Its not really a positive, when we cant use them for Self defence, and on top of that have to pay for the privilege just to have a license to own one, UK Law sucks, most nanny state on earth I'm fed up of it, I was born an English man, but it seems only overseas I'm more free then here in certain things, In America I can shoot, In the Med I can drive a boat with no license, and guess what no harm has come from that, its all about knowing what is safe, and being a responsible person, there is no need for some nanny state to tell us what we can and cannot buy, even if it was legal, not everyone has to buy one, but don't tell us we cant own them when we are law abiding.. its ridiculous.. I'm so glad America is a free country.
I heard about a UK soldier getting discharged for taking a photo with him to make the Muslim community happy. Why the fuck are you kissing Islamic ass. ruclips.net/video/IxLURwEkMrI/видео.html. Pull your head out of your ass, stop watching X-Factor.
It's nice to see this going on in the UK. I for one truly thought the vast majority of firearms were in fact banned in the UK. I realize that handguns and centerfire rifles are banned but at least there are some options available. I hope that in the future, folks in the UK are able to regain access to the banned firearms. -Jen
Centrefire rifles are not banned in the UK but thank you for your support. The longest range at Bisley is 1200 yards: nra.org.uk/learn-to-shoot/match-rifle/. I think the Fifty Calibre Shooters Association UK has access to a range of up to 3200 yards.
Is no one else going to comment on how the UK's clubs have training days for newbies? That's the single most interesting part of this video (for me, anyway). That would go over extremely well here in The States.
Yeah mate it is but unfortunately lads like young Callum here are like rocking horse shit It's only him that's going out and making this type of content But shooters get labeled a nutter so they don't even tell their mates
Incorrect information regarding handguns in UK from this channel. There is a difference between GB and UK. Handguns are section 5 in Great Britain but completely legal to posess in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
@@drfeelgood1992 that Statement is wrongNorthern Ireland Channel Islands and Isle of Man we can all legally apply for pistols or revolvers and we can use them in competitions same as in this video.
I would be thrilled to see the U.K. reclaim some firearms rights-- don't stop at settling for .22 and massive wonky pistol-rifles. On the heels of Brexit, maybe now is the time to push for change!
hurstolds841 That's very passive and frankly doesn't make sense. The bans/restrictions had nothing to do with demand, so a change in demand won't help. If you expect salvation to come from government having a spontaneous change of heart, you'll be a long time waiting.
I disagree with this, I don't think we should be aloud to own anything bigger or own a pistol, gun crime at the min is fairly low, yes there are still many cases but if u compare that to when we were aloud to own pistols it has decreased massively due to there not being as many around for illegal activitys
Leroy Wilson u are an idiot. The crime patterns has just shifted. Your crime stats are on record levels. It'd now total free of risk to steal rape and beat people to death. If you would make yourself the work to check your stats u would realize since prohibition the situation is getting the worse with every year 😂
Our laws here don't even allow us anything as tame as pepper spray, or rather we aren't allowed any tool or weapon for self-defense. (Using self defense as justification for carrying anything slightly deadlier than a piece of tissue paper is enough to land you with a police record.)
SexyCheeze - Maybe, maybe not. You'd have your day in court and your fate would be decided by others. Using a firearm to shoot a home invader would violate the license conditions, so you'd lose your guns at minimum.
Right to bear arms in the UK? people with a strong demand for it, and a shooting sports community trying to grow interest? Well done UK. well done. Keep it up- maybe you will get your right.
Sean Bailey Not with that attitude! All joking aside, I do feel for you, and I wish I could say effectively enough that I understand, but I don't know the pain of lost rights the same way you do, but Stand and fight along you I shall, nonetheless.
