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Glock 23 in Canada?
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handgunner
CGN Regular
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- Southern Ontario
Yep they are. I bought one. They were carried by Gatineau PD before coming back to Sporteque.
And for all of those guys that don't like to see prohibs become restricted, I wonder if you'll feel the same way 25+ years down the road when the "pool" of 12.6 individuals is a fraction of what it is now due to death. Remember - 12.7 status will only allow pre-1946 guns to be passed down. Your short barrels and .25 / .32's will be worth nothing. But at least they'll be cool, right?
12.6 owners are all at least 30 now. The grandfathering was until 1998 = 12 years ago and 18 to have an RPAL.
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12(6) is my way of sticking to the idiots that started the bull&^%$.
The guys who ##### most about the 12(6) are the guys who cant have them.
Guys who didnt like the feel of Glocks changed thier perception once they handled
and fire my Glock 23 or any of my short bbl pistols And revolvers.This whole
12(6) thing is just one way the antis are screwing us.Keep thinking like that and one day
only one old guy will leagally own any gun in Canada.
The guys who ##### most about the 12(6) are the guys who cant have them.
Guys who didnt like the feel of Glocks changed thier perception once they handled
and fire my Glock 23 or any of my short bbl pistols And revolvers.This whole
12(6) thing is just one way the antis are screwing us.Keep thinking like that and one day
only one old guy will leagally own any gun in Canada.
I love my GLOCK 23 and GLOCK 19. They are both restricted. They look fantastic and they shoot fantastic. The real truth is... there are just a very small numbers of 12.6 prohib GLOCKs in Canada of any model - most of them are Gen 2 GLOCK 19s - and there are never (barring a "tectonic" shift in the politics of this country) going to be any more. If you are interested in collecting pristine versions of small pistols.... 12.6 or not... boy are you ever in the wrong country.
GLOCK 23:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NsGo1HhzAI
GLOCK 19:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRoLp98cMKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj5EKl-PJGc
GLOCK 21SF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsyGUubIO6Q
GLOCK 23:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NsGo1HhzAI
GLOCK 19:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRoLp98cMKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj5EKl-PJGc
GLOCK 21SF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsyGUubIO6Q
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we are talking about people taking existing 12.6 guns and rebarreling them to make them simply restricted. This does not add to their resale value, nor make them more appealing to more buyers. There are plenty of us with 12.6 who happily buy 12.6 guns when they come available. Since you can buy new compacts and subcompacts with aftermarket longer barrels in them, why anyone would rebarrel a 12.6 is just beyond me. It ruins the original gun, and futher reduces the pool of available ones in Canada. Doing just what the government would like, getting rid of them. So thanks to all those people who are doing the governments job, you guys are awesome.
Oh and not all 12.6 Glocks are Gen 2, in fact I own the only 12.6 Gen 3 Glock 19 in the country.
And obviously you can't buy a new 23, or 27, or 19, with a factory barrel, new from a dealer, that's what prohibited means.
Oh and not all 12.6 Glocks are Gen 2, in fact I own the only 12.6 Gen 3 Glock 19 in the country.
And obviously you can't buy a new 23, or 27, or 19, with a factory barrel, new from a dealer, that's what prohibited means.
As far as I know the two youngest people in Canada with 12.6 status are a girl I went to BCIT with and a certain bastard (in a good way dude) from CRAFM. Their birthdays put them within a few days of the legislation coming into effect. One day they will battle to the death with their impressive hoard of 12.6 firearms. The winner getting all of them. WHOOOOOO AHHHHHHH
handgunner
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I feel the need to reply even though this is far from the OP's topic. Sorry, man.
...but the topic of re-classing firearms is important to me.
C-68 was a strike against private ownership of handguns. Step one was to prohibit less than 106mm barrels and .25 & .32. This had the effect of stopping a large number of guns from entering the Country. If "Public Safety" really was the chief concern, these guns would have been confiscated. What the purpose seems to be is to slowly whittle down the numbers of handguns, and of licensed owners bit by bit.
I applaud you 12.6'ers when you hold and aquire more prohibs. The 12.6 pistols that I like to see switched are those old, discontinued guns that I would otherwise not have the ability to own. Not current model Glocks or Sigs that are currently in Country.
By rebarrelling and thus opening the market to 100% of the licensed handgun owners - this is not what C-68 was designed to do. *This* is sticking it to the anti's - they want these guns to slowly "Go Away" through attrition.
This "loophole" if you will call it that, will eventually seal up, I HAVE NO DOUBT. I've heard rumblings that the RCMP have looked into this in great detail. My personal experience speaks for itself, twelve months to convert a prohib to restricted...
I know why the 12.6'ers are really upset here - These guns sell at much lower than what they should - especially the older ones. I've been to auctions where the 12.6 guns go for $40-50 each. If they were restricted they'd go much higher.
The effort should always be targeted on the repeal of C-68, however unlikely/impossible that should seem. If that happens, you can always put a factory barrel back on.
Until then, I believe that by keeping the guns available to the masses, and not the few is the best way to combat poor legislation.
...but the topic of re-classing firearms is important to me.
C-68 was a strike against private ownership of handguns. Step one was to prohibit less than 106mm barrels and .25 & .32. This had the effect of stopping a large number of guns from entering the Country. If "Public Safety" really was the chief concern, these guns would have been confiscated. What the purpose seems to be is to slowly whittle down the numbers of handguns, and of licensed owners bit by bit.
I applaud you 12.6'ers when you hold and aquire more prohibs. The 12.6 pistols that I like to see switched are those old, discontinued guns that I would otherwise not have the ability to own. Not current model Glocks or Sigs that are currently in Country.
By rebarrelling and thus opening the market to 100% of the licensed handgun owners - this is not what C-68 was designed to do. *This* is sticking it to the anti's - they want these guns to slowly "Go Away" through attrition.
This "loophole" if you will call it that, will eventually seal up, I HAVE NO DOUBT. I've heard rumblings that the RCMP have looked into this in great detail. My personal experience speaks for itself, twelve months to convert a prohib to restricted...
I know why the 12.6'ers are really upset here - These guns sell at much lower than what they should - especially the older ones. I've been to auctions where the 12.6 guns go for $40-50 each. If they were restricted they'd go much higher.
The effort should always be targeted on the repeal of C-68, however unlikely/impossible that should seem. If that happens, you can always put a factory barrel back on.
Until then, I believe that by keeping the guns available to the masses, and not the few is the best way to combat poor legislation.
Stand united!
Well, the only way for us to own some very interesting guns is to get them re- barelled.
There is enough guns around for all of us, so no need to drive a rift between two groups of gun owners.
Cheers,
Dan
Well, the only way for us to own some very interesting guns is to get them re- barelled.
There is enough guns around for all of us, so no need to drive a rift between two groups of gun owners.
Cheers,
Dan
the 12.6 guns that sell for $40-$50 sell for that because they are crap. Any decent condition 12.6 will sell for the same as, or more than, a normal restricted gun. as well, with the exception of a few curios pretty much any gun that can be taken out of 12.6 by changing the barrel, can be purchased new the same way. taking these historic pieces out of the 12.6 category is like taking a ming vase, smashing it, and gluing it back together with Lego bricks.
