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Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 2:54 pm
by meles meles
We's always up for owt unusual are us...
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 6:53 pm
by Ovenpaa
The concept was effectively made unlawful post MARS changes to law as despite being a single shot without means of fitting a magazine, it used the energy from the fired round to eject the fired case.
So it was shut down.
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:56 am
by TRG-22
Oh, right.
Hope you hadn't invested too much by then.
OOI, is it only energy from the round that can't be used to do that? Just thinking that with all the work that's happened in the last few years with electric gizmos and power-dense batteries....
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 8:38 am
by Blackstuff
The way its currently worded an electronic/solenoid affair would not be prohibited, but I would wager once one came out using that the legislation would be instantly rewritten.
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:38 am
by Mattnall
TRG-22 wrote:
FYI - I fould this cos I searched to see what there was here about the Thompson Contender....
Thinking of buying one? Have you got your FAC yet?
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:29 am
by Ovenpaa
Blackstuff wrote:The way its currently worded an electronic/solenoid affair would not be prohibited, but I would wager once one came out using that the legislation would be instantly rewritten.
Agreed, we have a couple of UK manufacturers/distributors who seem to spend their time looking for ways to circumnavigate the firearms laws, only for the law to be amended.
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:00 am
by mag41uk
Would there be a market for a UK spec T Contender style clone?
Depending on price I would take one in 10mm.
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:05 pm
by TRG-22
Mattnall wrote:Thinking of buying one? Have you got your FAC yet?
No and no.
Ditto to buying my namesake, although that needs me to also get something even harder to get than an FAC - a lottery ticket with the right numbers on it.
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:34 pm
by FredB
it would be easy enough to have a locking lever fitted so that automatic ejection did not take place. No other detail changes to the concept would be needed to make it legal again.
Fred
Re: Single shot 9mm UK legal pistol anyone?
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 8:28 pm
by bradaz11
Ovenpaa wrote:Blackstuff wrote:The way its currently worded an electronic/solenoid affair would not be prohibited, but I would wager once one came out using that the legislation would be instantly rewritten.
Agreed, we have a couple of UK manufacturers/distributors who seem to spend their time looking for ways to
comply the firearms laws, only for the law to be amended.
FIFY