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Originally Posted by
pocketshaver
last year I was doing some online hunting for
Enfield Rifles
. It turned out that a DEMILITERIZED enfield, one that was typically given the
UK
demil process of
1. weld firing pin hole with firing pin in fired spot and snipping protruding part of firing pin off
2. lodge and weld a piece of rod inside the chamber
were still safe to be turned into a safe to use 22 hornet through the use of a barrel liner, and the bolt body could be repaired and converted for the hornet.
I ran across a little information page from the UK where an anti government/common sense law activist was discussing a new anti crime policy the british government wanted to pass in order to stop illegal guns from getting into the hands of what the UK government calls out as "racist white people". The law was supposed to be passed sometime last year, and would have made it illegal to purchase and own DEMILITERIZED guns, because the UK government thought that a criminal in the UK would spend 5-800 euros on one of these non firing guns, and someone be able to make it into a fully firing machinegun. When they could simply drive the chunnel, buy an illegal weapon for LESS in france or
Germany
, and drive back home with it.
It's not our fault/problem in the UK if some countries in continental Europe, especially eastern Europe, have lax gun laws. By UK definition a deactivated firearm that is still capable of discharging any ammunition, even blank ammunition, is not a deactivated firearm.
The E.U. should be focusing on E.U. countries that have relaxed laws and attitudes on firearms and on securing it's borders.
The E.U.'s interference in the UK's already high standard of deactivation just made life difficult for everyone concerned, dealers and collectors alike.
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Originally Posted by
pocketshaver
last year I was doing some online hunting for
Enfield Rifles
. It turned out that a DEMILITERIZED enfield, one that was typically given the
UK
demil process of
1. weld firing pin hole with firing pin in fired spot and snipping protruding part of firing pin off
2. lodge and weld a piece of rod inside the chamber
were still safe to be turned into a safe to use 22 hornet through the use of a barrel liner, and the bolt body could be repaired and converted for the hornet.
I ran across a little information page from the UK where an anti government/common sense law activist was discussing a new anti crime policy the british government wanted to pass in order to stop illegal guns from getting into the hands of what the UK government calls out as "racist white people". The law was supposed to be passed sometime last year, and would have made it illegal to purchase and own DEMILITERIZED guns, because the UK government thought that a criminal in the UK would spend 5-800 euros on one of these non firing guns, and someone be able to make it into a fully firing machinegun. When they could simply drive the chunnel, buy an illegal weapon for LESS in france or
Germany
, and drive back home with it.
Always with the negative waves Pocketsaver, always with the negative waves....
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Originally Posted by
Flying10uk
It's not our fault/problem in the UK if some countries in continental Europe, especially eastern Europe, have lax gun laws. By UK definition a deactivated firearm that is still capable of discharging any ammunition, even blank ammunition, is not a deactivated firearm.
The E.U. should be focusing on E.U. countries that have relaxed laws and attitudes on firearms and on securing it's borders.
The E.U.'s interference in the UK's already high standard of deactivation just made life difficult for everyone concerned, dealers and collectors alike.
if the chamber has been obliterated... would even a dumb thug in England
try to use that enfiled?
even a drunk irish ira recruit wudna be dumb enough
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Originally Posted by
pocketshaver
if the chamber has been obliterated... would even a dumb thug in
England
try to use that enfiled?
even a drunk irish ira recruit wudna be dumb enough
As I thought !
Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...
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Most realize that our firearms import/export laws are some of the most stringent in the world anyhow.
I once read that certain paints carry an ITAR number; it that true Brian?
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