Monster Hunting Guns Made in or Associated with the UK

[Sam Cade]

Originally Posted by Icelander

In 2010, SO14, the branch of the London Met that handles protection of Royal Family, finally started issuing G26 to female constables. And this made news, because it was seen as a reverse of a long-standing policy that if you couldn't handle the standard weapons, you simply didn't get into certain units. For a long time, it seems that women with hands too small for a Glock 17 just had to accept that they were not going to become Authorised Firearm Officers.

That is hilarious since the grip on a G26 (and G19) is identical in circumference to a G17. By giving them a weapon with only a 2 finger grip they actually made it worse for the small handed shooter.

Originally Posted by Icelander

But the former military and police Rangers will no doubt much prefer not to have to rely on home-made weaponry of dubious quality.

Any decent machinist can make any modern firearm with a level of quality equal to or exceeding a mass produced example of the design provided the machinist has good data,appropriate tools, fixtures materials and time.

Originally Posted by Icelander

Using the machine shops and the gunsmithing skill of an old armourer sergeant to chop a number of retired L1A1 SLRs down into entry weapons with 15"-18" barrels, folding or retractable stocks and able to mount optics and tactical lights, however, might be a completely different matter. How practical would that be?
How much time would a lone gunsmith with a few ex-military assistants, working in a decent machine shop, need for a single weapon like that?

Replacing the furniture and top cover might take 10 min.

Chopping,crowning and threading the barrel might take 30 min if done the hard way. 5 min with a fixture.

You don't have to dick with the gas port since it is already adjustable.

Originally Posted by Icelander

How much could he do for a 30-40 year old Browning HP, retired from British Army service? Would he have trouble buying the parts to refurbish them without someone starting to wonder?

Buying firearms parts from the US requires being in compliance with ITAR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...ms_Regulations

Dunno anything about any UK import regs.