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| 26/09/21 11:55 PM |
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Re: french connection
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In both examples the rear sight has been altered;
The reason is that we still have in France a (stupid) law forbidding hunting rifles to be fitted with rear sights bearing markings allowing to engage targets at a distance superior to 300 meters.
The reason for which until 2013
The system was eased but ownership of weapons chambered in calibers that are still in use in today’s international armed forces is still subject in France to important administrative control, even if your rifle is a single-shot .223.
Louis
Very interesting. I was aware of the law but didn't know it was changed in '13.
Also, interesting they don't require elimination of the tangent base, just the slide.
I wonder how they determine what is a caliber used by a current military force, since many older rifles are still in service?