Quote Originally Posted by villiers View Post
"Show us a photo of your proof marks?
I can stamp .308 Winchester on a rifle in 3 different font sizes.
You said your rifle was proofed in two countries.
I would like to see the difference.
In other words after numerous posts, suddenly saying that you have a #5 proofed to .308 Winchester standards does provid proof of anything.
If you have photos fine otherwise what you say is not documented."

This is getting more and more irrational. I posted pictures of the Charnwood .308 Win some time ago. It was proofed by Charnwood in the UKicon when the rifle was made. The rifle could not have been sold without proof mnarks. It was imported from the UK through a German gunsmith who was required to send it to be proofed again here in Germanyicon. Both proof marks are on the rifle that was also originally marked (by Charnwood) with the calibre (required by law in European countries). I do not doubt that you can (and maybe even do) mark rifles in whatever calibre you fancy. This is illegal here and would almost certainly lead to loss of licence. As you assert that you are not averse to marking a firearm with any calibre you fancy, I can now understand why many foreign proof marks are not accepted in Europe.

Please understand that this has gone far enough and I take your demands for photographic evidence of the legality of weapons in my posession as an impertinence.
Anyone can buy a set of stamps and stamps anything they want including you. I asserted that your rifle can be marked with anything by anyone. My comment merely indicates that anyone can own and mark a firearm. Your comments without proof mean nothing. But again I have to ask was your rifle proofed for .308 or for 7.62 NATO.
What do the proof house documents say?