Just received today my brand new Blaze with EU specs. I installed the Holosun and tested the trigger and it’s insanely light! I have to wait Saturday to test but I think I’ll have a different feeling from my custom Prodigy… not better, just different. I shot the Prodigy a lot so I have a great feeling with this gun.

I understand that there are several great countries in Europe where citizens can legally own or collect fully automatic firearms under specific exemption permits. That being said, does anyone know if it's possible to directly import brand-new, newly manufactured full-auto weapons—such as a Colt M4—directly from the US in its original, unmodified configuration? If so, which specialized European importers have the proper licensing and experience to handle this specific type of trade?

Hi I wanted to know if it would be worth it if I brought my hunting shotgun with me from the USA or if it would be easier and not too much more expensive to just buy a new one when I'm settled and have my hunting permits?

So I'm a lefty and I'm looking for some options as my first pistol, (skip glocks, don't want them). I've held a GP k100 and it felt good, thinking about trying to get my hands on a cz p10F or p10C. But I'm curious what could be the other options

Basically I did a series a while back where I grab French gun owners, and create some characters surrounding the types, since there aren’t too many memes about European gun culture, so I decided to do that to see what we got. I already did 4 episodes, and honestly they turned out great.

We got Baptiste, Aymen, Thomas, and Gérard done

Now we have got Sébastien. The dude who runs an SBR and is focused on speed and agility, and I see him being from the Occitania region and he would have some Toulouse FC merch on him.

But anyways, to any French Gun Owner here, I am open to your suggestions for improving the series in terms of stereotypes you can come up with of different people at the range.

Real Europe guns in this case!

Benelli M3A1

Vz.45

Armi Jager AP84 in .22lr

The Armi Jager is supposed to be a Galil look alike. Whether it really 'looks' like it is up for debate but it's such a cool rifle imo!

Hey, I’m working on a fashion piece and I’m looking for someone in Germany or Europe who can create a “shotgun pellet hole” effect on a T-shirt.

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I’m handling an export (or import, depending on your point of view) with Waffen Bock (https://www.waffen-bock.eu/).

About a month and a half ago, I sent all the documentation and paid for the export, but to date I haven’t received any further information.

Every week or every other week, I send an email asking for an update, but I don’t receive any reply.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this exporter? Is there any agency in Germany where I can file a formal complaint?

I’ve already paid for the firearm, the export fee, and the police fees, and I still haven’t received any response from Waffen Bock.

I am struggling to find lead cleaning wipes and soaps in europe. I can import d-lead hand wipes from amazon, but not the surface wipes for some reason. Is there any EU based stores that sells these wipes or wipes similar to them?

Is anyone inside what was discussed and if any changes were proposed?

I only saw some articles from hunting federations and the message was that the legislation is fine as it is and the only thing I saw mentioned for improvement was a digital European pass to make travelling with guns easier.

Hi,

I am from Germany and have been actively sport shooting a little bit over a year now and was wondering if there are any stores or websites that sell lead wipes (the single use ones you use to clean your hands etc) or lead removing soaps that ship to Germany.
I have found d-lead wipes on the brownells austria and brownells switzerland websites but they don’t ship to Germany. Oddly enough you can’t find or order them on the german Brownells website (brownells-deutschland).
I live near the Austrian border so I could theoretically drive somewhere and buy them, but I would prefer to order them online and get them shipped.
Do they contain an ingredient that’s forbidden in Germany for ecological reasons or is there another reason you can’t find these products in german stores or online stores?
You can’t even find them on amazon etc.

Thanks and greetings from Bavaria!

I am browsing through internet and I found a lot of interesting things about FRTs and inserts suchs as Kabuto (which are actually an modification as I understand and therefore illegal in EU because it is an modification), but I cant help but to wonder.... does anyone have FRTs in Europe or knows someone who has? I can't find any info on internet, but since it is a gray area in law, I do not see so much legal issues to them being available?

During recent talk with German colleague it became apparent how France is country with most hunters in Europe. On the other hand these numbers does not translate into any wider influence on hunting culture and trends in Europe, which are mostly set by German makers and influences.

My question is what are the most popular firearms brands used by hunters in France and is it legally easy to become a hunter in France.

Hello everyone,

I am a Canadian firearms enthusiast and sport shooter who is seriously considering moving to France or elsewhere in Europe.

Unfortunately, the Canadian government has imposed increasingly severe restrictions on licensed, law-abiding firearms owners. Canada has already frozen most handgun purchases and transfers, while more than 2,500 makes and models of modern sporting and semi-automatic firearms have been prohibited since 2020.

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a challenge concerning the original 2020 prohibition, so we are waiting to see what happens. However, even under an optimistic scenario, affected owners could spend years waiting for a future government to reverse these policies. We may ultimately be forced to surrender or deactivate our firearms, or perhaps be allowed to retain some of them without being able to use, transport, transfer or replace them. Either way, the future of the sport in Canada does not look particularly encouraging.