@@NITROJACKALOPE well, we would need the NRA to stop sucking off the central government and actually take them to the high court on that ! however since our consitution is a shitty set up, that unlike most countries, all it takes is a simple majority to remove an article in the bill of rights ! case in point the right to jury trial was removed by the jurys acts ! although we still have jury trials for indictable offences or cimes that are charged as indictable offences but not for summary offences charges
If I was still in the Philippines, I would've loved to have contribute to TFB TV. We have a huge gun culture back home and I've owned and fired several guns that you can't get here in the US. Unfortunately I live in the most anti-2A city in the country so all I have to contribute is how the terrible treatment legal gun owners will receive here in NYC.
fun fact, in Turkey you can ONLY own pistols and shotguns. apart from that, bolt action rifles can be owned but it's super difficult and rare because you can't shoot them anywhere. As far as I know there isn't a single rifle range in the country.
Your series with English Shooting has been far more educational (& technically/legally accurate!) than some stuff I've seen (particularly IV8888's UK gun law video!). Thumbs up!
Our friends across the pond need their own Second Amendment so that all citizens can defend themselves! The UK needs to put their burdensome and asinine laws and regulations into the shredder. America has its own burdensome and asinine laws and regulations (NFA of 1934, 1986 MG ban, importation bans) that need to be put down the shredder as well!
Most annoying part is that pepper spray is heavily restricted but by comparison a fully functional tank is easy to get this country just doesn’t want people to defend themselves
It's so fucking shit here in UK.cant own tazer.sprays guns etc.fucking u can't even carry an extendable baton or kubaton.yet UK is getting dangerous with pal the little gangster wannabes who have been watching too much TV.
Great video I had thought the U.K citizens were banned from owning firearms completely. I only hope they could reclaim their gun rights so that they can be as free as the citizens of the states.
Practical shooting has been growing slowly in the UK since @2000. Callum wouldn't know this as he was only about 10 years old then! It's fair to say that it has only really taken off in the last 5 years. At the moment most matches are single type, ie mini-rifle (.22 semi-auto), LBF (.22 semi-auto LBP or pistol calibre LBR's), and finally PSG. Most 2-gun matches are a mix of one or other .22 type, plus shotgun. More and more people are getting LBPs though, and the demand for 2-gun is growing with several UK clubs holding regular events. Oh, and most of the participants are the older guys that Callum claims don't like them! Thankfully there are some very promising younger shooters too, who are undoubtedly the future of the sport but they are still way outnumbered by the old guys. When referring to the more sedate rifle shooters, they have used footage from a Civilian Service Rifle match which is actually the most dynamic rifle shooting going in Europe, with distances shot from 600yds all the way down to 25 yds, multi-position, timed targets and run downs of 100yds at a time. This pair should know that as they did a poorly presented video on the discipline quite recently! Come on guys, your hearts may be in the right place, but do your research! Carry on.
The "long barrel" pistol is the epitome of stupidity of UK gun legislation. Somehow adding a coat hanger to the grip and extending the barrel by 6 inches makes it less dangerous than a regular pistol. Funny how gun crime rose after the ban in 1997 and it was only after the police force almost doubled in size that it began to decrease.
*_Shocking that Callum from English Shooting (the British guy in the video) has had all his firearms certificates revoked and had to hand in all his guns all because of a video the police deemed "controversial". It was a video about self defence after the Paris Terrorist attacks I believe. The police branded him an "extremist". Absolute disgrace... You guys over there in states like California think you have it bad, this is the kind of BS we have to deal with over here in the UK. It's bad enough that we are restricted to the kind of clown guns you see in this video, but the police can revoke all your firearm and shotgun certificates simply because they didn't like a RUclips video you made!!_*
That said anyone who was a collector before the ban is allowed to keep their licensed guns. And due to some weird loophole if its an antique or an example of significant technological innovation in firearms its exempt from the ban. I think the 1911 and maybe the first polymer frame glock are candidates, but I think these exemptions are granted on a case by case basis.
