Sold all restricteds and I am out of the game.
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I did the same years ago. Sold off all my handguns and moved away to work. I also won't make that mistake again. The only way a restricted is leaving my safe is if I decide to sell one or the government comes and takes them all.
But there's always going to be at least a few in my safe that for sure.
But there's always going to be at least a few in my safe that for sure.
Pretty much the opposite. Once I joined an indoor range one cold winter my interest in handguns outstripped rifle. I drive 40 mins to the handgun range on any evening and shoot till 9:30 or 10pm. To shoot rifle I drive nearly an hour out of town. That takes at least a half a day commitment, so it's weekends only other than during high summer when the days are the longest.
Not enough crown land around here that you can walk around in and shoot on, so I don't do that any longer. the pits we do have are a mess and I fear getting a flat for all the glass that jerkarses break in there.
Everyone's interests change and evolve and even come back around again.
You'll be back some day, some year
BTW - making handguns non-restricted would essentially cause a stroke in every true lefty out there. Heads would explode.
Not enough crown land around here that you can walk around in and shoot on, so I don't do that any longer. the pits we do have are a mess and I fear getting a flat for all the glass that jerkarses break in there.
Everyone's interests change and evolve and even come back around again.
You'll be back some day, some year
BTW - making handguns non-restricted would essentially cause a stroke in every true lefty out there. Heads would explode.
I paid almost double that for my range, and no regrets. Ive only been shooting about a year now, but I don't see me getting out of restricted any time soon. I love shooting pistols because they are a challenge, I got my first rifle a few weeks ago and its so easy to shoot accurately compared to a pistol.
Anyways its expensive and there are lots of hoops to jump through, but for me I will do what needs to be done to continue shooting restricted. Whats that saying "pry them out of my cold dead hands"
If the price of a range membership was the reason I had to leave restricteds, then maybe its the wrong sport for me. I can get other memberships for as little as $300 a year, if I had to cut costs just to keep my guns
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They are not just paperweights! They are paperweights that fire bullets!
The "Government has won" comments are off base.
This desicion appears to be monetary driven.
I've held off on my Rpal because I KNOW I will buy an unreasonable amount of handguns which would adversely affect my finances and sanity. It's a personal choice.
This desicion appears to be monetary driven.
I've held off on my Rpal because I KNOW I will buy an unreasonable amount of handguns which would adversely affect my finances and sanity. It's a personal choice.
Interests wax and wane in the shooting sports. There is an appeal to simplifying your life with just non-restricted particularly if you can walk outside your back door and shoot them on your own property instead of driving long distances to the range to just to play with handguns.
But given some of the insults and outrage expressed by some of the extremists in this thread I'll make sure any future decisions regarding my 12.6 status will remain confidential.
But given some of the insults and outrage expressed by some of the extremists in this thread I'll make sure any future decisions regarding my 12.6 status will remain confidential.
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Pretty much the opposite. Once I joined an indoor range one cold winter my interest in handguns outstripped rifle. I drive 40 mins to the handgun range on any evening and shoot till 9:30 or 10pm. To shoot rifle I drive nearly an hour out of town. That takes at least a half a day commitment, so it's weekends only other than during high summer when the days are the longest.
Not enough crown land around here that you can walk around in and shoot on, so I don't do that any longer. the pits we do have are a mess and I fear getting a flat for all the glass that jerkarses break in there.
Everyone's interests change and evolve and even come back around again.
You'll be back some day, some year
BTW - making handguns non-restricted would essentially cause a stroke in every true lefty out there. Heads would explode.
I do the same in winter 2 hrs twice a week to one range and in summer 3hrs at least once a week plus range costs so.. give it a second thought it could be worse
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I have owned a Beretta 92FS since I got my license.
It has never been fired, nor do I plan on firing it. There is nothing special or collectable about it. It is a piece of metal that happily takes up space in my safe. I cannot justify paying the price of membership (equal to the cost of a new firearm every year) just so that I can get some use out of it at a gun club, so it sits.
I can't imagine selling it, I paid extra to take a restricted safety course and jumped through the hoops to get it. I take a lot of personal pride in knowing I was able to get through the red tape to become an owner all on my own. My family was never big on guns and I didn't have anyone to ask about guns or have anyone who wanted to come shooting with me, so I didn't have a lot of support. It's been something I've wanted to do since I was a kid and in doing so, helped me realize I could do anything that I was determined to do.
Having my Restricted makes me feel like I'm in some kind of über exclusive club It's not something money can just buy because not everyone can qualify. My gun is my trophy, and it's here to stay.
It has never been fired, nor do I plan on firing it. There is nothing special or collectable about it. It is a piece of metal that happily takes up space in my safe. I cannot justify paying the price of membership (equal to the cost of a new firearm every year) just so that I can get some use out of it at a gun club, so it sits.
I can't imagine selling it, I paid extra to take a restricted safety course and jumped through the hoops to get it. I take a lot of personal pride in knowing I was able to get through the red tape to become an owner all on my own. My family was never big on guns and I didn't have anyone to ask about guns or have anyone who wanted to come shooting with me, so I didn't have a lot of support. It's been something I've wanted to do since I was a kid and in doing so, helped me realize I could do anything that I was determined to do.
Having my Restricted makes me feel like I'm in some kind of über exclusive club
It's not something money can just buy because not everyone can qualify. My gun is my trophy, and it's here to stay.The reason I did it is because I did not like what i saw when I looked at my own heart and how guns and materialism has gripped me. I want to be a good steward of the little money I am blessed with and to blow it on restricteds I can rarely use shows that my priorities are mixed up.
"All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything." 1Corinthians 6:12.
That was my motive. The other issues surrounding restricteds and the inconvenience and costs associated with them only served to expose how much of a grip they had on me because of what I was willing to endure to have them gather dust in my safe.
As in any hobby. Heck, I have almost $100k invested in Ham Radio (4 towers, 14 antennas, 8 radios, ...you get it!), but my interest has waned in that activity. I think I've fired up the radios twice in the last three years. Big waste of money...? Well, yes I suppose. But it's a hobby, not life & death.
I suppose my interest in the shooting sports may wane as I age. We'll see. I can see the op's point though about restricted's. I don't use my restriced's as much as I used to. Oh well, like me, maybe he'll return one day.
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silver core membership in BC is $60 a year, you can sign on to them anywhere in Canada to keep restricted guns, and then pay as you go the your local range usually $30 per range visit.
this is what I did when I lived in ON in order to keep my guns, I was so sick of the single range ATT thing and all the CFO BS range rules I moved to Edmonton instead.
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It sounds like you have everything in the right perspective. I respect the OP's decision. What is ironic however is how other members here who frequently rant and rave about "freedom" feel compelled to insult someone who exercises his freedom in a manner in which they do not approve.
It is actually possible to be a gunnut without owning a restricted.
Leviathan024
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Wow what a sad story. Why not just use the money you got from selling the guns and get a ### change? It's not like you willl need them anymore!
it's interesting that you mention "freedom", in this case it's the government restricting his freedom of owning any types of firearms and he is giving up his privilege all together therefore surrendering his freedom of owning handguns to those who want to take that freedom away...you see?
What I see is people who do not respect his freedom to make the choice whether to own restricted firearms or not.
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