Recent content by UKarmourer

Its probably the armourer in me, a dirty weapon is a sin- that I punish accordingly! I currently work at a recruit training depot, an I can safely say I have seen it all as regards to dirty weapons!:banghead: Personally I clean my shotgun after every trip to the range

Another option is what we (British Army) use, an ACOG x4 with a red dot mounted on top, our guys love it!

@ wildrob- you can carry concealed in Canada?

Now I wouldnt like to comment on those whitworths (although I may know a man who would) As to my trade, we are not Gunsmiths as such, we do learn to weld, and can be trained on lathe work. The basic armourers course is 9 months long, 3 months in the classroom studying materials science...

I think strykervet has kind of summed it up. I'm ex inf, then went comms and now I fix weapons. One thing i noticed amongst the comms side of life and 'corps' side of life is a lack of camaraderie that when I got attached to another Infantry battalion as an armourer was instantly back again, as...

Thats a long list! Glad to see Dan Mills, Sniper one on there, my previous posting was 1 PWRR, Dan Mills was my Coy Sgt Major, excellent bloke- although it seemed odd to meet & work with guys from the book!

Dont know about the USA but here in UK we have some companies that have special licenses to hold & modify firearms. Recently visited one such company, they have a rather large collection of weapons that they have converted to fire blanks while looking as realistic as possible. they also have a...

100x 5.56mm, had 20 rds each on G36, G36C, 416, 416C & HK53. Tomorrow its 100x 9mm, P2000SK, USP, USP elite & P30. HK have a stand at a Mil shooting comp that I'm duty armourer for.

Be grateful guys! The USA is top of my job hunting list for 5 yrs time, then I might actually get some freedom! (if regular guys can get Green cards by then, right now its only the rich)

To the comments on swords- already stopped that one! Cannot purchase a sharp bladed edged weapon over a certain length (exact length escapes me) Black powder pistols are available (on a firearms cert) but only for range stuff! I'm lucky, I get to play with all the normal stuff (BHP, 226, L85...

Interlock, from what I have read (and spoken with Surrey Police) no matter what you get allowed calibre wise (and 9 out of 10 it will be .38) it will be a revolver modified to only hold a maximum of 2 rounds, end of chat on that one! The UK govt put its foot down firmly on us after Dunblane...

Well as a brit, we hardly ever used to issue pistols, except while in plainclothes in NI, then along came Iraq, more came out of the arms stores, I used To carry one as a armd veh commander, easier to get to than my rifle, less hassle than using the chain gun! Now in afghan the rule is, if...

Thats a real good looking one, i just got a bargain too, £90 in UK ($150 ish) friend of a friend, cheapest on gunbroker in uk was £325 (with same damage) Downside is the forend has a crack about an inch long, LHS at the rear. Detail stripped it at work after a 50bird shoot, looked like the...

Looks similar to the gun used in 'sharpes rifles' IIRC it was a naval volley gun used by pat harper ( the irish sgt) Small trivia- was at a film armourer company last week- got to fondle the very gun used in the series, as well as one of the guns used in primeval. Friend of mine made them both.

Go visit the Purdey website, 18 month waiting list anyone? Hoping for factory visit soon (friend has a guy working for him in thevreserves who works there) i would love to have the talent to make those! ( rather than the money to buy one!)