Thread: Personal Firearms

Originally Posted by epd

Us poor canadians have been brainwashed into thinking guns are the enemy (sorry guys ).
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At some point I believe we as a population are going to start aquiring firearms for protection, legally or not.

I am ahead of you on this (aquiring a firearm.) Do not worry- being in Canada I do not own any for protection, just target shooting. In case the CFO is reading this please relax. I took the trigger locks off and took these out of proper storage in order to clean them and snapped a photo of them before making everything legal again.

For the record, the shotgun is a Mossberg M590A1. The 1911 is a Kimber and on the left is the best gun I have ever handled... a Sig P210. Its claim to fame of being intrinsically accurate is nice, but I am not good enough (read a perfect shot) for it to make a difference to me. I held it at the local shop without knowing anything about the model and instantly knew it had to go home with me.

I have been known to carry a colt navy, get in all sorts of shit iffen I ever have to use it, but at least he will be dead.


Cheers

Heelerau

Originally Posted by bharner

So about as many issues as most 1911s ? I think they're both fine firearms with a little loving. Some day I'll have the money for a good Hi Power and 1911. I swear I've seen a photo or two of Prince Harry carrying a Hi Power.

Our forces are just starting to replace it. I don't know if they are already done with testing, but I do know that none of those beauties will be sold to Canadian patriots wanting to own a bit of history.. Either sold abroad or melted down

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Our forces are just starting to replace it. I don't know if they are already done with testing, but I do know that none of those beauties will be sold to Canadian patriots wanting to own a bit of history.. Either sold abroad or melted down

Because the contract was that Colt in Canada would actually produce the weapons it will take time to actually replace them (they will not just import a weapon completed in Europe if they chose the design- they will have to get the Canadian factory set up to produce it.) Expected delivery will be 2015.

In the mean time, please feel safe that you will never see one for sale. By the looks of things, they will not see them South of the boarder either. It is funny- even if they sold them for $250 each they would be able to recoup almost 5 million in a time when the government is cutting programs to save a few grand. From Canadian Forces Browning Hi-Power Pistols To Be Melted Down | Ottawa Citizen
Josée Hunter, a Defence Department spokeswoman, told Defence Watch that the 19,000 Browning Hi-Powers in service will be smelted at local foundries.

“The Department of National Defence and the CF are committed to the safe disposal of firearms,” she noted.

“DND and the CF employ strict control procedures over firearms inventories, from their acquisition through to disposal. In this case, as the old 9mm pistols are restricted and controlled goods, they will not be sold to the public,” she added.

I suppose that it is for the best. Can you imagine the uproar if somebody actually employed one of these to kill somebody? (if they were sold to the public.)

Originally Posted by dolf

I suppose that it is for the best. Can you imagine the uproar if somebody actually employed one of these to kill somebody? (if they were sold to the public.)

I'm sure there were traffic fatalities involving vehicles sold at government auctions

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

I'm sure there were traffic fatalities involving vehicles sold at government auctions

I agree completely. However, you know that if it were a gun that found its way from the military to an individual that was used in the Toronto shooting recently that there would be politicians and reporters only too happy to scream that it is a tragedy. They would hyper focus on (what they would consider the fact) that a gun which was issued to the military killed a Canadian citizen. It is stupid and the reasoning does not hold up to scrutiny, but emotions rule the day when a shooting occurs. That would undoubtedly get them looking at so called assault rifles again and would lead to crys to ban ANY weapon that is available in any form to the military from being available to a Canadian citizen. In the end we would be left with airsofts, pellet guns and gopher guns.

The point was not that the military should not sell them to Canadians (I would really like to buy one). Rather it was that for reasons of optics and to prevent giving those who hate guns more ammunition is is likely just as well that these are melted down (though it is a crying shame.)

Originally Posted by dolf

I agree completely. However, you know that if it were a gun that found its way from the military to an individual that was used in the Toronto shooting recently that there would be politicians and reporters only too happy to scream that it is a tragedy. They would hyper focus on (what they would consider the fact) that a gun which was issued to the military killed a Canadian citizen. It is stupid and the reasoning does not hold up to scrutiny, but emotions rule the day when a shooting occurs. That would undoubtedly get them looking at so called assault rifles again and would lead to crys to ban ANY weapon that is available in any form to the military from being available to a Canadian citizen. In the end we would be left with airsofts, pellet guns and gopher guns.

The point was not that the military should not sell them to Canadians (I would really like to buy one). Rather it was that for reasons of optics and to prevent giving those who hate guns more ammunition is is likely just as well that these are melted down (though it is a crying shame.)

Sad state that our country's in

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Our forces are just starting to replace it. I don't know if they are already done with testing, but I do know that none of those beauties will be sold to Canadian patriots wanting to own a bit of history.. Either sold abroad or melted down

Weren't the Canadian Hi-Powr's made by Inglis? I've handled several over the years and other than the markings, they felt the same as the Brownings. I recall some of the Inglis made guns with tangent sights and the grip made for the shoulder stock/holster set up as was made and used by the Nazi's in WWII.

I had a Nazi proofed tangent sight HP but somebody thought more of it than I did and made an offer I couldn't refuse.

That happened to a LOT of neat old guns I've had over the years. Still kickin myself in the ass for selling some of them. LOL

Here are two of mine. The one is a tangent sight with slotted back strap. A modern made in Belgium back in the '80s IIRC. You can see the larger ambidextrous thumb safety on that one. The matte black fixed sight model is the one I removed the mag safety from. Made it like a different trigger. From hard and creepy to crisp and smooth.

Those are some nice looking pistols.