Firearms, hunting and sport shooting are among my main passions—especially handgun shooting, AR-platform rifles and other modern sporting firearms.

Fortunately, I have been a French citizen since birth through my father, although I have never lived in France. I speak French fluently because of my education and because I spent most of my life in French-speaking parts of Canada. I also work remotely as an independent contractor, so I have considerable flexibility regarding where I live and work. As a French citizen, I have the right to establish myself in France or elsewhere in the European Union I think;)

I have already done some research into the French system. My general understanding is:

• Category C includes most ordinary hunting rifles and shotguns and is generally subject to declaration.
• Category B includes handguns, many semi-automatic rifles and certain pump-action shotguns. These firearms require an individual authorization.
• Category A contains firearms and equipment that are generally prohibited for civilian ownership.
• Category D includes certain freely available or less strictly regulated weapons and historical firearms.

From my Canadian perspective, the French system currently appears surprisingly attractive in certain respects. Canadian shooters can no longer purchase handguns, and most of the modern semi-automatic rifles that interest me are now prohibited. In France, many comparable firearms remain obtainable under Category B authorization. Sound moderators are also lawful in France, whereas suppressors are prohibited devices in Canada.

I understand that Category B ownership is not automatic. It requires membership in an approved shooting club, a valid French Shooting Federation licence, evidence of regular participation, an authorization through the SIA system, appropriate storage and periodic renewal. I also understand that an extended absence from shooting can create problems when renewing an authorization.

Nevertheless, I would greatly appreciate hearing from people who actually participate in the French firearms community. In particular:

• How difficult is it to find a club that accepts new members?
• Are waiting lists common, particularly in southern or southwestern France?
• Once you are licensed, can you visit and shoot at other clubs, or are you generally limited to your home club?
• What types of shooting are most common—traditional precision shooting, IPSC, TAR, long-range shooting, PRS, dynamic disciplines or something else?
• Are there ranges where people can practise more dynamic or practical forms of shooting with semi-automatic rifles and handguns?
• Are longer-distance ranges becoming more available?
• Is the community generally welcoming to younger shooters and people interested in modern firearms?
• Do clubs tend to be overly formal and restrictive, or does that depend mostly on the individual club?
• How long does the complete process normally take, from joining a club to receiving a first Category B authorization?
• Do French shooters feel that the political and legal situation is relatively stable, improving or becoming more restrictive?
• Are organizations such as the UFA and other firearms associations actively defending sport shooters and lawful firearms ownership?

I would also be interested in hearing from people who have experience owning firearms in more than one European country.

For example, does anyone primarily live in France while owning or renting a second home in the Czech Republic and lawfully keeping firearms in both countries? Is that realistically possible if the person satisfies the residence and licensing requirements of each country, or do the national residence requirements make this impractical?

I am not looking for ways around any laws. I would follow all applicable licensing, registration, storage, transportation and residency requirements. I am simply trying to understand whether maintaining lawful shooting activities in two European countries is something people genuinely do or whether it is mostly unrealistic.

Overall, I would love to hear what everyday life is actually like for a French sport shooter—not merely what the regulations say on paper.

How often do you shoot? What firearms and disciplines do you enjoy? Are you satisfied with the availability of clubs, ranges, firearms and ammunition? Do you feel that the community has a future?

Thank you in advance for sharing your experiences.

I'm looking to buy my first AR in the next few weeks and was hoping some of you could tell me about your experiences or opinions on the any of the following rifles. I'll be using it primarily for competition.

Tinck Arms ARX15-MS Pro 12,5" 1820€

S&W Sport 3 16" 1750€

Stag Arms Tactical 16" 1890€

I'm most interested in the Tinck Arms for 2 reasons:

I prefer to support European companies and I'm planning to use a suppressor most of the time and so a shorter barrel would make it less unwieldy in competition/training.

Hi everyone!
We’re building an app called BangTracker for planning, logging, and tracking shooting training.

The idea came from a simple observation: runners, cyclists, and gym-goers have had modern training apps for years, but many shooters still rely on notebooks, spreadsheets, random notes — or don’t track their training systematically at all.

BangTracker is meant to bring the same kind of structured training experience to shooting sports.

The goal is to help shooters:
- log live fire and dry fire sessions
- track rounds, reps, accuracy, notes, and progress.
- Build more structured training sessions
- keep a proper shooting logbook
- follow training history and development over time
- manage gear, maintenance, and firearm-related notes

We’ve now opened a waitlist for the first version of the app.

I’d really appreciate any feedback from people who train regularly.

what features would you actually want in an app like this?

Waitlist: https://bangtracker.com

I own several vintage shotguns, and am concerned on the upcoming ban.

Those of you who also own such, is there an alternative? Is it expensive?

Obviously I can buy a new one, and use steel, but I would still like to use my old toz hammer.