for those who think us Brits are toothless.

[jacko]

lol. not mine bur a friends.

[Lee D]

maybe you ALL aint "toothless", but if memory serves correct we have one firearm for every 6 Americans.
we have teeth like a great white my friend. dont be jealous LOL

[jacko]

lol. these are some which can be shown. lmao.
good dinner stoppers.,

[ben brockton]

thats some serous firepower. aint got a clue as to what they are lol.

[gh32]

Originally Posted by Lee D

maybe you ALL aint "toothless", but if memory serves correct we have one firearm for every 6 Americans.
we have teeth like a great white my friend. dont be jealous LOL

I would imagine people like me and you up the ratio a bit,lol I have some I would love to show but I won't ;-) Nice guns by the way,feel bad the way your government have done to it's citizens.

[Lee D]

Originally Posted by gh32

I would imagine people like me and you up the ratio a bit

ya think? lol...ive never really taken that many pics of my firearms, not unless i plan on starting a thread about one.

what i was curious about, is how much paperwork does a fella on that side of the pond have to fill out to put that can on the end of that boltgun?

[jacko]

paperwork ?? lmao

[jacko]

[gh32]

very nice,surprised you can have them over there but they're nice

[gh32]

Originally Posted by jacko

paperwork ?? lmao

I get you,that's the best kind :-)

[jacko]

[Lee D]

Originally Posted by jacko

paperwork ?? lmao

ahhh..i see. lol...very nice

[F.D.]

Originally Posted by jacko

This is a novice question. I thought silencers were only effective with subsonic rounds. I was looking at H&K .45 pistols, and you can get them with a silencer-accepting barrel. But I read that you would then need subsonic-speed rounds, or the round would make a crack when it exited the barrel, negating the benefit of the silencer. Those rifles your friend has appear to be fitted with silencers, which is why I ask. Nice guns though!

[jacko]

you are correct in what you say fd. have just this minute spoke with him and he"s out firing the 338 (the very top rifle on 1st pic) tis loud as fcuk lol. the others have mufflers on or surpressers, not your ***asin type silencer.also they make their own rounds and can make sub-sonic 308 rounds. j

[Lee D]

even if you dont use subsonic rounds, it will still make a significant difference in the decibels, depending on the supressor and the ammo youre using.

is that rifle cambered in .338 a win mag?...338 lapua?...or one of those super short mags? it looks to be a short action, and neither the winchester mag, or the lapua could be chambered in a short action rifle. just curious, i havent played with one of the short mag guns and was curious how they compare to the other .338 rds

[jacko]

tis a lapua mag. the rifle is an accuracy international 338 sniper rifle. this holds the record for the furthest recorded kill in Afghanistan. tis the dogs bollox,

[Lee D]

i thought it was an AI gun, just looked like a short action to me (mag and ejection port looked to small for the Lapua), but the pic isnt the best...those things are sweet as hell, but very pricey

[hammer head]

Nice hardware but a bit hard to carry on the Bus........ lol!

[gh32]

Originally Posted by hammer head

Nice hardware but a bit hard to carry on the Bus........ lol!

Maybe so,but it'll reach through the bus window from a ways off,lol

[Lee D]

BASC condemns Royal Mail gun ban proposals.

17 August 2012

The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British ***ociation for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has condemned plans by Royal Mail to ban the transportation of guns and their component parts.

These have been managed for many years in a safe and secure way with no evidence of firearms or their components falling into the wrong hands.

Royal Mail says it is consulting on changes to its terms and conditions that will ensure that they are consistent with relevant firearms legislation. Royal Mail is proposing that all firearms, including guns for sporting use, as well as their component parts, are prohibited under its terms and conditions.

The ***ociation will fight the proposals, which are outlined in a consultation document launched this week.

If the proposals go ahead, consumers and traders will no longer be able to use Royal Mail postal services to send firearms or component parts.

The proposals extend to component parts and accessories that are not regulated by firearms legislation. That would mean that people who shoot could no longer buy a range of accessories such as firearm furniture, magazines, fastenings and triggers by post.

Under the proposals, Parcelforce Worldwide, which is part of the Royal Mail Group, and other carriers would continue to carry firearms and component parts but only between Registered Firearms Dealers.

BASC has scrutinised the consultation document and has found the Royal Mail claims to be flawed, legally incorrect and not evidence-led.

The consultation document states that Royal Mail is concerned as it is unable to guarantee the safe custody of firearms during carriage within the meaning of section 14 (1) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988. It says that in order to provide safe custody it would be required to set up a dedicated handling system and conveyance pipeline.

However, the legislation does not refer to a guarantee, it refers to “reasonable precautions” for the safe custody of firearms and ammunition.

Royal Mail has stated that it expects the impact of these proposals on customers to be minimal. There are more than one million shooters in the UK. Many of them live in the countryside and rely on the post instead of travelling long distances to take guns for repair or to buy accessories. These proposals will have a significant impact.

Christopher Graffius, BASC's director of communications, said: "These proposals are quite ridiculous. Guns have been efficiently and effectively carried in the post for years. We are unaware of any occasions when this has led to crimes being committed and we find it extraordinary that a law abiding section of society should be discriminated against by a public service in this way."

Bill Harriman, BASC’s director of firearms, said: “This is a solution to a problem that does not exist. Without any evidence you wonder why we are doing it. Having gone through this process in 2005 when it was knocked on the head by the regulator, one wonders why Royal Mail is doing it again.”

BASC is calling on its members to respond to the public consultation by the closing date of 17th September. The consultation document can be found here.