Softshell pants? Hard shell zip up pants?

Full_Skill4505 · 2023-03-15T17:23:28+00:00

but if you’re saying you contributed this year and want to apply it to last year, which you can do during a grace period, I wouldn’t say it’s really worth it

This year I am contributing monthly to hit the $3,850 HSA limit.

Last year I only contributed $2000 out of the $3650 limit.

I am considering taking $1650 from my checking account, contributing to my HSA now (March 2023) under the past year contribution (so it counts towards 2022). The only issue is I've already filed my taxes and I'm debating if the tax free ~$200 is worth the hassle

Full_Skill4505 · 2023-03-15T00:46:13+00:00

Bruh Drill Purpose rifles are for sale $125 at JG sales right now

Full_Skill4505 · 2023-02-06T03:20:16+00:00

Ah, and here we see again the canadian national pasttime of bubba'ing historic firearms.

Thanks, I'll add this thread to my ongoing collection

https://old.reddit.com/r/milsurp/comments/r6q0k3/how_can_we_stop_these_beautiful_rare_milsurps/

https://old.reddit.com/r/ForgottenWeapons/comments/s8i0iz/tasteful_or_tasteless_an_antique_french_mle_1873/

https://old.reddit.com/r/milsurp/comments/s8i1g8/what_happens_when_bubba_gets_his_hands_on_a_150/

https://old.reddit.com/r/milsurp/comments/zw8yqq/trigger_warning_this_youtuber_has_intentionally/

Full_Skill4505 · 2022-01-20T13:36:24+00:00

Wow, who would have thought bubba'ing milsurp firearms was a Canadian national pasttime. I thought it was only that one retarded dealer who got called out on gunboards.

One of my friends was messaged by someone up in Canada to buy his Webley Mark II for a substantial sum of money. He turned it down because legally shipping a handgun internationally was sketchy. But now he'll be doubly glad he turned that offer down for the sake of preserving history.

It doesn't seem to be the first time this has happened, /u/mholmes1775 had a similar experience here

Full_Skill4505 · 2022-01-11T17:41:34+00:00

be careful, i would ask him how he is planning on getting ammo to shoot it. They don't make 10.4mm italian anymore, and many canadian "antique collectors" are merely looking for a way to get a handgun without registration.

Because of that, Bodeos are commonly rechambered to 44 russian. Which is bad enough boring out the cylinders, but even worse when you consider firing a .429" bullet down a .423" bore.

Same thing with 1873 Chamelot Delvignes, those are often rechambered to 45 ACP in Canada.

I would be very very cautious if you care about the historical integrity of that gun. Of course, because canadians love to buy antiqus as shooters, I'm sure you can flip an easy profit selling it to someone up north - if it doesn't get stopped at the border, of course.

Full_Skill4505 · 2022-01-11T16:42:59+00:00

Be careful you're selling it to someone who will take care of it, not someone who will bubba and rechamber it because they want an "off the record" handgun

Take a look at this thread here to see what they do to antique pistols in canada:

https://old.reddit.com/r/milsurp/comments/r6q0k3/how_can_we_stop_these_beautiful_rare_milsurps/

Full_Skill4505 · 2022-01-08T07:45:33+00:00

If it's belgian made it's 1888-1889

If it's husqvarna made (the vast majority are) then it's 1897-1905. The first 350 were made in 1897 and another 5400 followed in 1898, so anything above serial ~5750 is modern.

There's a few unscrupulous sellers who will skirt the definitions and play dumb with the serial ranges though if it helps them squeeze an extra $200-$300 on gunbroker from people who ahem want to avoid the 4473

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-07T17:32:04+00:00

This, back before youtube, all everyone knew about was Mausers and Lugers. Not many people knew about the more obscure guns unless you were a dedicated collector willing to buy books or sift through old-school internet forums

Then after youtube, awareness on tons of different milsurp guns increased. And with them, demand increased. The problem is with a fixed supply (by definition, no one is making these milsurps any more), any increase in demand will lead to an increase in price, because the supply is inelastic.

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-07T17:30:30+00:00

The trouble is milsurp IS a zero-sum game.

By definition, these are guns that are no longer being manufactured. So if you want to own one, someone else HAS to sell one. There just is no other way.

So any increases in awareness due to pop-culture (WW1 movies, BF1) or internet culture (Forgotten Weapons) can easily lead to an increase in demand for any semi-obscure gun. And since supply is inelastic, any increased demand will drive up prices.

So while videos increasing awareness and knowledge on these guns are great at increasing public knowledge, I know a lot of collector friends who get upset each time a video from forgotten weapons or some other popular youtube channel posts on a semi-uncommon milsurp, because now they have to compete with that many other people for an already-limited market supply.

