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The EuropeGuns subreddit is about sharing news, articles, stories and events related to firearms, firearm regulations, laws and policies, anything involving guns and the Europeans who shoot them.

The EuropeGuns subreddit is about sharing news, articles, stories and events related to firearms, firearm regulations, laws and policies, anything involving guns and the Europeans who shoot them.


Before posting, please read our Guidelines and Community Rules


The Basic Rules of Firearms Safety:

  • Always point the muzzle in a safe direction; never point a firearm at anyone or anything you don't want to shoot.
  • Keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot.
  • Treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
  • Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

Other European gun resources:

r/Switzerlandguns

r/ukguns

r/ukshooting

Other resources:

r/firearms

r/guns

r/gunporn

r/hunting

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MAXIM DEFENSE RDB AR9 Buffer?

Anyone knows where I can get one inside EU?

0 Comments
2024/12/04
16:26 UTC

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Buying Magazines in Poland

Hey guys,

I wanted to ask someone from Poland if you have any limitations on buying magazines. Considering I will spend the hollidays in Poland and will probably visit some gun stores, is it possible to buy handgun or some cheap ar15 mags as a foreigner?

Thank you

11 Comments
2024/12/03
17:10 UTC

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Oberland Arms OA-10 M6 .308Win

https://preview.redd.it/3ktzpb5qk34e1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc4d5deb02cdc948bfa49c1f45388d7ce307982b

Im thinking about getting an Oberland Arms AO-10 as a hunting rifle.

Since it is no longer in Production does anybody know how compatible it is to aftermarket parts?

How reliable is it. It comes with a silencer (Picture gun is not it) and I think its one of the first gen Models.

3 Comments
2024/11/30
20:23 UTC

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Owning firearms in Luxemburg

I don't find a lot about the topic (only a half assed site) online. I'd love if you can point the most important things out so i can cover them when i try owning in the future.

13 Comments
2024/11/26
15:11 UTC

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Dutch gun law

hello guys, is there any dutch shooter? I'm writing the post about your legislation and there are still some details that escape me:

-Are demilitarized weapons (i.e. converted from full auto to semi-auto) legal?

-is the ammo limit 10k ammo? -is there any limit on reloading ammo?

Thanks

Belgen zijn geen ras cit. MYMY

16 Comments
2024/11/24
14:40 UTC

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Range day with Beryl

8 Comments
2024/11/23
15:09 UTC

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Weird rules depending amount of ammo

Are there any very specific or weird rules about the amount of ammo you store?

67 Comments
2024/11/21
07:16 UTC

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(Belgium) What are the laws regarding what firearms you can own?

I understand full auto's are restricted to collectors only. I am more curious if there are any banned calibers by hardness, or if integral suppressors are an issue? Any issue in regards to barrel length? Or weapons that have detachable stocks? Mostly asking to see if this firearm Tula KO-VSS-01M would be legal to own? It is the semi auto only civilian variant of the military rifle.

Here is link with the specs from manufacturer: https://tozarms.com/catalog/nareznoe_oruzhie/karabin_okhotnichiy_samozaryadnyy_ko_vss_01m/

Thank you in advance for any insight you can provide.

17 Comments
2024/11/20
14:35 UTC

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(Belgium) Gun rights and lobbying organizations

Got a questian for all the Belgians on here: Are there any popular gun rights or lobbying groups for firearm owners akin to the NRA or FPC in your country? If so, what are their positions?

9 Comments
2024/11/18
07:15 UTC

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(France/EU) With rising popularity of Right wing Parties across France and EU in general. Will we see gun laws improve?

Was talking with a few friends today about this topic and I’m genuinely curious how everyone else is feeling. Perhaps with the change in momentum in our favour could we see restrictions loosened or certain pointless laws done away with? How does this look in your countries parliament/politically?

31 Comments
2024/11/17
21:00 UTC

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Piston rifle

Any good options for a piston rifle in 223 for a reasonable price? Thought of an AK but id like to explore other options. Shot a DI Ar and it felt like a wet handshake. Cz bren 2ms costs 3300 here, but could i maybe get it cheaper directly from the factory? Could even go as far as taking a holiday trip while getting the gun from factory. Hk Mr223 is also 3700 here. Would my only option be a brn-180?

23 Comments
2024/11/17
14:16 UTC

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Help my convince my wife

TL;DR My wife doesn’t want me to buy guns since she doesn’t want guns in the house when we have kids (coming years). Help me convince het in allowing me to do this & give me tips on making this as safe as possible please.

So, I started shooting beginning of this year (Belgium). Got my license for cat. A,B,C & D (basically pistol, revolver, carabine (rifled barrel) and shotgun (smoothbore) and even bought a 10 weapon safe then.

Due to workload & getting our diving certs before meaving for hiday I couldn’t shoot for a couple of months. Also returned the safe since I didn’t want to move it.

Now we have settled in our new home and I’m looking to pick up the hobby again, my wife is against having weapons in house with the idea that when we’ll have kids she doesn’t want any guns in house and don’t think it’s safe.

I already told her I would apply trigger locks, cables throught the barrel, put those in a safe and ammo in a different one but she doesn’t want to hear about it.

Please help me in giving arguments in why she should « allow » me to buy one in each categorie & come up with extra ideas of making this as safe as possible (although I think what I planned is basicallly as much as I can?)

Besides absolutely not wanting to be sneaky about having guns, it is also not possible to obtain them (at least most of the ones I want) without written permission of those living together with you.

Thanks!

38 Comments
2024/11/14
22:19 UTC

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Hunting restrictions

Are there hunting restrictions in your countries? Because in Greece where I live in a hunting shotgun you can have a maximum of 3 shells in.