Chef Excellence as long as we allow them to do whatever they want they will keep going... if we don't fight for our freedom no one will, and much less the government. One thing that a lot of people forget is that WE the people are the ones with the real power, but most of the time we just ignore that and give it all to those who later will fuck us.
Lord Bryant honestly anywhere with freedom in gun laws, california is so nice in ny opinion but I would't live there cause of the gun control, but there are a lot of other places like texas, nevada, georgia, etc... with good gun laws and look like nice places to live as well (for what i've seen so far).
Unfortuneately the UK has gone PC mad, as in, its totally beyond all help, the place is nany state in the extreme. Just got back from a month over there in the midlands and all I can say is, I totally understand why NZ has so many British imigrants, my wife being one of them, escape while you all can.
I'm from the Midlands, and I know how you feel, place feels like a sinking ship, and I hate how we live in a nanny state, nobody has any respect anymore, our justice system seems soft, and crime rates are increasing, and we have nothing to fight back against radical jihadists with, its funny how people in the UK think we are this green and pleasant land and a utopia, its anything but, all somebody needs to do is a bit of travelling, and when places that used to have a bit of rep in parts, don't seem as bad as where you come from, that's saying something, Maybe its where I'm from in the Midlands, but here it barely feels like England, Ideally I would not like to stay here long term, If I could help it, id move. Give you an example of how crazy it can be, yesterday in my city, some mad man going around with Machete, two unarmed cops give chase, the news highlights the fact they were ''unarmed'' but you know what, those cops were very lucky, because if the guy never ran away from them, and actually swung for them with that thing, they could have been dead.. and many others could have died, If the cop was armed, It would have been better for everybody.
Not PC mad, people in the US are serving 10 year sentence for modding electronics because even though you bought the hardware you don't legally have the right to modify it. America wouldn't have the highest prison population per 100,000 people in the world if it really was the 'land of the free'... It's ups and downs really like every country, there's plenty of American laws that are complete bullshit. I've never had any issue living here and i'm a gun owner, i'm anti immigration, right wing and very outspoken and the police have never bothered me even when i've called out their bullshit to their face
You would have a hell of a time drawing that monster out of a holster. In Australia we used to have a short barrel match, but it got hit on the head our minimum barrel length is four inches 150mm. At the range I shoot at maximum calibre for centre fire pistol is 9mm .38 cal 45 cal for black powder. If you shoot metallic silhouette you can have a .45 cal. Also clubs that shoot western action can have the old colt .45 auto for a certain match (wild bunch) The only shot gun you can have with a large capacity magazine is a bolt action gun, pump and autos have a crimped mag and you need a medical reason to have them.
Excellent video Mles... did you manage to speak to other shooters at Bisly and what was you over all view of British shooting sports although not allowed handguns and full bore centre fire rifles, but hopefully you would have seen a healthy tradition for bolt action shooting remains amongst many other platforms of sport shooting! What would be good is if you could inform your American audience as to why rifle and pistol bans came into place and why its still a hot topic of debate for shooters and the misinformation that is put out by the media and politicians who are after viewrs and polltcians who are just jumping on the band wagon as they dont know the facts and just become sheep !! Also what was your view of Bisley shooting camp and its history.. hopefully you managed to take a tour and see the many clubs based there especially the armed forces who all have strong tradition of shooting at Bisley!
I'd love to see this kind of video for other nations as well. I think we underestimate just how many people have an interest in firearms. I used to be super anti-gun a couple of years back, but, now I back gun rights for law biding citizens 100%. I also get my fix through third party manufacturers that make guns for Lego minifigures. There's a whole slew of things out there to customize you minifigures with.
The only mass shootings We've ever had in the UK... Were by law abiding citizens, using guns they legally owned. They simply went mental one day. So now, law abiding citizens suffer with additional controls because noone wants another law abiding citizen shooting up a school or the Lake District again, or if it does happen, they want to limit the scope of the damage.
