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[kevrichardson]

I thought that the UK had verty tight gun laws . I never realized that one was able to purchase gun or even a "blank firing " gun in thre UK. am i mistaken. People world wide lament how easy it is to purchase handguns in America.

[Agent 10]

Replica and blank firing guns ar elegal in UK at the moment but not if they can be converted to fire real guns. Anyhting that fires a projectile bar bb guns are ilegal. There is much support to introduce new legislation at the moment to make even replica guns illegal - of course implementation of this would be awkward as where do you draw the line (replica, blank firer, bb/airsoft gun/ toy gun?)

Ken

[kevrichardson]

Those types of "replica Guns" are not allowed in the USA. Too many cases of little pointing them and the police over react ,ie shoot the kid. Even bb air guns are hard to come by in my state like many in America .You need a gun permit , amd have too go to a sport/gun shop to purchase.

[Agent 10]

Well thats why there is the push for a ban now in UK as incidents involving death due to belief that there was a real gun present as oppossed to a harmless cigarette lighter replica or the like. I can see the logic. I just dont know if it would work in practise.

Ken

[kevrichardson]

no not in practise since here in America , you can get the real thing for several hundred buck. Clearly a Walther p99 would cost even more . I believe be cause of the exchange rate here in American it would cost close too $1500 . Plus i recall some incident with gun attacks on schools in UK ,similar to Columbine.

[Daltonitus]

Getting a gun in the UK has never been easier. Since all handguns were banned the criminal element can stick a good proft price tag on and the wannabe armed robber must pay this. But it is not hard to get a gun. Banning the only means the honest people lose out (as always).

As per the BB guns, they are usually fairly heavy (some brands have real weight models) and the silencers do work to some degree. Plus you can always shoot card targets with them for some fun

[MrDraco]

Walther P99 Airsoft... Is everyone who bought this gun happy with theirs? I just got mine off ebay and want in my hands bad...i feel the need to do some Gun Barrel Logos in the bathroom mirror and build a cut out hovercraft to do some stuff on with it..haha...Do you guys like the gun? does it work ok? i bought a single shot because i felt i'd be a more accurate Secret Agent by killing everyone on the opposite Airsoft team with only a pistol (Single Shot) hahahaha...
Take that next door neighnbor girl!

[ChandlerBing]

Don't shoot your eye out.

[ShockTroop22]

I have the full-weight P99 with the changable grips. Although strangely enough my gun did a TWINE and exploded during a really intense fire-fight inside my mate's house.

It was really reminiscent of the bunker-scene in TWINE, there was me at one end, two other people at the other end of a really long (40ft or so) corridor inside the house. I took cover behind a grandfather clock (this was in pitch black by the way), after running straight into a wall of BB's...

Spotted their location in a wall-mounted mirror, spun around the side of the clock, pulled the trigger and BANG, my gun exploded. Took about 25 minutes to fix it together again, but it wouldn't fire with the clip inside. It wasnt' until a few days ago i searched it out, and fixed it properly. Works' fine now, and is strangely more powerful than before.

That day was quite insane actually, someone got shot in the leg with an air-rifle (not sure how, or even where it came from), and some of the action moved onto the roof of the house, someone had barricaded themselves in an upstairs bathroom, so we climed up and breached through the window.

Neadless to say, there was ALOT of mess at the end of it all.

[License To Kill]

I play weekly in airsoft matches and my playing partner had the UHC model. It was good for a UHC, but if you get any, get the Gas Blowback Tokyo Marui P99.

[MrDraco]

Thats cool, since my mom let get away with the airsoft version...may the 9mm is right for me
hahaha.. or a PPK airsoft with an ankle holster *little Homage to Benson* LOL....I think Total owange is the word for this gun

[the007JamesBond]

I've too and the plastic bullet in 5.5mm without gun barrel. Walther P99 and I was gone at festival party in last february as Bond and all my friends (knew me a long time) touched me and went my gun getting off. I pulled out, "that's dangerous, no shoot!" and sudden kicked my best fight off. And ehmm, that I shot at girl's a*** *lol*

[Xenobia]

I have the airsoft P99 (and am looking for a PPK if anyone can hook me up with one that has silencer capabilities), and it feels alright in my hands. I just have to get used to the lock and load mechanism.

It feels alright in my hands, but that is not the gunmakers fault...I have small hands.

-- Xenobia

[the007JamesBond]

I've got my photo of me, but put I here this thread with photo? or anyone other topics?

