Milsurp After Hours

Duncan, here in Germany it makes no difference if a military rifle ist in original chambering or rechambered, one alway needs a licence to buy it.

It is like this in France. Everyone has to have a licence (unless you shoot Black Powder which is on free sale - at the moment)

A military RIFLE is a Category 1 firearm and so needs lots of complicated paperwork and supervision.

A military RIFLE that has been re-chambered to a hunting caliber is a Category 5 firearm and is easy to buy and to own. You obviously have to pay for the re-chambering work but even so it is better than jumping through the Category 1 hoops!

To give you an idea a 'hunting' SMLE (SMLE #1 MkIII* Fabrication BSA, années 1916 avec “cut off” (interrupteur de magasin)

Calibre .303 Sporting (5ème Cat) costs about 490€)

My current task is to find a good quality Cat.5 rifle at a good price for me (That means one that the wife will not complain TOO much about!!!)

Hope that clarifies things a bit.

A fellow shooter told me about those military/non military regulations in France.

I also saw the prices for such converted rifles.

Here one has the same "troubles" for any repeating rifles, caliber does not matter.

Every sport shooter can buy as many repeating rifles, as he wants and stores safely.

Semiautomatic rifles are limited to 3but one can get more than that fairly easy) and two handguns(also more are not that hard).

Chris

Thanks Chris

Joe

And that is, how it shoots:

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Had to adjust the sights somewhat to walk the shots into the center

Distance 100m, ammo Lapua Match(D47 185grn at 740m/s).

Chris

The right gun with the right ammo is a deadly combination.

Great shooting Chris!