This is a painful thread to read. I have a 12.x that is celebrating it's 100th birthday this year and it's a joy to own even if I can't shoot it. It would be way more 'saleable' if I deactivated it but the current deactivation guidelines means a pretty solid hunk of junk at the end. I would be somewhat happier if a current deactivation could be '#### and click' like some of the older deactivations and at least preserve some of the firearm's function. The other risk in transferring prohibited firearms is that the inspection process can take years and if their interpretation is anything like their "you can make a machine gun out of an 80% AR lower with hand tools" thinking, you risk never getting it back for either you or the prospective purchaser. Not even a chance to upgrade to 'legal', just your investment gone with no recourse.
Death of an FN 1A1?
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Nightstalker
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THIS ^^^
At least I know I'm not the only one who always has the exact same thought in my mind
X2 what he said.
or you could move to the country,,with some land,and play with your prohibs away from prying eyes,like A LOT of prohib owners do,if you're stuck in a city,there's not much you can do,many Ak's and FN's are being enjoyed out in the country,LOL.,
I am in the same boat as you. At age 47 I have mutilple FN and Ak variants that are nothing but paperweights because of the BS laws. That being said, dewatting any of my 12.X stuff has never even been a consideration. I continue to buy them if, for nothing else, save them from possible dewatting / destruction.
Will it cost me in the end? No doubt it will as on my death these will have to be destroyed but as along as I am alive I will help keep the 12.X guns alive and OPERATIONAL.
I am with many who are saying, "Please, for the love of God, don't do it!" I will never be able to own a FNC1 that I used when I served. I just pains me every time a perfectly good gun is deactivated - especially FN's.
Now there is a positive (wishful) thinker.
its that or continue to be a victim under c-68 etc.
though I am late to this thread, I am also a 12.5 owner. I own C1A1s, Tommy, HK91 and AKs. I have owned them for years. And I refuse to weld up my guns. I still have hope, that one day I will shoot them again. And yes I have have heard the tales and stories of prohibs being shot out in the country away from prying eyes, and I say BRAVO to those owners.
I will continue to collect them to SAVE them from the furnace or the Dewatter Demon. It is the only thing that I can do to not roll over and give in to this government. It is my part that I can play to the resistance. So I say.....Collect on.....and don't dewat.
My 2 cents....
I will continue to collect them to SAVE them from the furnace or the Dewatter Demon. It is the only thing that I can do to not roll over and give in to this government. It is my part that I can play to the resistance. So I say.....Collect on.....and don't dewat.
My 2 cents....
Nightstalker
CGN Regular
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Still my regret after all these years, not buying the ex-SAF Galil when the store offered it for $700 all in.
As a 12(5) collector I fully agree with Robert777.
I believe that it is our duty as "grandfathers" to keep the firearms that we own in their original condition. I routinely encounter many firearms enthusiasts that have never been given the opportunity to handle an FN rifle. This is a sad state of affairs, as the FN rifle was the symbol of freedom for a great many countries, and the battle rifle for the Canadian Forces for many decades. These firearms are living history and need to be preserved.
I too have contemplated the unspeakable act of deactivating my 12 (5) firearms so that they could be displayed like art work…
Then I remember how I felt as a young Infantry private shooting the C1A1, and then dig deeper into my memory an recall the first time I saw, felt and smelled a live FN C1A1 as an Army Cadet in 1978 at CFB Comox. Getting to shoot those firearms was a true pleasure, something that my children will never know. My children know what it feels like to handle, strip and assembly an FN L1A1 (C1A1 clone). They truly appreciate the fine craftsmanship of these magnificent firearms! As do some of my select group of friends that have been given that same privilege.
I bought my first FN in the early 1980's when it was still non-restricted. I chose that FN over buying a crappy car as I reckoned at that I would have that rifle for all of my life. My buddy bought the car that I was looking at and crashed it six months later. The car was a write off and went to the scrap heap. I still have that FN!
The sound of the FN action being manipulated, the act of changing a magazine, the sound of the trigger and selector switch being utilize as they were designed… These are important sounds and feelings to a firearms owner with a sense of history.
Knowing that you are doing your part to maintain a part of Canadian Military heritage is something that us 12 (5) "grandfathers" must take very seriously for as long as we can.
'…and that's all I have too say about that…"
I believe that it is our duty as "grandfathers" to keep the firearms that we own in their original condition. I routinely encounter many firearms enthusiasts that have never been given the opportunity to handle an FN rifle. This is a sad state of affairs, as the FN rifle was the symbol of freedom for a great many countries, and the battle rifle for the Canadian Forces for many decades. These firearms are living history and need to be preserved.
I too have contemplated the unspeakable act of deactivating my 12 (5) firearms so that they could be displayed like art work…
Then I remember how I felt as a young Infantry private shooting the C1A1, and then dig deeper into my memory an recall the first time I saw, felt and smelled a live FN C1A1 as an Army Cadet in 1978 at CFB Comox. Getting to shoot those firearms was a true pleasure, something that my children will never know. My children know what it feels like to handle, strip and assembly an FN L1A1 (C1A1 clone). They truly appreciate the fine craftsmanship of these magnificent firearms! As do some of my select group of friends that have been given that same privilege.
I bought my first FN in the early 1980's when it was still non-restricted. I chose that FN over buying a crappy car as I reckoned at that I would have that rifle for all of my life. My buddy bought the car that I was looking at and crashed it six months later. The car was a write off and went to the scrap heap. I still have that FN!
The sound of the FN action being manipulated, the act of changing a magazine, the sound of the trigger and selector switch being utilize as they were designed… These are important sounds and feelings to a firearms owner with a sense of history.
Knowing that you are doing your part to maintain a part of Canadian Military heritage is something that us 12 (5) "grandfathers" must take very seriously for as long as we can.
'…and that's all I have too say about that…"
So many stories. We were taking our FNs apart in the dark seated on tables. Taking out the gas plug it got away under spring tension. Sergeant yelled "Who did that?!" Unbelievably, I found that plug in the dark and reassembled it on time. Light went on and he still wanted to know which dingbat did that. I said nothing. He shrugged and we went on with our day.
P0WERWAGON
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yes, but once removed from the registry here, it is gone from canadian lands forever.
