Pre 1898 battle rifles considered antique?

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KePet said:
Not sure what's so sad about it? I've spent a lot of my life in the "bush" and never been attacked yet. I generally carry a rifle or shotgun with me, but have never had to use it, despite numerous encounters with bears, wolves, etc. Would I carry an antique - you bet. A lot of being "out there" and "isolated" is about feeling secure. Fear and panic kill.

A little reading and research on this site will answer all the questions you have about antiques and their capabilities. There are upsides and downsides to them. There are some that you can buy and shoot and there are some that still fall into the restricted class, no matter how old they are. There's no way to transform an antique into a S&W 629, and even it won't stop a charging polar bear. If you're going to be in a place where you can be charged, or attacked by a dangerous animal your best bet is to carry an appropriate modern firearm, and an antique isn't it
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Is that a Canadian artillery cap brass?
 
KePet said:
Not sure what's so sad about it? I've spent a lot of my life in the "bush" and never been attacked yet. I generally carry a rifle or shotgun with me, but have never had to use it, despite numerous encounters with bears, wolves, etc. Would I carry an antique - you bet. A lot of being "out there" and "isolated" is about feeling secure. Fear and panic kill.

A little reading and research on this site will answer all the questions you have about antiques and their capabilities. There are upsides and downsides to them. There are some that you can buy and shoot and there are some that still fall into the restricted class, no matter how old they are. There's no way to transform an antique into a S&W 629, and even it won't stop a charging polar bear. If you're going to be in a place where you can be charged, or attacked by a dangerous animal your best bet is to carry an appropriate modern firearm, and an antique isn't it
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I highly doubt I will shoot it ever. I just want an SAA style for the reloading and the bullet cover you flick open when you reload. Ideally I'd get a 1911. Meh. Maybe when Trudeau is voted out.
 
ygong said:
I highly doubt I will shoot it ever. I just want an SAA style for the reloading and the bullet cover you flick open when you reload. Ideally I'd get a 1911. Meh. Maybe when Trudeau is voted out.
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Now I'm confused. A 1911 is neither an antique, nor a revolver. If you want a SAA style with a loading gate, there are many options including modern guns (Ruger Vaquero, Chiappa, etc.) but they have to be shot at the range. And the loading gate is no bonus. It's slow, and a pain. If it was that great modern firearms would be designed with it, rather than swing out cylinders.
 
KePet said:
Now I'm confused. A 1911 is neither an antique, nor a revolver. If you want a SAA style with a loading gate, there are many options including modern guns (Ruger Vaquero, Chiappa, etc.) but they have to be shot at the range. And the loading gate is no bonus. It's slow, and a pain. If it was that great modern firearms would be designed with it, rather than swing out cylinders.
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In a SHTF situation you have lots of time to load up. And you only need to kill 1 guy who has an M4.
 
ygong said:
Ur co is only a 1 star?
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Again, I'm confused. In the Canadian military I don't know that there is such a thing as "only" a 1 star. And I haven't had a CO, other than the wife, in a few years. I'm not sure what the present command structure is. When in the military you don't have one CO, you have multiple commanders, each answering to somebody further up the chain of command, up to the minister of defence.
 
KePet said:
Again, I'm confused. In the Canadian military I don't know that there is such a thing as "only" a 1 star. And I haven't had a CO, other than the wife, in a few years. I'm not sure what the present command structure is. When in the military you don't have one CO, you have multiple commanders, each answering to somebody further up the chain of command, up to the minister of defence.
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Oh that guy. I dunno which is worse.
 
Brutus said:
Not to get embroiled in an end of the world discussion, but yes in this regard there are similar historical examples from past conflicts;
-45 ACP Liberator pistol WWII
-9mm CIA 'deer gun' Vietnam War era
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Ugh. Let's be real. In that situation you'd want a .22 in as big a caliber as possible that you can fully suppress.
 
IMHO, if you are looking for something to bush carry, legally. Look at the larger caliber mare's leg styles that are available, a good trade off between, stopping power, rapid deployment, multiple follow up shots, and legal to carry in our current Canada.
 
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