Huge Deactivated/Dewat Gun Collection Video
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It's either dewatt or nothing at all.
Unless the laws change (lets be honest, that's not happening) this is the only way to own these.
I'm sure david would love to own the real thing if he could. It's a nice start to a dewatt collection of machine guns and other prohibs.
Cheers,
-Steve
Unless the laws change (lets be honest, that's not happening) this is the only way to own these.
I'm sure david would love to own the real thing if he could. It's a nice start to a dewatt collection of machine guns and other prohibs.
Cheers,
-Steve
This is true if they are not properly registered FA or CA already in Canada.
Like the recent Marstar AK-74's, or the various guns that float to the surface that have to be turned off.
But, if these were originally 12-2 or 12-3, then it is a loss of history...
Not many collectors can buy 12.2 or 12.3 anymore.
The loss of history can be blamed on our government who made the laws the way they are. Not on collectors who want to own collectible machine gun.
This is why 12.x guns are declining in value instead of appreciating. If this were the U.S. it would be another story.
Those who have auto/converted auto still can't even take them to the range. I'm not surprised many opt to have them dewatt'd. From what I understand, owning FA's also brings inspections from the RCMP.
These paperweights are a decent option for those doing displays. I won't hold anything against those who buy them, even if we'd all prefer the real thing and some decent laws.
-Steve
I agree, dewats are the only way to keep them then that's the way to go but still crappy. Use this anger and write you MP and PM on it.
Nice collection but I think it's naive to believe that's the biggest canadian dewat collection. There are some biiiig collections out there. Even on YouTube. And even if it is, not much of a claim to fame. Haha
Nice collection but I think it's naive to believe that's the biggest canadian dewat collection. There are some biiiig collections out there. Even on YouTube. And even if it is, not much of a claim to fame. Haha
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- East of Home, West of the Rest
Turned in for destruction.
Transferred to a business or museum licenced to possess them. Cannot be transferred to an individual.
Dewatted / deactivated.
I am not going to answer directly to each comment, but here is my general response. Firstly, thank you to everyone who complimented my dewat collection, I appreciate it.
To those who were critical, don't blame me for trying to preserve an aspect of history. These guns will only exist either in a deactivated state, or will be destroyed in the coming years. Instead of coming here and disapproving of my collection (which achieves nothing), why don't you try to do something that will change federal policy about firearms? OF COURSE, if I could own the firearms live I would, but I can't, and the reality is that many Canadians cannot. So its either this, or destruction of history.
To those who were critical, don't blame me for trying to preserve an aspect of history. These guns will only exist either in a deactivated state, or will be destroyed in the coming years. Instead of coming here and disapproving of my collection (which achieves nothing), why don't you try to do something that will change federal policy about firearms? OF COURSE, if I could own the firearms live I would, but I can't, and the reality is that many Canadians cannot. So its either this, or destruction of history.
I don't blame you. While I could make some arguments, I have seen no indication that you support the dewatting scheme actively and I believe you when you say that you'd own the real ones if you could. Your collection doesn't depress me because you own deactivated firearms, it just depresses me because you (and all of us) can't get the real ones.
I think your collection is admirable from a historical standpoint and I'm happy you enjoy building it and adding new pieces to it. In many ways, I don't see it being too different from guns that can actually shoot in that respect.
Cheers.
Very true.
Thank you. To me honestly, it doesn't matter if they can shoot or not. I am not necessarily a gun enthusiast, I am more of a militaria/historical collector enthusiast, who likes to collect guns as part of history. But if I had the option between a live gun and deactivated one, I would obviously choose the live one.
They go to the estate, the estate has them tranfered/sold under current class. They are held at a bussiness that is properly licenced. Once sold money becomes part of estate. Its true that as time marches on, thier only value will be dewatted or donated
A indivdual who has proper licence can buy them.
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You can export them to Europe. People have gone from not having them there, to having anything you want. I wonder how
many FA people are left? The big collections used to be in Winnipeg Area. They were allowed to shoot them at one time.
Now they stay in the safe
many FA people are left? The big collections used to be in Winnipeg Area. They were allowed to shoot them at one time.
Now they stay in the safe
