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Being able to own & fire handguns just cool, period. I used to love BBs & pellet guns growing up in Japan. Never in the wildest dream I thought I'd be owning & enjoying real firearms...... in America.
I did think it was the Hogue grip.
I also used to hate the looks of Kimbers, but they've really grown on me needless to say.
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Not entirely true. There is a UK legal 1911 that comes with an extended barrel and a spur from the bottom of the grip that combined make it the legal minimum length. I believe it's in .22.haitch40
You can also shoot long barrel revolvers if you join a shooting range.
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I don't think any state requires you to be a citizen to shoot a gun, at least I know my state doesn't. It's up to each shooting range, and I can see a range in the Midwest being more leery about not renting to a non-resident, but out here, I've never seen any range bat an eye when a non-American comes in wanting to shoot guns.
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I'm a Japanese citizen & they let me own guns(you do have to reside here). Citizenship has never come up at shooting ranges, but I've never rented guns either, so I'm not sure what the rules are on that. Maybe you do have to be a resident here, maybe all you need is a credit card, I'm not sure.
If you ever decide to visit U.S., you should definitely look into it. Shooting ranges are laid back, people are nice..... and it's a blast to shoot off a few rounds! 👍
If you ever decide to visit U.S., you should definitely look into it. Shooting ranges are laid back, people are nice..... and it's a blast to shoot off a few rounds! 👍
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I might be mistaken, but I don't think that you need a Class 3 in order to own a selective-fire M16. I could be wrong, but don't you just have to pay the 200$ tax stamp and wait for an indefinite amount of time while all the legal stuff goes through? I believe that SBRs and sound supressors are considered Class 3 stuff as well. Again, I might be wrong, so take all of this with a grain of salt.
I think that when it comes to the ammo shortage, gun owners are their own enemy. Say that a guy walks into Walmart, and sees some .22 LR on the shelf. The guy may not even need .22, but nowadays the mindset is that "Sure, I don't need any .22 ammo, but I might as well pick some up to add to my stockpile, as you never know if you're going to see some more." As a result, you still can't find any ammo.
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When I was looking into a stock for Glock 17, it was said that I will need Class 3, but it wasn't a license, it was something else that did indeed require paperwork, fee & long wait. I'm certain selective fire is more involved. I know that silencers(or suppressors) are legal in Washington State. I even saw one at a shooting range. I have no idea what is required on that one.
Exactly what I've been preaching against. If you already stocked up some, if you can hold off, you will be contributing towards recovery.
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I'd say somewhere in the south west, but if you are visiting the U.S do it for more than just to shoot a few guns. Most states have ranges that own their own weapons (including automatic ones), and will let you shoot them, with supervision, for a fee.
At certain ranges, weapons are sold as a themed package, such as a 'zombie hunter' package, and include weapons that would be handy in a zombie apocalypse (1911, M500, AK47, for example) and zombie paper targets. This is obviously aimed at tourists, so is ideal.
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OK, some good info on Wiki regarding the full-auto weapons. It is very complicated, political(they don't want you to have it) & expensive.
If I understand it correctly, unless you are with the Government(or work with them), you can not have full-auto made or registered after 1986, and guns pre-1986 are very pricey. That's if you are lucky enough to get a OK from the authorities.
Sounds sort of similar to owning a break-action shotgun in Great Britain.
Range I go to is in Washington(State), and I think all they have are handguns. If I had to guess, Arizona would be kick-butt, as they are the opposite of gun control crazy states like California, NY, etc.
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Sounds great. 👍
If I understand it correctly, unless you are with the Government(or work with them), you can not have full-auto made or registered after 1986, and guns pre-1986 are very pricey. That's if you are lucky enough to get a OK from the authorities.
Sounds sort of similar to owning a break-action shotgun in Great Britain.
Don't come here(Oregon), it sucks here.
Range I go to is in Washington(State), and I think all they have are handguns. If I had to guess, Arizona would be kick-butt, as they are the opposite of gun control crazy states like California, NY, etc.Edit:
I have heard of those, but I did not think of it.
Sounds great. 👍
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Sounds sort of similar to owning a break-action shotgun in Great Britain.
Don't believe all that you hear. It was very easy for me to get my shotgun certificate, mainly because I had everything in order (including written permission to shoot on private land) and ready so the whole process ran smoothly.
I imagine the people who moan about the process are the ones who go about it in the wrong way and are not organised, or don't put forward a good reason to own one.
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You are probably right. 👍 I was just joking about the government making you jump thru enough hoops that nobody owns one.
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New store opening up ..... T County Tactical.
Have a looksie at what it says at the bottom of the sign ...
NO LIMIT ON AMMO SALES !!!!!
Hell yeah, you can bet your dollar that I will be there on Memorial Day when they open up their doors for the 1st time. I've a friend who lives about 2 miles from this place, he's going to reserve me and the wife a spot in line ... probably at about 7A.M. in the morning. This place will be a nuthouse. Hoping to load up pretty heavy on this deal.
I do not know the particulars ...
What brand of ammo.
The price of this stuff ... will it be jacked up ? We'll see.
Have a looksie at what it says at the bottom of the sign ...
NO LIMIT ON AMMO SALES !!!!!
Hell yeah, you can bet your dollar that I will be there on Memorial Day when they open up their doors for the 1st time. I've a friend who lives about 2 miles from this place, he's going to reserve me and the wife a spot in line ... probably at about 7A.M. in the morning. This place will be a nuthouse. Hoping to load up pretty heavy on this deal.
I do not know the particulars ...
What brand of ammo.
The price of this stuff ... will it be jacked up ? We'll see.
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I'm planning on doing a duracoat job on one of my rifles, the problem is there are like 100k color variations possible. I can't even decide what base color (brown?) I want to use - advanced tiger stripe brown? What about desert warrior brown? Flat dark earth?
Damn.
The only thing I definitely know is that I want to use black as camo color, I mean base color, put some dried grass and leaves on the rifle and spray it with black duracoat to create a nice camo pattern. Base color however, I cant decide, I'm switching between green, brown, flat earth, OD.... its hopeless.
Damn.
The only thing I definitely know is that I want to use black as camo color, I mean base color, put some dried grass and leaves on the rifle and spray it with black duracoat to create a nice camo pattern. Base color however, I cant decide, I'm switching between green, brown, flat earth, OD.... its hopeless.
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I'm planning on doing a duracoat job on one of my rifles, the problem is there are like 100k color variations possible. I can't even decide what base color (brown?) I want to use - advanced tiger stripe brown? What about desert warrior brown? Flat dark earth?
Damn.
The only thing I definitely know is that I want to use black as camo color, I mean base color, put some dried grass and leaves on the rifle and spray it with black duracoat to create a nice camo pattern. Base color however, I cant decide, I'm switching between green, brown, flat earth, OD.... its hopeless.
Why not do all three? Spray green, add leaves, spray brown, add mulch, spray FDE, add gravel/sand bits, spray black.
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