Delhi Arms License Rejected
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Hi inplainsight, I am really very happy for you. You are one guy who never gave up.
Congratulations and get yourself a good weapon...
TC
Congratulations and get yourself a good weapon...
TC
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Thanks TC, couldn't have done it without you and this forum.TC wrote:Hi inplainsight, I am really very happy for you. You are one guy who never gave up.
Congratulations and get yourself a good weapon...
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Hi inplainsight ,
Congratulation on getting your NPB handgun license .
Please do share the photos of your firearm , when you get your hands on one .
F-N-FiveSeven
Congratulation on getting your NPB handgun license .
Please do share the photos of your firearm , when you get your hands on one .
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Why not a revolver? The IOF .32 revolver is a pretty decent firearm and at a VERY decent price (by Indian standards), nothing inherently wrong with it - except maybe that some may find its looks somewhat dated... at 80k or so including all taxes and a waiting period of just a couple of months, I'd pick it over any of the seriously overpriced semi-autos you have mentioned - in a heartbeat! As suggested, the balance monies would be well spent acquiring proficiency in using the firearm. Better a cheap gun you KNOW HOW to use WELL than any expensive one that you don't... at the end of the day it is a tool that is meant to serve you and not the other way round.
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Re: Delhi Arms License Rejected
mundaire wrote:Why not a revolver? The IOF .32 revolver is a pretty decent firearm and at a VERY decent price (by Indian standards), nothing inherently wrong with it - except maybe that some may find its looks somewhat dated... at 80k or so including all taxes and a waiting period of just a couple of months, I'd pick it over any of the seriously overpriced semi-autos you have mentioned - in a heartbeat! As suggested, the balance monies would be well spent acquiring proficiency in using the firearm. Better a cheap gun you KNOW HOW to use WELL than any expensive one that you don't... at the end of the day it is a tool that is meant to serve you and not the other way round.
Abhijeet,
You stole the very words my from mouth! My sentiments exactly.
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Thanks. Yes, will do.FN-Five-Seven wrote:Hi inplainsight ,
Congratulation on getting your NPB handgun license .
Please do share the photos of your firearm , when you get your hands on one .
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My mother has a Webley & Scott .32. It's a pretty sweet gun, but I find it too bulky for daily concealed carry. I don't know, I've never been a big fan of revolvers. The more I think about it the more confused I am. I'd love to have a good pistol, but I'm not exactly willing to pay 40 times the market (US) price!mundaire wrote:Why not a revolver? The IOF .32 revolver is a pretty decent firearm and at a VERY decent price (by Indian standards), nothing inherently wrong with it - except maybe that some may find its looks somewhat dated... at 80k or so including all taxes and a waiting period of just a couple of months, I'd pick it over any of the seriously overpriced semi-autos you have mentioned - in a heartbeat! As suggested, the balance monies would be well spent acquiring proficiency in using the firearm. Better a cheap gun you KNOW HOW to use WELL than any expensive one that you don't... at the end of the day it is a tool that is meant to serve you and not the other way round.
Maybe I should take my wife's advice, after I told her the price of a PP, when it comes to this, "Get lost! Take your Mom's revolver, buy me 3 solitaries and quit cribbing!!"
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Your wife is a very sensible woman. Listen to her.
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It is not just about paying 40 times the market price . It is about paying that much for a gun which is atleast 27 years old .inplainsight wrote:The more I think about it the more confused I am. I'd love to have a good pistol, but I'm not exactly willing to pay 40 times the market (US) price!
Now if a gun had been in the family , a person would know about the history of the gun , how well had it been maintained . But when you buy a gun from a gun dealer , you have very less or no idea , as it how it has been used or abused . How many rounds have been fired through it , and what typed of ammunition have been used . How many times has the gun been repaired , and if all the defects have been sorted out or some still persist .
This is the technical side of the gun , now the legal side .
Has the gun been legally imported into the country ? Has the gun been ever used in any crime ?
These are the question which might some day rob you of your night's sleep .
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inplainsight, listen to your wife because I am sure she meant solitaires and has no intention of leaving you in a solitary state with a PP in hand .... Oh I love these typos and keep making them myselfMaybe I should take my wife's advice, after I told her the price of a PP, when it comes to this, "Get lost! Take your Mom's revolver, buy me 3 solitaries and quit cribbing!!"
TC
PS : Wish my mom had a Webley too
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Good point FN.FN-Five-Seven wrote: It is not just about paying 40 times the market price . It is about paying that much for a gun which is atleast 27 years old .
Now if a gun had been in the family , a person would know about the history of the gun , how well had it been maintained . But when you buy a gun from a gun dealer , you have very less or no idea , as it how it has been used or abused . How many rounds have been fired through it , and what typed of ammunition have been used . How many times has the gun been repaired , and if all the defects have been sorted out or some still persist .
This is the technical side of the gun , now the legal side .
Has the gun been legally imported into the country ? Has the gun been ever used in any crime ?
These are the question which might some day rob you of your night's sleep .
F-N-Five-Seven
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Good catch!TC wrote:inplainsight, listen to your wife because I am sure she meant solitaires and has no intention of leaving you in a solitary state with a PP in hand .... Oh I love these typos and keep making them myself
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Now that's a journalist's eye for proofreading content! Good catch TC.TC wrote: inplainsight, listen to your wife because I am sure she meant solitaires and has no intention of leaving you in a solitary state with a PP in hand .... Oh I love these typos and keep making them myself
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Thank you SS but I think we are shifting focus .... have we been able to convince our friend inplainsight that he should listen to his wife and settle for the Webley ?
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In a a predicament right now, not sure if I should be spending my money to add to my family jewels or spending it to save my 'family jewels' some dayTC wrote:Thank you SS but I think we are shifting focus .... have we been able to convince our friend inplainsight that he should listen to his wife and settle for the Webley ?
TC
On a serious note, I think I'm going to take my mom's Webley and get her a .22 revolver (maybe an IOF), since she has trouble with the break action.