Considering purchasing a low priced Antique Pistol
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, it'd make a great discussion for Wendy & Co.....
How many people in Ryerson know what it means to "keep a revolver properly-timed"...?
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I think that's the 200-level course....
If I fire a round, what is the chance sometime bad will happen... or am I being paranoid now?... Yes OP, if you fire a round (from any fire arm) the chance sometime (sic) = legal begal bad will happen is possible. I know, Ozzie told me so (he asked me to refill is cz858 mag for him and he mentioned your post) he knows sometime and he is sometime paranoid.
I think that's the 200-level course....
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BTW, why are modern-production flintlock long-guns "antique status" , but not modern-production flintlock handguns ?.....
Must be answered in the 3000-level course....
lone.gunman
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Why won't I see my ar-180b? I would really like one but probably can't afford it for a few months.
I see a few nice antique revolvers on the EE.. I might have to save 1000$ and buy one. I wish i knew more about the colt revolvers, s&w, and the 1892.
about the antique revolvers in general, more research is required.
is it possible to buy ammunition online that won't blow up in my hand? I see a few canadian sites, and it looks like they pack their own ammo and sell it?
Truthfully, if I buy an antique pistol, it will just sit in my gun safe 99.9% of the time.... but I really just want to own one, maybe shoot it a few times at buddy's farm or range... then just admire it. If I am paying that much money for a gun, I am not going to want to damage it or use it too much. Like I said, they're investments kind of and I'd really like to start collecting.
Like I said, I own a remington 870 which I have not had the opportunity to shoot yet. And I am purchasing 2 more rifles very soon, and I hope to find the opportunity to take these to a range and blap them. Lastly, I find a lot of users on this forum are very friendly and very helpful.
cheers
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It's true, there are a share of grumps on here. The other thing to be aware of is that there is a fair degree of suspicion, as occasionally we get people on here who are a downright danger to the shooting community. This causes the people with knowledge to be very quiet and wary of passing on information when they don't know the individual, as it could threaten a hobby which is safe and fun.
In addition to this, questions much like yours are asked frequently. They're answered once or twice by each person at one point or another, but after a while people get tired of answering. It's not by any means your fault for asking, as the search function on this site is horrible, but in a way it proves your dedication to proper antique ownership by spending the time to really dig for information and really understand the laws completely so you can own an antique and be an educated and responsible owner. Generally the people who educate themselves by reading, discussing small points, reading some more, and talking with owners at the range and via PM show themselves to be the kind of people who are responsible enough to own antiques, rather than those who appear with tons of questions and limited experience and end up a month later with a post about how their guns were confiscated.
Essentially what is being said is that you'll need to do some more research. At the end of the day it pays off, because owning an antique, it's guaranteed at some point you'll need to know the laws front to back and side to side in order to prove to an officer that what you're doing is legal. If you don't know, you end up in a world of bureaucracy and paperwork at absolute best. At worst you get charges, lawyer fees and lose a very expensive gun.
To summarize - read and inform yourself, meet up with blackpowder shooters, make friends and get guidance from more experienced older shooters who will help you figure things out.
In addition to this, questions much like yours are asked frequently. They're answered once or twice by each person at one point or another, but after a while people get tired of answering. It's not by any means your fault for asking, as the search function on this site is horrible, but in a way it proves your dedication to proper antique ownership by spending the time to really dig for information and really understand the laws completely so you can own an antique and be an educated and responsible owner. Generally the people who educate themselves by reading, discussing small points, reading some more, and talking with owners at the range and via PM show themselves to be the kind of people who are responsible enough to own antiques, rather than those who appear with tons of questions and limited experience and end up a month later with a post about how their guns were confiscated.
Essentially what is being said is that you'll need to do some more research. At the end of the day it pays off, because owning an antique, it's guaranteed at some point you'll need to know the laws front to back and side to side in order to prove to an officer that what you're doing is legal. If you don't know, you end up in a world of bureaucracy and paperwork at absolute best. At worst you get charges, lawyer fees and lose a very expensive gun.
To summarize - read and inform yourself, meet up with blackpowder shooters, make friends and get guidance from more experienced older shooters who will help you figure things out.
Mr. lone gunman, I am old and sometimes misserable, especialy in a cold goose blind on a snowy morning.