Great to know is possible to do practical shooting here in the UK. I am based in Cambridge. Do you know any shooting clubs near Cambridge offering 3 guns/2 guns practical shooting?
Ej Sykes yeah, I am stroppy that I can't own a semi-auto or pump shotgun, I already own three high powered centre fire rifles and an under and over shotgun along with a bolt action .22, but because of our legislation I can't have a semi-auto rimfire or shotgun.
Hard to believe but in the UK they can have an AR style 22lr but here in NY we can't. We can't even have a 10/22 with a thumb hole stock. So much for the 2nd Amendment. Land of the free home of the brave my ass.
Bought a repeating crossbow because its a projectile firing weapon that isnt regulated, I've looked into getting a gun and its not worth the hassle with the police and all the papers.
Everyone talking about how crappy our gun selection is compared to the US, me sitting in the corner cringing at the guy in the yellow jacket chambering a round with the gun pointing up at a 45 degree angle (3.30min)
In order to shoot competition: Britain: Take a 1 year training course. Have supervised practice runs. Have a 'sober chap' interview. Fill out all of the necessary paperwork. America: Walk up to the line.
Why the fuck are the two trying to justify this? they actively try to look for positives in a law that prhobits people from doing what they would like to do. Its crazy, they are so tight on their chain that they even argue why that chain is a good thing.
I'm contacting my conservative MP in Folkstone and Hythe to fight to allow a limited relaxation to allow 2 semi automatic calibers back into the section 1 firearms category being the 5.56X45mm NATO and the 7.39X39mm and two other main popular pistol calibers that the majority of pistols use being the 9mm and .45acp; I am yet to receive word of what he thinks and hopefully what he'll do! SO YOU MUST DO THE SAME IN YOUR COUNTY IF YOU WANT YOUR GUN LAWS BACK TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE AS YOU CAN'T RELY ON ANYONE ELSE DO IT FOR YOU AS THIS IS WHY WE ONLY HAVE .22LR FOR THE SEMIAUTOMATIC CATORGORY OF FIREARMS!
droppin plates nope guess again.. if we ever used a firearm or even a bat to defend our home you would go to prison. We have no right to defend ourselves here and it's plain wrong
the people who wrote those laws probly have security and such which they dont have to worry cause all their cases would be justified / those type people dont deserve air in their lungs any man which woudlnt do what ever it takes to protect his family is a coward
Sooo...What I took from this guy's statement is that the Brits Compete in 3 gun because it's "sexy" and the hopes of getting laid? Or did I miss something?(just joking guys)
Paused again at 2 min. mark..I'm sorry, but to have to go to these extremes for your government is just Bullshit..A long barreled pistol? A bolt action Ar-15? WTF??? ATTENTION>>>>> Men of the U.K.....Get your F'ing gun rights back at any cost!! period! I love my brothers in arms across the pond and it pains me to see this type of oppression placed on you guys...I am so sorry... Truly sorry from my heart...
how is this possible in the uk im from the uk the guns laws are extreme and super strict i dont know any body who has fac certificate i only know off farmers with shotguns so how can an ordinary member of the public get involved with this activity....it seems like it is lies they never let this be for ordinary ordinary people to try if it were possible id be first in the queue front of the line..britain has high statistics of knife crime so i cant see this being allowed to be promoted to people like me it will be secret whispers and you will see farmers there and fisherman and people from highlands of.scotland who owns castles and does pheseant shooting on his own land you will never see someone like me allowed to try this it pisses me off badly.
Is it coincidence that this is published just one day after the EU Gun Ban was approved? I like that they are trying to make the most out of their stupid gun laws and still try to enjoy their shooting hobby. But that long pistol thingy, bolt action AR, 22LR only etc. ... that is just ridiculous.
Airsoft.....well it does not really count, it's practicality the same as really nice nerf guns. I get the price difference is huge and the fact Airsoft has no legal restrictions at all, but still, there is a diffrence when you raise a rifle and it goes bang instead of puff as an aircanister goes off.