[ShockTroop22]

(and am looking for a PPK if anyone can hook me up with one that has silencer capabilities

There tends to be far too many PPK/S's on the market, i've nearly bought one a few times, but i keep holding out for the proper thing, a PPK. Also, i considered buying a blank-firer, but they're a little more expensive.

So, i turned to "Bapty & Co", they provide all the weapons for Eon's armoury department, and also Tomb Raider, and most other British action-movies. Bapty buy in brand-new real weapons, de-activate them, and convert them to fire-blanks. This process gives the most detailed and accurate possible replica, simply because it's not a replica, it's the real gun. No license is required either, just the 17 (UK) legal-age to buy them.

However Bapty's prices are very expensive, i originally wanted the Heckler & Koch USP Match Steel from tomb raider, but that would have cost about

[Double-Oh-Zero]

I just found a very cool Walther item on eBay...any bidders?

[ShockTroop22]

Extremely nice find 000. I wonder if it's a replica/reproduction or the real deal though, i would have thought this would have gone into the Eon archives for use on another movie maybe. (title sequences, etc).

Still, amazing find.

[the007JamesBond]

I just found a very cool Walther item on eBay...any bidders?

whoa, it is very amazing beautiful weapon!!! I didn't believe, the replica props selled always good on the ebay....

[Defender007(2)]

that exact gun was used in the title sequence of TND

[IndyB007]

I've been searching a while for the For Your Eyes Only Walther PPK cap gun made by Crescent Toys to coincide with the release of the film. I know what the box looks like from a collector's magazine years ago, and recently just stumbled across this item on eBay......

http://cgi.ebay.com/...tegory=720&rd=1

Does anyone know if this is the FYEO cap gun? Or better yet, does anyone know where I could possible get one with it's box????

[ChandlerBing]

Supposedly the gun looks very real and actually contains a sticker or a warning on the package not to carry it on the street.

[IndyB007]

Then the gun in question on eBay must not be the correct gun...... It really doesn't look that realistic......... One day I will find that ever elusive toy still with the packaging..... "Yeah.. and maybe I'm a Chinese jet pilot."

[IndyB007]

Okay... I've found a picture of the box for the gun and i can make out that it is a "Strong Metal Pistol" and is "Easy to load and operate." I also would like to try out the picture attachment thing, so here goes..... A pic of the packaging.....

[SnakeEyes]

No I don't own one, but that's what I want to change!

What make/model is the air pistol used by Octopussy's 'girls' to fire the tranq darts?

It looks somewhat similar to the air pistol held by Connery for the FRWL pose (you know, THAT pose).

At least air pistols are legal in the UK so I can own a 'real' one of these

[Brix Bond]

I am looking for an online BB Gun Stockist in the >>UK<< and I was wondering if anybody could help. A reputed seller would be excellent - someone I could trust my credit card details to. Does anybody know of such a place?

[SnakeEyes]

www.arniesairsoft.co.uk

They don't stock themselves, but it's a hub of the UK airsoft community. They can answer your questions much easier; they have extensive lists of retailers etc.

Let me guess, Gas blowback P99?

[Brix Bond]

PFFT! P99?! Who do you think I am? Bruce Willis?!

Tsk. lol

No, I'm looking primarily for the PPK, Browning 1912 and the Beretta the SAS use. (I forget the model) Good, proper weapons.

[SnakeEyes]

Hmm, the PPK can be hard to source and isn't made by a 'top' company. However, it should give you countless hours of blowback fun untill the slide flies off in your face (just kidding).

Browning 1912, can't say i've heard of this gun. You perhaps mean the Colt 1911 or the Browning 1935?

Beretta the SAS use? Standard issue was the Browning 1935 (MK3 model these days...) and the SIG P22X series.

All of these guns are 'good, proper weapons' so I admire your choices

These for 'plinking' or are you thinking of joining a gaming site?

[Brix Bond]

The Browning 1912 is on the front cover of John Gardner's 'Licence Renewed'. I beleive that is what the model is as I researched it. Also I think it says inside the dust jacket, but I may be wrong.

As for the Beretta, I wasn't sure if it was a Beretta when I typed it and I have my doubts now. The gun is made by an Italian company which I CAN'T for the life of my remember the name of. Urgh!

And what is plinking? Sounds obscene.

[zencat]

The Browning 1912 is on the front cover of John Gardner's 'Licence Renewed'. I beleive that is what the model is as I researched it. Also I think it says inside the dust jacket, but I may be wrong.

What it says is it's a "Browning 9mm-long 1903, made under Browning patent by Fabrique Nationale D'Armes de Guerre in Belgium."