spoon, but whatever.
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I knew legally from other posts they are a requirement, But I wasn't sure if they swiveled or could be modified to accept a sort of arm brace to better place pressure on the gripping hand or not. From the looks I didnt realize they were so stout. But I see what you mean with the Taurus, thats about the idea I had in my mind when I had asked. Its cool that it can be used as such a brace.
Is there a legal rockwell hardness of the strut? I could imagine if the strut wasnt robust and an accidental bend was to occur that could cause some legal trouble.
I know a lot of guys pop off about foreign laws but we have to play the cards we're dealt where we reside. Pay those negative types no attention my man.. Some just like to complain. My outlook is, The fact that you've gone to the extent to get into the hobby and posses such a-firearms (in the UK no less) is pretty cool and no doubt a very difficult process. I didnt realize at the range non owners are unable to shoot another persons registered firearm.
As always @tac i appreciate the information on UK gun laws.
I'd say those are goofy looking pistols, but we have similar here in the states to be legal.
Are there any funky calibers that are fairly common to UK but not so much in the states?
I figured as much, thanks.
I know there are a ton of calibers out there. I'm not too familiar with those developed by the U.K. I know of one actually 303 Brit. At least that's what we call it!
Has anyone over there tried using one of our "pistol braces" to get that overall length that the rods on the bottom accomplish? Does your government have anything on the books in regards to American pistol braces? I don't think anyone in the states has put a brace on a revolver, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be done.
Ah, you are pretty new here, right? So I guess my last three or four thousand posts about what we can and cannot have over here in yUK are water under the bridge, right?
It doesn't matter if he is new or not. He asked a simple question @tac. I've been around these parts for a while and have read many of your three or four thousand posts about what is allowed in yUK and I didn't remember the exact answer.