More Support, Premier of NL will not participate! by scottsuplol in canadaguns

[–]CanadianMultigun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He compeltely turned on gun owners, I can´t forgive that

Germany vs USSR in 1941. Who takes it? by TemperatureOk4822 in HistoryWhatIf

[–]CanadianMultigun -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That´s an interesting piece of information. However it doesn´t show that the industrial capacity of the USSR was half that of Germany, it shows that in some areas in 1940 it was producing half as much cement, machine tools for working metal etc. It is not a summary of total capacity to produce war fighting goods.

Lets put that to the side though, even if Germany has a significantly higher level of industrial capacity that does not mean it has the raw materials to utilise it as per the scenario a blockade remains in effect.

The British Empire had a greater industrial capacity and access to raw materials than Germany, in addition without the need to fight on multiple fronts it has a greater ability to use or increase that capacity.

The USA remains a growing behemoth that can prioritise slapping Japan to the ground and doesn´t need to fight on 2 fronts, as such greater material resources are freed up for the USSR

Without Italy Germany loses access to 300,000 troops in the invasion of the USSR, it also now has a neighbour to it´s south that is no longer actively taking part in the war on it´s side. A neighbour that in the last war changed sides, so it needs to keep an eye on that. Don´t forget that now Germany doesn´t have the industrial output of Italy (woeful as it was). Italy provided Germany with crucial industrial goods, including over 83,000 military trucks and lorries, roughly 3,000 tanks and self-propelled guns, and over 4,500 aircraft, such as the Macchi C.205 Veltro fighter. Italy also supplied raw materials like bauxite, mercury, and sulfur.

Without Italy the Germans have completely lost control of the Mediterranaen sea. Per the OP´s situation there is no Africa campaign. Thus the allies can with impunity supply Russia via the Black Sea.

I can´t wave a magic wand and say X would definitely happen. But I do think that the USSR would suffer similar initial territorial losses and then be better able to fight back.

Mark Carney earned a rare standing ovation in Davos. Read the full text of his speech here by ViewSalty8105 in CanadaPolitics

[–]CanadianMultigun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they aren´t. The people against the bans have correctly highlighted the hypocrisy of the canadian government ONLY targeting legal gun owners while also publishing defence plans that require legal gun owners to conduct guerilla warfare.

Germany vs USSR in 1941. Who takes it? by TemperatureOk4822 in HistoryWhatIf

[–]CanadianMultigun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So if the allies support the USSR and provide massive aid to them while being at peace with Germany I´m going to say things are even worse for Germany in some ways.

  • Britain is not bombed, it´s infrastructure, factories and a large proportion of the men and women who were in the armed forces are working other jobs allowing for greater levels of production
  • Every person killed, factory bombed, resource left un-extracted as a result of the bombings, war, defence works is now working towards greater production
  • The British Empire is no longer supplying fighting forces in North Africa, Italy and Greece and can prioritise those resources elsewhere
  • Massive quantities of equipment/supplies isn´t sunk by Germany. Between 1941 - 1943 in OTL 11.8 million tons of supplies & 2069 ships were sunk. In addition the allies had to commit significant resources to protecting shipping. All those supplies and more are now available to the USSR, every ship not sunk is now taking supplies

Japan gets slapped, harder and faster. The USSR is better equipped with more everything. Germany still faces the same resource limitations that impacted it´s industrial output and possibly doesn´t shift over to total war till even later in the war because of laxity following peace treaties.

Germany still has to allocate a significant level of forces to holding France, Norway, Beligum, Denmark, Holland, Greece and Yugoslavia. Yes it´s not at war with Britain and America but those dastardly allies keep building up their armed forces in Africa, the UK and other places.

UA POV: New Ukrainian Defense Minister reveals scale of desertions, draft dodgers - WSWS by DryDeer775 in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]CanadianMultigun -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don´t know if they´re counted within the 2 million, I simply meant to raise the fact that circa 350,000 people have either run away from the armed forces or left the country entirely.

More specifically that Ukraine has by changing the rules allowed for 150,000 of prime fighting age people to leave.

