The Spain Forums

El Sid

It seems that you have to take a psychological test to get any sort of firearms license. I'm sure I can pass it, just by telling the person the opposite of what I'm really thinking ( no, it is NOT the Day of Judgement and I am NOT the Angel of Death etc )
I can't yet lie in Spanish though.

Seriously, am I going to have to be fluent, or can they conduct the test in English ?

mookman

hi sid,
i took the test for shotgun cert, you take the test which is more of a mini medical at the same place as you would take a driving license medical .
these are like mini health centres the name i cant remember.
it really is no big deal , more of an apptitude test , i.e
what box fits this , what box fits that. its all very laid back and cost about 30 euros. i asked my local spanish gp if he could do it and he point blank refused. i went with a spanish friend ,but with a very basic grasp of spanish you could wing it.
what you have to remember is that here EVERY BODY SHOOTS SOMETHING,
you are not regarded as a nutter because you enjoy a sport.
i have found the best way to make spanish friends is to take them head on in competition , and not to mind if you cock up now and again.
where are you an rfd, a friend of mine here was an rfd in essex.
all the best mookman, mookman.

El Sid

Cheers for that, it's the first straight answer I've had on the subject.

I'm in Derbyshire - I'm not a retailer, I'm a gunsmith. I don't have a shop or anything like that.

mookman

ho hum, a gunsmith , got any springs and bits and pieces for a cz75.
ive got a 9mm with a 22conversion ,starting to get lots of bad strikes on the 22.it is probably the bad ammo here. but a set of hammer,firing pin and slide springs wouldnt go a miss.
what else you got in youre cupboard!!

El Sid

CZ-75 ? prohibited weapon here in the UK, remember

I know VERY little about handguns, but light strikes on rimfires in general can be caused by a dirty chamber, or damage to the chamber rim from lots of dry firing. Just something for you to check and easy to put right.

I've got lots of AR-15 bits, if thats any help

mookman

yea take youre point, but it seems to me every time i put on the tv there is another shooting!!! i dont seem to recall this ten years ago.
im sure there is a relevant american saying, you know about when only the criminals have guns.
anyway i got me a nine and thats good enough.
talking of prohibited weapons , isn´t an AR-15 one , or is it in .22.
I HAD A RUGER 10-22, great gun , but a bit boring because it was so accurate
used to shoot a bit of practical with it.
when you come over do you ever get down this end of town(malaga)if you do give me a shout and ill take you out for the day.
all the best , mookman:Copy of flame:

El Sid

AR-15's are legal in two forms - .22 semiautos and centrefire manual operated, with no gas system. I sort of specialise in them, or did at one time.

Cheers for the invite, I'll take you up on that. I'll probably just watch though, I can't hit anything with a shotgun

Scoot

"AR-15's are legal in two forms - .22 semiautos and centrefire manual operated, with no gas system."

You can buy AR 15's in .222 Remington in semiauto with a 2+1 capacity for hunting or a 10 round mag for the club.

The only restrictions for semi-auto rifles, Armalite derivatives or others, are the mag capacity (+10 round mags are illegal) and that 5.56 NATO calibre is prohibited.

El Sid

Yeah, I meant AR-15's in the UK

30 round mags are legal 'for collection' but expensive. I'm glad about that because I have loads of them

Semiautos aren't allowed in 'calibres of war' - I don't know the complete list but it covers 5.56X45, 7.62X51, 7.62X39 and 5.45X39. Not 9mm Parabellum or 7.62X54 ( which I think the Russians use in support weapons as well as the SVD )

Things like FALs and G3's and CETMES are made legal by converting them to .307 Winchester, an obsolete calibre which is 7.62 NATO with a rim.

I was lucky enough to get some advice and information on firearms law from a Spanish friend of a friend who works as a civilian technical expert for the Guarda Civil, that's how I found the above out.

Unfortunately he knew very little about the licensing process, especially as it applies to expats, so I'm only slightly more than clueless on that particular issue

__________________
When I was here I wanted to be there. When I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle.
I've been here a week now. Waiting for a mission, getting softer.
Every minute I stay in this room I get weaker. And every minute Charlie squats in the bush he gets stronger.
Each time I look around the walls move in a little tighter.