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lordarpad · 2009-05-14 20:09:23

I thought I'd share this one: http://www.legacysports.com/products/puma/puma_bhunterm87shot.html 12" is longer than 30cm and 24" is longer than 60cm, so this is a oong gun and hence a rifle under the new law - if it come in like this ...

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long gun!

14-05-2009 8:09pm

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lordarpad

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I thought I'd share this one:

http://www.legacysports.com/products/puma/puma_bhunterm87shot.html

12" is longer than 30cm and 24" is longer than 60cm, so this is a oong gun and hence a rifle under the new law - if it come in like this ...

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#2 16-05-2009 4:25pm

meathstevie

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Most definitly illegal to own in Ireland as a rifle/long arm. The lenght you refer to is not the total lenght of the firearm but barrel lenght.

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#3 16-05-2009 4:42pm

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You could under resticted,ASFIK there isnt anything about rifle barrels,rather shotguns.

Ubrings Ihr beiden..Der Feind leist auch heir.Wir brauchen denen nicht alles zu zeigen.;)

"If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."
Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "

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#4 16-05-2009 5:12pm

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True indeed Grizzly

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#5 16-05-2009 6:48pm

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Grizzly 45 wrote: »

You could under resticted,ASFIK there isnt anything about rifle barrels,rather shotguns.

Ubrings Ihr beiden..Der Feind leist auch heir.Wir brauchen denen nicht alles zu zeigen.;)

Wohl wahr

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