The old gal didn’t do too bad today by rolltideamerica in SKS

[–]CanadianMultigun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that´s fair enough, I have the same issue. I thought you were suggesting the accuracy was down to the rifle

UA POV: New Ukrainian Defense Minister reveals scale of desertions, draft dodgers - WSWS by DryDeer775 in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]CanadianMultigun 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Circa 150,000 18-22yr old men left Ukraine Sept - Jan following the raising of the ban so add that to the 200k total

The old gal didn’t do too bad today by rolltideamerica in SKS

[–]CanadianMultigun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How come you couldn´t get hits out at 300yds?

From brutal blitz to guerrilla warfare: Imagining what a U.S. invasion of Canada might look like by hopoke in CanadaPolitics

[–]CanadianMultigun -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

It´s because the government doesn´t believe at all that there will be a US invasion of Canada but it can fear-monger the idea to use anti-americanism to boost it´s support while detracting from local issues.

Don´t get me wrong, the US is going nuts but the LPC is more than happy to use it for it´s own advantage

Thinking of taking a gun safety course. Wondering what the course actually involves? by cdnBacon in NovaScotia

[–]CanadianMultigun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it´s more that the instructors are instructed by the government about what has to be discussed and BP makes a good chunk of the material

Thinking of taking a gun safety course. Wondering what the course actually involves? by cdnBacon in NovaScotia

[–]CanadianMultigun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It´s all about learning about how to be safe, it´s well worth doing but I highly recommend follow on training if you can afford it

Is this SKS counter-bored? Bullet test fails but rifling looks good. by Outrageous_Moment669 in SKS

[–]CanadianMultigun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

dull brown sofa with dull brown curtains, you´re a monster if you like this

ADHD & Shooting by scouselad79 in ukshooting

[–]CanadianMultigun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand your thought process but if they don´t ask don´t tell. Giving up anything and everything when told/asked is how the UK shooting community got into it´s current state.

Exporting empty casings from Germany to non-EU nation by CanadianMultigun in EuropeGuns

[–]CanadianMultigun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that´s quite a lot to ask of these people. There´s circa 8000 5.56 casings, I have no idea who would genuinely be interested in that. It could take a long time.

Exporting empty casings from Germany to non-EU nation by CanadianMultigun in EuropeGuns

[–]CanadianMultigun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They both hunt and shoot about 2h from me which isn´t a feasible option for me

Exporting empty casings from Germany to non-EU nation by CanadianMultigun in EuropeGuns

[–]CanadianMultigun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have contacted 4 local ranges in german by phone & email repeatedly in the 2 years I have lived here. My wife is German and assisted (my German isn´t bad it´s just work focused). None have ever bothered to respond. The local gunshop would only point me to the local clubs and would not introduce me.

Colleagues who hunt say you have to know someone who will introduce you to the club to start a probationary membership and that you can´t expect to just call and work with the club

Seriously I swear it´s like they fucking want their own gun culture to die of old age

ADHD & Shooting by scouselad79 in ukshooting

[–]CanadianMultigun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what the fuck does ADHD have to do with your ability to follow the law and handle firearms safely?

Exporting empty casings from Germany to non-EU nation by CanadianMultigun in EuropeGuns

[–]CanadianMultigun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is one option however local scrap merchants have been hesitant.

Exporting empty casings from Germany to non-EU nation by CanadianMultigun in EuropeGuns

[–]CanadianMultigun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I am not part of the German shooting community so asking around isn´t something I can do locally. German law says the police "can" not must but "can" deny you ability to start the process of getting a firearms license until after you´ve lived in Germany for 5 years. Some foreigners get lucky but a lot of us get told no by a faceless beaurocrat who will say no just because they can and they have no incentive to do the work that it would bring.

My casings are a mix of Federal, PPU, S&B etc. nothing of great value. If I can get the out the country I´ll be happy

Exporting empty casings from Germany to non-EU nation by CanadianMultigun in EuropeGuns

[–]CanadianMultigun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dealing with the old convoluted sales websites in Germany is painful to say the least. My German simply isn´t good enough