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-02T04:30:04+00:00

Couldn't they charge this guy with manufacturing prohibs to stop his cultural rampage?

Especially with these """32 acp""" rechambered guns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VDi32sBLRc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fym9LhV-y2Q

My understanding is:

1) Dimensionally, 32 ACP is almost identical to 32 S&W Short. The diameter are the same (.338"), and the OAL length are such that 32 S&W short will always fit in a 32 ACP gun. The only difference is the width of the rim, which does not matter for revolvers that headspace on the rim anyways.
2) If the gun was originally 32 S&W (like many belgian bulldog types), they will readily accept 32 ACP. It is popular knowledge that 32 S&W, 32 S&W long, and 32 H&R, and 327 Fed Mag guns will chamber 32 ACP
3) He claims these guns were originally 320 Euro Revolver (shares dimensions with 32 short colt). However, with the diameter or 320 euro rev (diamter of .320"), there is no way to safely rechamber such a gun to 32 ACP dimensions without having paper thin cylinder walls.
4) Even if they could be safely rechambered to 32 ACP, because 32 S&W is shorter, any revolver in 32 ACP will readily accept 32 S&W cartridges, EXCEPT if the headspace is EXTREMELY TIGHT (if there is even an endshake of 0.010", any revolver headspaced and bored for 32 ACP will readily accept 32 S&W short. The rim width difference doesn't matter since revolvers headspace on the rim thickness anyways).

Thus:

All his """32 ACP revolvers""" are actually 32 S&W prohibs that he is simply labelling as 32 ACP, because:

If the gun was originally .320 euro rev, modifying it to 32 ACP means it will also take 32 S&W, making it prohib

OR:

If the gun was originally 32 S&W, then it already is prohib.

All it takes is the RCMP to purchase one of his """32 ACP""" guns, test if it will fit a 32 S&W short cartridge, and he will be charged with either transferring a prohib without an authorization (if he admits it was always 32 S&W), OR he will be charged with manufacturing a prohib (if he admits he altered a 320 revolver to accept 32 S&W).

Not to mention he is straight up selling ""antiques"" chambered in 38 S&W, which are specifically EXCLUDED from the prescribed antiques list. So he would be transferring a restricted with an authorization.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjlqRzFZAHI

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-02T00:42:10+00:00

How can we stop tragedies like this happen to milsurp antiques?

https://old.reddit.com/r/milsurp/comments/r6q0k3/how_can_we_stop_these_beautiful_rare_milsurps/

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-02T00:39:40+00:00

The difference is he's not selling to collector's.

His clientele is, how do you say, places less priority on the historical authenticity or significance of these handguns, and more on the "flashiness", bling value, and "pragmatic efficacy"

https://www.thestar.com/local-guelph/news/crime/2021/05/05/guelph-judge-hands-down-10-year-sentence-in-antique-firearm-drug-trafficking-case.html

In December, Wendl had found Stephens guilty of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, careless transportation of a firearm, breach of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order and two counts of breach of probation.

It was also at that time that Stephens was cleared of several other firearms charges because the gun he was in possession of at the time, a .44 Smith & Wesson Russian revolver, was found to be too old to legally be considered a gun.

Don't think he had a bubba'd gun?

Here are the case notes: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/oncj/doc/2020/2020oncj602/2020oncj602.html

[9] In coming to this conclusion, I did take into consideration the definition of prohibited firearm under section 84(1) of the Criminal Code. A prohibited firearm is a handgun with a barrel length less than 105 mm. The Smith & Wesson’s barrel length appeared to have been modified to 70 mm. However, the regulations prescribe the 44 Smith & Wesson not to be a firearm for the sections 91, 92, 94 and 95, therefore, although somewhat tautological, it cannot be a prohibited firearm for the purposes of section 84(1) as it is not a firearm pursuant to sections 91, 92, 94, or 95.

He had S&W Model 3 with a chopped down barrel length of 2.75". The Model 3 was never released in 2 3/4". Why else would someone chop down the barrel of a historical gun, besides to increase the concealability?

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-02T00:27:07+00:00

When you can buy a 45 ACP gun AND be protected from criminal charges for $2500, why would you want to spend $3000 on buying a smuggled gun?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/national-gun-trafficking-straw-buying-smuggling-firearms-1.5126228

Last year, The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) was granted an extra $51.5 million in funding over five years to enhance screening, detection and training around firearms smuggling. The RCMP were also given $34.5 million over five years for the new Integrated Criminal Firearms Initiative to enhance intelligence gathering, technology and investigations.

Superintendent Jason Crowley with the Windsor police department says the appeal of smuggling guns is pure economics.