I am an antique myself to some of my young hunting and shooting friends but funny thing they all want to hunt and shoot with me. having read all your posts and threads and trying to figure what you are up to. You may just be really excited about shooting and in a few years might be responsible enough to own firearms. I say this from more years than I want to talk about of teaching firearms safety, collecting, shooting, selling guns in a store and doing gunshows. In other words yes I have seen it all. Before you mouth the word paranoid, thats one thing I,m not. I give a fat flying duck if you blow your own head off. Just do it with some other thing than a firearm. You have been given excellent advice on here from very very knowledgible responsible firearms owners, many young, some old. Most are just concerned of what your real intentions are with firarms and want to help you and not see any damage to the shooting community, from irresponsible firearm ownership. I have no idea how you got your PAL, your knowledge of firearms from some of your questions is at a level with my ten year old grandson but less respectful of the good advice you have got. He has yet to take firearm safety. I really hope the people selling you these guns need the money. My advice, for what it,s worth: Take your firearms safety course from a qualified instructor, get your RPAL. Post all your info on your CGN profile , Join a gun range in your area. Make lots of friends in the shooting community, learn everything you can about shooting and guns, If you are actualy old enough to own fireams after a year or so of this education. Get into buying guns. Yes you have the right to own fireams if your intentions are legit and you legaly qualify to own them. You may well find that you enjoy trap or skeet shooting most, or maybe restricted handgun shooting, rather than AK look a likes. You will save a lot of money too which seems to be important to you, because then you will be buying the guns you will enjoy. Not flip flopping around. Whether anybody likes this or not, AK 47,s and antique firearms don,t go in the same safe. I hope you can take this advice with no malice intended, You see I really am not a jerk off to most people. . Oh I may be able to help out tonyG there too (good one) lol 
if you shoot your antique straight up in space with heavy bullets, say like 500 grains, It is a safety issue, you are not sure of your target and beyond. And it may hurt coming back down.lone.gunman
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Mr. lone gunman, I am old and sometimes misserable, especialy in a cold goose blind on a snowy morning.
Thanks for taking your time to let me know about your concerns, and the concerns shared by some of the other members of this forum.
Maybe I went a little bit far with what I said - but it should be clear what I intended to say.
It just seems some people are worried about me and my intentions, when there is no need to be. I am a mature university graduate, won a huge academic scholarship, and had some free time so I went out and got my PAL. I can repeat it numerous times, but if noone believes me, then whatever. I understand there are helpful people, and there are other douchebags, c'est la vie.
You may 'have no idea' how I got my PAL, but it wasn't that difficult, mostly common sense stuff. If I can complete a Law degree from a reputable legal institution, without an undergrad (if anyone knows the importance of this), I think this means I am fairly competent. But while I may have book smarts, I don't know much about firearms, hence my posting of 'silly' questions.
Takes me to my next point; you criticize my lack of knowledge with respect to guns - but I thought forum was to discuss firearms, share knowledge and experiences, learn new things about guns? if every individual were to get criticized for their lack of knowledge, then how beneficial would this forum be? Would be pretty pointless and filled with grumps like yourself. Worried about nothing.
Lastly - I wanted to learn more about antiques for that very reason: i do not want to blow myself up. I'd imagine that guns from the 19th century may not work perfectly, and was concerned about the gun blowing up in my hand for whatever reason.
And while the 1892 and 1873 french revolvers look really cool, and I would really like to own one, I will likely have to delay until the Spring. So I can do some more research and save money and whatnot.
again - I appreciate you guys are concerned and worry about my true intentions... but I am just a young, mature individual who is very interested in owning and collecting firearms. I appreciate those who have taken the time to share a little bit of their knowledge with me, because I have learned a great deal from CGN members. But like I said, it seems like the antique revolvers are out of my league until I do greater research.
cheers.
Oh gosh now it's time to be paranoid , the almost lawyer has us on the stand says some of us are Old, Miserable, Jerkoffs, Grumps and Douchebags . ah such is life . I love to hear that professional lawyer talk.
Sure makes you want to help someone eh. "Besame el culo"
Actually, I would take that sort of 'plain English' over the kind of legalese that lawyers actually use.
I have tried to sift my way through legal documents with all the 'heretofores' and 'notwithstandings' and can't make any sense of it at all. It might as well be Swahili.I would love a cap n ball revolver myself, cheaper the better, dont care much about caliber, visual or collector value, i just want something i can shoot soup cans off an old fencepost. I hope that doesnt make anyone suspicious of me.
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