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With the laws yall have, and as expensive as firearms and ammunition seems to be across the pond, I was curious how many firearms the average guy has over there. We are spoiled here by affordable arms, ammo optics, and reasonable laws. Hunting: Exercising dominion over creation at 2800 fps. | ||
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This is the wrong place to find out how many firearms the average owner has. We're all loonies here! My vote is in. cheers, - stu | |||
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Rumour has it that a new gun regulation is coming soon which limits the number of guns to 20 per person here in Iceland. Now it’s unlimited but not for long I’m told ! Personally I think 20 guns are more than enough for my needs....I have 9 in my save today  | |||
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I agree this will be a skewed sample. But I was wondering how loonies there and here compare. Hunting: Exercising dominion over creation at 2800 fps. | |||
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Have you asked your wife / partner lately how many pairs shoes she owns ? One does not ask this kind of question. PERIOD. Either way I have put my choice /vote. Good hunting everybody | |||
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Another loonie checking in, vote cast, Waidmannsheil, Dom. -------- There are those who only reload so they can shoot, and then there are those who only shoot so they can reload. I belong to the first group. Dom --------- | |||
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I am happy to see the bigger numbers. Hunting: Exercising dominion over creation at 2800 fps. | |||
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i'm the weirdo who voted 1. and i don't even like the gun, but its unsellable. i'm still sitting on the fence, considering whether i should give up guns and hunting or not. 1.july 2010 is the deadline for getting a gunsafe, for those who already owns guns. today it is a gunsafe, whats next? one thing is absolutely sure, it won't be easier in the future. if i do choose to carry on with guns and hunting i will own 2-3 guns(add a rimfire if i ever move to a place where i can shoot in my garden) | |||
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I'm sorry to hear that Steffen. I agree with you, as gun owners we are a "dying breed" in Europe. No doubt, the rules will forever be made more and more stringent. We are at the mercy of a bunch of politicians whose primary concern is re-election, and every new firearms incident is likely to increase the pressure on us. Still, we owe it to ourselves and our kids, that we soldier on. I have never taken a kid (or an adult) shooting, where the person in question did not get a lot of satisfaction from the experience. If we give it up, shootin will become a treasure lost. Btw, I understand that being FORCED to buy a gun safe is an violation of your freedom of choice. Think of buying the safe as a voluntary act, though, because you want to be sure you keep your gun(s) responsibly - maybe that makes it more palatable. - mike ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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Steffen, I would not give up my sport in protest to legislation as that would just be giving in to the idiots that make the legislation. I agree with Mike, that buying a gun safe is simply a responsible way to secure your firearms in todays world. Every owner of firearms counts to the voice and we will need every single one in the coming years. Personally, in answer to the question, I have more guns than I need but not as many as I want!! I'm not a collector, (yet...) but I have a use for every item in my cabinet. some I use weekly and others perhaps every couple of years but when the time comes to go out onto the foreshore chasing geese then I want to know that the old goose gun is there at the back of the safe and ready to go. Rgds, FB | |||
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Agree with Kiri, there is more I would like, but little more that I need. I have a couple of shotguns that rarely get used these days. On the flip side, I have a couple of rifles that rarely get cooled. The only thing that I would want that I could own in the US, and that I can't here is a HB flat top AR. I was one of the votes for seven. Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you.... | |||
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Brian, I think the only thing that would make my cabinet complete would be a big bore double and a medium bore bolt (something like a 375). I can always load my 243 to do everything a 22CF would do. Then I can just spend the mney onf going hunting!!  K | |||
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I've just got through a period of rationalisation. I sold several guns and rifles and treated myself to a new one. I've gone from nine to three. I think I now have the (almost) perfect battery: 7x64 Brenneke Heym SR20 LH (for everything in Europe) 375 H&H by Charles Lancaster (for everything else on the planet) 12 bore Sidelock by James Purdey built in 1938 (for the things with feathers). ------------------------------ Richard VENARI LAVARE LUDERE RIDERE OCCEST VIVERE | |||
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well into the 3rd digit | |||
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No .22LR?  Hunting: Exercising dominion over creation at 2800 fps. | |||
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He who dies with the most toys wins. velocity is like a new car, always losing value. BC is like diamonds, holding value forever. | |||