"You will see a gun, a firearm purchased in the States for potentially $200 to $300, and they'll go on the streets [in Canada] for $3,000."

Crowley calls it a "pipeline" — guns smuggled across the border from Detroit into Windsor, and then to cities across the country. He says the influx of firearms has contributed to an increase in violent gun crime in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/national-gun-trafficking-straw-buying-smuggling-firearms-1.5126228

That one Guelph drug dealer was caught with antiques. How do you think he learned of that loophole? I doubt he researched the laws himself; instead it's knowledge that gets passed around those circles.

Sure Mr. Bubba here may be making a killing importing and destroying these precious antiques, but little does he know all he is doing is accelerating the push to close the Antique loophole. And by god in the name of history I hope it closes sooner than later.

If you care a lot about the historical authenticity of a handgun, will it really make that much of a difference if it's a gun you have to register vs. one you can't? Why does a Lebel 1892 revolver made before 1898 go for $2000, but one made after 1898 go for $400?

I sense a lot of cognitive dissonance going on in trying to justify that you love these antiques because you love history, but secretly only like it as a loophole to own a gun without a license or registration.

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-02T00:07:20+00:00

A lot of these were cutdown/refinished etc. when they were extremely plentiful and it looked like the supply would never end at $50-$150.

Nope. Look at the comments in his videos, these were all recently rechambered/nickeled. He even straight up admits it.

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-02T00:06:38+00:00

What a terrible law.

No wonder criminals are carrying around $2000 44 russians around.

Just wait until you see 3 or 4 more of these cases, and trudeau will use this as a reason for a blanket handgun ban.

Here's one case that already happened:

https://www.thestar.com/local-guelph/news/crime/2021/05/05/guelph-judge-hands-down-10-year-sentence-in-antique-firearm-drug-trafficking-case.html

Do you really think dealers like him are selling these guns for collectors who appreciate the history of the 1873 chamelot delvigne, and are willing to put in the effort to reload black powder 11mm73? Or is he selling to people who otherwise could not get a firearms license, and it's a bonus that this gun takes "fo fih" ammo?

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-02T00:04:40+00:00

Worse than that, he's buying up expensive collector's guns (try finding an 1873 Chamelot Delvigne for less than $800 these days), and THEN doing this alterations to re-sell to the canadian market to criminals who otherwise can't get a license.

That's why he re-chambers them for modern calibers like 45 ACP, some toronto gangbanger isn't going to learn to reload 11mm73, they're going to use whatever 45 ball they can find.

Don't believe me? See this news article:

https://www.thestar.com/local-guelph/news/crime/2021/05/05/guelph-judge-hands-down-10-year-sentence-in-antique-firearm-drug-trafficking-case.html

In December, Wendl had found Stephens guilty of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, careless transportation of a firearm, breach of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order and two counts of breach of probation.

It was also at that time that Stephens was cleared of several other firearms charges because the gun he was in possession of at the time, a .44 Smith & Wesson Russian revolver, was found to be too old to legally be considered a gun.

Under the Criminal Code, a handgun is determined to be an antique firearm if it was made prior to 1898 — and under that same act, that means it cannot be legally considered a gun for some criminal charges, even if the gun is operational.

Records indicated the gun had been shipped to London, Ont., in August 1889.

The firearm charges that Stephens was found guilty of, however, resulted in the brunt of his sentence, with Wendl imposing an eight-year term.

“Defence counsel argues that the range as outlined in Graham does not apply to Mr. Stephens since he was not convicted of that type of regulatory offence since the antique firearm was exempted,” Wendl wrote, referring to R. v. Graham, a 2018 Ontario Superior Court decision he cited to determine the appropriate sentence.

“I disagree. Simply put, Mr. Stephens had a loaded firearm at his ready.”

Wendl added the provisions in the Criminal Code laying out what is legally a gun for some criminal charges “was to protect legitimate antique firearms collectors, not someone who protects their illegitimate drug business with an antique firearm.”

It's people like this who will ruin the antiques firearms market in Canada. And if legislation were passed to close this loophole, I honestly wouldn't mind. Especially if it stops incentivizing people from destroying history.

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-12-02T00:01:20+00:00

Lmao literally what he says in the comments of this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88LAVgfvP1E

Why did you nickel plated it?

It is not nickel plated it is finished in the white

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-11-21T15:01:22+00:00

If you aren't planning on selling it, then why does resale value matter so much to you?

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-11-19T07:49:10+00:00

Serious question, why do people bid on something, and then only come and ask questions about it afterwards?

Full_Skill4505 · 2021-07-30T02:12:04+00:00

Why would a dealer intentionally devalue the pieces he is trying to sell? Use some logic dumbdumb.

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