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[Midnitemo]

(26 September 2013, 21:42)Timelord Wrote: Handguns or "pistols" as the UK term is, are not all banned in the UK. As Midnitemo mentions, there are "target" pistols - which are basically full blown centre fire pistols, some of considerable power, that have long barrels and some just a simple solid wire stock, which is no more than a rearward single steel rod projection with an upturn that crudely represents a stock. The legality is that the overall length of the weapon dictates it to be a "pistol calibre carbine" and not a pistol/handgun! I will not continue further with my description of these guns but leave it to the reader to imagine the swift modification options possible if the scenario WROL made it so.
Also Black Powder (or a modern propellant substitute) pistols are not banned either. These range from early historical matchlock/flintlock examples, to copies of guns used in the American West and that was not a long time ago. Do not believe people when they tell you these guns are inaccurate and ineffective.... Just look into how these actually performed in gunfights and maybe the US Civil war for one. Black powder small arms were still in use during WW1 in some areas. For prepping think outside the commercial and sporting box. Regards, TL.

i couldn't hit anything consistently with bp revolvers .36 or .44 and i've put plenty of lead down range...the specialized front stuffers seem a lot better accuracy wise but 1 round every 30 seconds is gonna get you killed.

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(26 September 2013, 23:19)Midnitemo Wrote:

(26 September 2013, 21:42)Timelord Wrote: Handguns or "pistols" as the UK term is, are not all banned in the UK. As Midnitemo mentions, there are "target" pistols - which are basically full blown centre fire pistols, some of considerable power, that have long barrels and some just a simple solid wire stock, which is no more than a rearward single steel rod projection with an upturn that crudely represents a stock. The legality is that the overall length of the weapon dictates it to be a "pistol calibre carbine" and not a pistol/handgun! I will not continue further with my description of these guns but leave it to the reader to imagine the swift modification options possible if the scenario WROL made it so.
Also Black Powder (or a modern propellant substitute) pistols are not banned either. These range from early historical matchlock/flintlock examples, to copies of guns used in the American West and that was not a long time ago. Do not believe people when they tell you these guns are inaccurate and ineffective.... Just look into how these actually performed in gunfights and maybe the US Civil war for one. Black powder small arms were still in use during WW1 in some areas. For prepping think outside the commercial and sporting box. Regards, TL.

i couldn't hit anything consistently with bp revolvers .36 or .44 and i've put plenty of lead down range...the specialized front stuffers seem a lot better accuracy wise but 1 round every 30 seconds is gonna get you killed.

lbr's and buckmarks would meet the hacksaw i'm sure after a breakdown of law and order.

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A single round of 00 buck achieves in 1 shot what a whole chamber from a navy colt does and then some.