41 Comments
2024/11/14
13:57 UTC

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Anyone know of the legality status of the Hoffman tactical super saftey in Germany?

Image unrelated

27 Comments
2024/11/11
11:15 UTC

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Anybody have any experience with elite-armor.se?

I'm looking to buy body armor in Sweden, both plates and a carrier. I've settled on the Velocity Systems Scarab and now I'm looking for plates.

Looking up online, most people seem to be recommending Protection Group Denmark, but the plates alone cost nearly 950 EUR, and I would like to keep everything under 1000. Another option I get from researching is Elite-armor.se, their plates are the same on paper: Level IV, ceramic, multi curved and standalone, but they're over 300 EUR cheaper. They have good reviews online and pay after delivery methods, so I'm sure it's not a scam, but my main concern is the quality of their plates compared to PGD.

Does anyone have any experience with them and can tell me if they're G2G or if there's something special about Protection Group Denmark's product that makes them worth saving up for?

Thanks for any help ahead of time!

2 Comments
2024/11/08
11:49 UTC

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New gun day, Winchester SXP has been added to the collection. (Belgium)

26 Comments
2024/11/07
19:31 UTC

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New German Weapons Law in effect

Since 2024-10-31 the new German weapons law (WaffG) changes got into effect. As for anyone familiar with the German WaffG its hard to read what changes, but AFAIK no knives what so ever in trains, train/bus stations, and searches of homes of gun (WBK) owners anytime without a warrant. Change: https://www.recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2024/332/VO.html best german Interpretation I know yet: https://youtu.be/yh1jUE0C6vI?si=ZasXZCwDmRF75-xH

49 Comments
2024/11/07
19:19 UTC

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Trouble getting surplus 7.62x54R

While there used to be plenty of surplus munitions and even cheap 'spam cans' (pic related) of 7.62X54R it seems these days are a thing of the past. At the moment I can only find new ammo (S&B etc.) in the Netherlands for my Mosin Nagant 91/30.
I'm assuming these kinds of rounds are finding their way these days to the Ukraine front instead of the civilian market but I could be wrong? How is the availability in other EU countries?

https://preview.redd.it/o7xn3fa1c2zd1.jpg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=380e1bc2b561555153a7bcf2f66cb56274295b83

9 Comments
2024/11/05
10:47 UTC

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9MM P.A.K

So, i am 16 years old, and i live in denmark. If there are any danes in this server, do you know if it would be possible for me to acquire something like an umarex blank glock or anything?

14 Comments
2024/10/31
18:19 UTC

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Gun Passport EU

Hey everyone, I'm curious about the legality of carrying firearms across EU countries. If I get a gun license in a more gun-friendly EU state and then travel back to Romania as romanian citizen, will I encounter any legal issues? Has anyone had experience with this? What steps do I need to take to stay compliant with local laws, or can I get a passport like for my gun license to carry it around Romania, cause in Romania just some class of people have the right to carry. Thanks for any insights!

14 Comments
2024/10/31
15:10 UTC

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FULL AUTO GLOCK G18

Since last year in Lithuania you can buy full auto weapons, if you have mil or rifle man union permit. Now one of the shops offer g18. Not planning on buying it, but I tought it might be interesting topic. I think Lithuania is first EU country to allow its citiziens obtaining full auto weapons?

https://preview.redd.it/csazwibtg3yd1.png?width=943&format=png&auto=webp&s=5451df44a724afae75d8a0bdb4e37f6b75925eef

43 Comments
2024/10/31
13:32 UTC

50

You know you're Czech when...

... a car journalist in a car magazine that has nothing to do with guns laments in used Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse review that the front seat active side support pushes the pistol uncomfortably into the ribcage.

19 Comments
2024/10/31
05:21 UTC

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Custom Glock backplate

I’m in the final stages of my Glock 19X build. I’ve been having a hard time finding cool backplates over here in Europe. I have the John Wick one currently but I want something else. Does anybody know some companies that make cool ones over here, or US based companies that can ship to Europe? TIA

1 Comment
2024/10/28
23:10 UTC

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Will this influence Austria's gun and ammunition law like it did before with the pump action.

8 Comments
2024/10/28
17:12 UTC

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Tactical training in Czech

Hi all.

I've always been interested in shooting and guns and I would like to get into it as a hobby, but I have a bit of a conundrum.

To draw a closer picture, let me sit the stage a bit, I am from a Middle Eastern ancestry, I make my living working in an industry with an exceptionally high security requirements, for me to even begin working in any of the many countries I worked in, every time I have to go through a very rigorous security clearance check that usually takes couple of months to clear.

In the moment, I live in Sweden with my Swedish spouse, I tried to join a shooting club here, but the club rejected my application for "security reasons" which is horsecrap knowing the type of security clearances I exercise on daily basis, to be very honest it was clear to me that I was unwelcomed the moment I went in, so let me not dwell on it much.

I recently went on a holiday to Prague, in which I took a shooting range trip, which I absolutely loved, and I'd really love to do more of that, I'd like to get proper training, and become better at it and maybe compete at some point, but I really know very little about how it works.

I'd really appreciate if someone could help me get establish some connections and maybe make some shooting friends in Prague, or maybe guide me to where I can find some resources on this matter !

18 Comments
2024/10/26
10:22 UTC

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Top Guns Armory EU

I am wondering is https://topgunsarmory.eu/ is legit shop?
For payment I received mail with iban and swift and I am not sure if I should continue with payment or not.
They didn't ask for any document of mine for order.

15 Comments
2024/10/23
06:34 UTC

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