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A small update connected with the topic of what counts as "extra fancy wood" in different cultures

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I've made a number of updates to the blog since my last post here. The last one discusses the legal procedure of buying a shotgun in Russia https://sportingbookworm.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/how-to-buy-a-shotgun-in-russia/

Very interesting. Some parts are similar here in Britain but your system is much more complex and restrictive.

I bet the criminals and terrorists don't bother with all that though. Lagopus.....

Well, I can remember the time when it was a dull day if hospitals didn't receive an innocent citizen accidentally hit by a stray bullet in mafia wars. Fought with illegally obtained weapons, of course. In those days, gun laws were even strickter than today. That's why I'm sceptical about gun control, even though I admit it's a good idea to keep guns separated from thugs and nuts. I know from experience it doesn't work.

I agree about keeping them away from fools as far as possible. But most firearms legislation is counter productive. Scotland are trying to get a law passed so that everyone in Scotland who has a low power air rifle must register it and get a certificate. That should make a lot of air guns currently legally owned disappear for good. Nothing to stop someone buying one in England and taking it cross border. They want anyone from England who visits Scotland to get a firearms pass for a low power air gun. However I can cross o.k. with a shotgun or rifle on my personal certificate.

Most of the gun crime here involves drug gangs fighting for turf and using banned weapons. Lagopus.....

https://sportingbookworm.wordpress.com/2015/05/18/hunting-in-russia-pot-sport-and-freedom/

An addition to the blog, aka the draft of the future Chapter 1 of the book.

I really need your criticism here. I've been trying to give a glimpse into, an overview of, hunting in Russia. The thing is, gunmaking of a country is in symbiosis with the hunting in the country, one influencing another. I want to see if my 2000 words give a concise picture, if there are no points which aren't clear enough, or redundant information. In short, what would you like me to add, and what to remove (one can't go without another - a chapter is 2000 words long, and if I am to add a word, I have to delete another). Thanks in advance.

The latest updates to the blog include the story of my Grandpa's gun (a k a my first gun) https://sportingbookworm.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/grandpas-izh54/ and a bit about some of the most unusual combinatinon guns you've ever seen https://sportingbookworm.wordpress.com/2015/08/16/magazine-combination-guns/

HD,

Seeing the pics of your grandpa's gun reminded me of a ong standing question about those brass casings. I assume they were for economy, as they could be reloaded over and over.

How they were used would be a useful chapter to include, I think.

After the fall of the iron curtain when many Russians came over they brought things to sell, tools mostly and a few hunting accessories. They were selling these boxer primed cases in cartons of 50. I wish I had bought some in 20g. They would go so well with my custom IZ18.

Yes, the main reason was economy. Not only because the case could last for anywhere between 20 and 50 shots, or even more, but because boxer primers were cheaper (1000 boxers cost about as much as 300 berdan, or 'gevelot', as they're known in Russia). Improvised wadding could be used, and loading half-charges was also easier - but both only with black powder. Getting all-brass shells to work with smokeless powder isn't easy.

Ideed, a chapter about ammo could be a useful addition - but I'm concerned about length. On the concept stage, I was thinking 60,000 words, now I wonder if I can fit it in 100,000.

Started working on the Russian gun export part of the project. https://sportingbookworm.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/export-of-soviet-guns-part-i/