Getting stuck with a handgun you don't want
- Thread starter wayupnorth
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exactly .. some are used several times a week ... some a few times a year ... some are once in a few years ...
unlike military and the state, there's no surplus guns nor ammo for me (unless it's a caliber I do not have guns using it anymore) ...
Stuck with nothing, I'm happy with what I was able to get even though it's far from everything. *I* wanted a .44 Magnum and another .22 of some sort.
The only thing I'm "stuck" with is a Norinco NP40 frame with no parts in sight
The only thing I'm "stuck" with is a Norinco NP40 frame with no parts in sight
themachinist
CGN Regular
- Location
- lower mainland , bc
Saying 'stuck with a pistol' to me is like a fat person saying they're stuck with an ice cream cake.
My wife and I are looking to relocate to another country (Australia) in a few years where it will be unlikely I will be able to bring them with me. Knowing that, I took some money off the table and sold a couple I wasn't using. I will still have about $5-6K in handguns I will need to do something with and sure as sh*t they won't be surrendered unless compensation is being offered. Will be interesting to see what options will be available to us (exporting, lending, etc) or hopefully we get leadership with common sense once it's obvious this isn't going fix gang violence in big cities.
ultra_bright
Regular
- Location
- GTA, Ontario
I talked to the Ontario CFO about that, they said they would approve ATT for borrowed handguns, but if they see people doing it frequently or for long periods of time they will deny them.
They don’t want people borrowing handguns as a way around registration and you still need an ATT when you borrow one.
I might have gotten myself not one but two (too) many CZs...
First I bought a shadow1 from EE... a day after I saw a new TS2 available at LGS and bought that... Then a day after that I saw a new shadow2 available at another LGS and decided to buy that too...
Now I am convincing myself that I have all the pistols I need for IPSC standard and production plus one more to convert to 22lr for plinking >=<
First I bought a shadow1 from EE... a day after I saw a new TS2 available at LGS and bought that... Then a day after that I saw a new shadow2 available at another LGS and decided to buy that too...
Now I am convincing myself that I have all the pistols I need for IPSC standard and production plus one more to convert to 22lr for plinking >=<
But you are in Ont, so that could be different than the real part of Canada, BC, Que not included.
CFO's are great at making up regulations that have no basis in law, Look at the req. to have a club membership to buy a handgun.
their reason is the only place to legally shot a pistol at a range, so if you don't belong to a club, you can't shoot, so you don't need a gun , unless a collector.
Straight from my local CFC.
I don't remember reading about any time limits on lending to properly licenced people, but have not looked at this section.
You don't need ATT if both have a ATT to the gun range, but that would not apply to a newbe that don't have restricted licence and pistols already.
This is kinda of an annoying thread , let me explain . All the handguns I have and all those I wanted and scrambled to buy are exactly what I wanted . Unfortunately there are some that I wanted and didn’t get a chance to buy because sold out . One of those was the new anaconda . I don’t have one because sold out everywhere but I really wonder how many people scooped up an anaconda but didn’t really care for it instead just bought it because .
There’s a few others that I didn’t get because of this unsure panic buying , pretty silly
There’s a few others that I didn’t get because of this unsure panic buying , pretty silly
Why did you scramble so late? Why did everyone scramble so late? Did the libs scare you all into panic buying? I knew they were going after handguns last year, this is why I sold off everything I didnt need.
Let me just give you advice, if you want to buy something, buy it now, because libs will ban it next year. You want an sks? or other semi auto rifles? buy it now, otherwise you will be scrambling again. Also dont kid yourself, cpc isnt reversing anything.
When did you decide you wanted an Anaconda? For a few weeks after the ban was announced, it seemed the Anaconda was the only new revolver available. I was surprised they were not getting snapped up. A large window of opportunity was there and also through IRG before the import ban. I think for a lot of folks, myself included, our wants progressively expanded as the deadline approached.
If they are guns that fit LE standard, maybe would look to sell to people who can still buy, or export out to the USA. Stopping handgun sales is one thing, but without some sort of a compensation program the government is going to have a hard time keeping an absolute "no transfer" program and rely on people to surrender firearms worth thousands of dollars, that they cannot use anymore.
I have too many to begin with and since money doesn’t grow on tree’s I couldn’t just buy that too . That said , I didn’t really panic buy anything per say but I did grab 4 that I wanted when the ban was announced . I did see the anaconda after June first but it was already selling for $2700+ where ever I managed to see it . All regular priced stores were sold out and I wasn’t gonna justify an extra $300 just because ban . So again congrats to those who got em but hearing about regrets after the fact just makes me think there may have been a few I coulda snatched if people didn’t go mad buying everything than regretting it after .
Your right though , you snooze you lose
Meanwhile someone who really needed a P80 lower could not get even one. Yes your predicament does indeed make me smile
You're correct. I own 5 perfectly legal polymer 80 frames. If you don't think I can get access to a machine shop if they do end up banning part imports. Well. You can keep on smiling I guess ��
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