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I could cope with one rifle, although which one? The ballistically perfect calibre, the favourite rifle or old reliable? But I need a spare, another rifle for the moderator, a smaller calibre for foxes, a rim fire you get the picture. Yes we have restrictive legislation in the UK, but truth is fiscal reasons are a bigger factor in the size of the collection. A year or two ago I made a new years resolution that I kept, it was to take old reliable out again after 18 months in the cabinet. Slight problem on first stalk, wrong ammo, luckily I was near home and still got my deer. How many pairs of shoes/handbags or what ever has the wife got, I couldn’t have an educated guess. Ditto her my guns. I don’t keep these scores. | |||
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Ask the wife and she'll say 3 - the one with 2 barrels, the shiny one and the smelly one. I actually have: 44cal Pietta black powder pistol in stainless steel (the shiny one), 47/70 Remington rolling block rifle (the smelly one), 308 steyr ssg69 rifle 223 CZ527 rifle 308 accuracy international rifle 7.5x55 schmidt rubin 1911 straight pull rifle 22lr mauser model7 semi auto rifle 22lr anschutz 1907 rifle 12 gauge AYA No.2 side-by-side shotgun (one with 2 barrels) 12 gauge Bennelli M1 Semi auto shotgun 12 gauge Baikal MP153 semi auto shotgun 12 gauge Winchester over&under shotgun I have a great oversized gun case that will swallow at least 2 rifles/shotguns. Let the wife see you leave with one gun in the case and then sneak an additional one back into the house. That case is the best gun related accessory i've ever bought! | |||
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hi if the number of hunting gun wasen't regulated by law  i would have a truck loads of them , but i only can buy 5 and here is what i have.1-springfield m6 22 lr/410 for keeping my garden clean from rats and pigeons. 2- austrian made combo 20 gauge/222 remington for smal game and maybe roe deer. 3-husqvarna 1640 in 6,5x55 for shooting and roe hunt. 4- ruger all weather 3006 my general purpose rifle. 5- Brno 602 in 375 H&H for real big and larger games. YES Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. | |||
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So "yes", is there a limit on how many (long) guns you can own in Sweden?? The one and only time I hunted in Sweden (a long time ago), I seem to recall I was told a maximum of eight - including shotguns. Does this still apply, or have the Swedish authorities even limited the number to five?? - mike ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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hi Mike it is changed now. it is actually 6 guns now, but for owning the sixth licens. you have to give explanatioan to the police department.it is easier to keep 5 because the safe keeps are often for 5 gun. anyway i borrow shothgun from my son and i keep myself most to the rifles.yes Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. | |||
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Thanks for that "yes". It sure must concentrate your mind on what you REALLY need, if you have to choose exactly 5 (or 6) long guns. Although, on the positive side, it saves you a lot of $$$ - buying guns, components, dies, you name it... - mike P.S. I once had dealings with a Canadian gunsmith. He told me a story of a customer from Sweden for whom he built several rifles. One of the particularities of this customer, was that he insisted, that all rifles be built with the same serial number. I have always imagined this was a way of circumventing limitations on numbers of rifles that could legally be owned. As long as the rifles would not be kept in the same location, upon an inspection he could always point to the serial number on his license and that on (one of the) gun(s) sporting the same number...  ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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Nearly not enough Same with tools, there is always another tool I could use to do woodworking or work on cars or tractors.But took me a while to count them all without checking the safe. | |||
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Used to be able to own only six long arms, and the reason for wanting to purchase any firearm had to be explained to the local police. "You want another shotgun? But you already have one!" "Why do you want a .300WM rifle when all you can shoot here is roe deer?" I moved to Canada. Not as free as the US, but in principle no restrictions on "regular" hunting firearms. I've acquired a few since arriving! ;-) Frans | |||
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Where In Europe does the switch barrel system class as one gun? I vaguely remember someone posting that the authorities count the action and not the spare barrels? FB | |||
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Norway is one of those countries | |||
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hi it is same in sweden swap barrels are concidered as only on gun, but for every new barrel you need a new licens. the advantage of swap barrels are many,but the price of a good swap barrel rifle is often more than two or 3 rifles and if it happened that you get a mechanical problem with it then you have nothing for hunt with, but having many rifles is more cumbersome, but you have 2 or 3 rifles and if one dosen't function yu can use the other ones. yes Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. | |||
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So "yes", does that mean in Sweden you could potentially own 5(6) guns, and for one or more of those guns as many switch barrels as you'd like?? - mike ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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hi mike yes. a swapbarrel gun is concidered as one gun, but you have to pay and get a licens for each new barrel. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. | |||
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