Unlike the UK it is possible to own handguns in Hungary, a licence is required, being obviously insane or having a history of violence will prevent you from obtaining a licence. Ownership of rifles, shotguns, semi automatic rifles is also possible, again with a licence and as with hand guns you are expected to have a good reason for wanting to own them, being a collector, target shooting or hunting are good reasons.
There have been recent changes to the legislation regarding hunting and one is expected to pass various tests before being allowed to hunt with a rifle. I believe that this doesn't hold true to country folks who need a shotgun for pest control.
Ownership of semi-automatic weapons is prohibited.
A very small percentage of the population are gun owners and gun crime is rare.
If criminals want firearms illegal ones are available, I think most serious criminals look on guns as being bad for business. However there was a gang of nutjobs who were dressing as commandos and using automatic weapons to kill unarmed gypsy families a few years back but they were the exception rather than the norm.
That is really good to know, its a sensible approach to FA licencing, can I ask whats the Status of Bow Hunting in Hungary I have not looked into it much.
"An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. " Goatboy.
I am not sure of the original but it was re-popularised by the XKCD commic about the LISP programming lang.
What's that a quote from?
Lee Enfields are not elegant they are brutal. They lack finesse in any form but they are a soldiers gun and blinking capable at long range.
I particularly enjoy the fact some sadistic sod built its recoil pad out of lovely soft brass. Ideal for bashing Jerry head in but making prone sustained shooting a torture.
The whole reason of a brass plate on the stock is a rifle should be as good as a club if not better, It was thought of during the American revolt possibly because brass oxidise less than iron or steel and a bit of metal cracks the skull better than a bit of wood. It was as true in 1700 at it is in 2013 having said that I would rather use a old SLR or a Pistol an Knife than a SA80 in CQB.
Put a scope mount on it and earn interesting conversational scars around your eye like me!
A relitive of mine as I said before used to cut them for the T model, but our optics are no ware close in design to the ones from 50 years ago.
However if you want a soldiers gun, a real mans gun, with a sense of heritage buy one!
I fricking love mine. 1954 Fultons regulated. However the cost of .303 is going up. S&B and mainly Privi available. Some South African ex military maybe but most surplus ammo is long gone.
For £350 you will pick up a good one but not this one. It would be a shame to shoot it.
The Enfield is one of the few guns I would honestly trust with my life I have in the past owned a MK4 (not a native scouse gun) and loved it, I used it for Deer control and Fox control. I have even loved the Delise carbine copy I shot that was designed for the OSS and Para troopers.
What I will say is I am starting to see a change in whats being shot, the whole reson we ended up with a oversize .22 as a battle round was the AR15 Stoner pitched it as a less leatheal munition with eh AR15 and it somehow caught on in the USA so NATO adopted it, but now they are seeing the .223 is interesting but not useful in real combat situations and the number of rifles ordered for special forces private contractors is predominantly in the 7.62 range including AR clones. And if roumour is to be believed NATO will be choosing a new larger bore round as standard.