I'm not joking. It's only a small circle of guys but we're getting bigger! Unfortunately this country is afraid of armed citizens, and we can barley defend ourselves legally it disgusting. And there are legal restrictions on Airsoft guns. Recently we've had a power cap imposed on all Airsoft rifles because they're scared we're going to hold up banks with toys and cause a bit of bruising if everything goes south
The right to bear arm is God given right, it's a human privilege right. It's time for English government to give those rights back to the English citizens, correct their errors through history lessons.
Didn't realize the vid was bs'ing to justify their way of doing things, though it was an OK overview I guess. Doesn't look very popular to me though... And creating clout for American anti-gun people to get them feeling all fuzzy.
It would be great to see Britons once again trusted to own 'proper' guns. The restrictions put upon law abiding owners have not of course affected the armed criminals who, I believe, are at an all-time high. Perhaps Brexit will result in a change of attitude.... who knows? It's sad to see my fellow countrymen (I grew up in London but have lived here since 1959) having to shoot under such restrictions. It makes me realise that we are quite fortunate in New Zealand, where we moan about the special licenses required to own an AR15 or AK47/74 rifle or a semi-auto pistol....... Could be worse eh? Good luck guys, and keep that lead flying downrange......
The only mass shootings we've ever had in the UK have involved law abiding citizens going off the rails and using their legally owned and licenced firearms to kill a bunch of folk. So sadly, now the rest of us law abiding citizens have extra controls to deal with so that if one of us does the same as has happened 3 times in the past... We can't do as much damage as quickly. The laws aren't to prevent criminals shooting at each other (police deaths due to gunfire are very rare in the UK), They're limiting distribution of firearms that could lead to mass shooting events.
geezerp1982 no it isn’t. Hungerford: at least one of the shooters had an FAC. Dunblane: FAC owner shot up a school. Resulted in the knee jerk handgun ban. Cumbria shootings: FAC owner used his licenced 22 rifle and a shotgun to go on a bit of a killing spree.
I consider shooting a criminal to be "practical shooting".
Appreciate seeing gun culture across the pond, I feel bad for you-all having those terrible guns.
pliablemoose yes it's not great but we can still own them which is a positive I suppose?
Ashley Aikenhead definitely
Its not really a positive, when we cant use them for Self defence, and on top of that have to pay for the privilege just to have a license to own one, UK Law sucks, most nanny state on earth I'm fed up of it, I was born an English man, but it seems only overseas I'm more free then here in certain things, In America I can shoot, In the Med I can drive a boat with no license, and guess what no harm has come from that, its all about knowing what is safe, and being a responsible person, there is no need for some nanny state to tell us what we can and cannot buy, even if it was legal, not everyone has to buy one, but don't tell us we cant own them when we are law abiding.. its ridiculous.. I'm so glad America is a free country.
Upsides and downsides
I'm glad I got the chance to own my guns before the ban as I got to shoot some of the best guns in shooting ..That frankenstine gun looks hideous
"A citizen without a gun is nothing but a taxpayer." Swiss proverb.
a man with a gun is a citizen, a man without a gun is a subject
"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined..."
- George Washington, First Annual Address, to both House of Congress, January 8, 1790
Why is Londons crime rate exceeding New York City? Why did you arrest Tommy Robinson for speaking out against Islam.
I heard about a UK soldier getting discharged for taking a photo with him to make the Muslim community happy. Why the fuck are you kissing Islamic ass. ruclips.net/video/IxLURwEkMrI/видео.html. Pull your head out of your ass, stop watching X-Factor.
Its kinda stupid that alot of firearms manufactuers are in the UK yet we can't even own guns for the purpose of self defence.
It's nice to see this going on in the UK. I for one truly thought the vast majority of firearms were in fact banned in the UK. I realize that handguns and centerfire rifles are banned but at least there are some options available. I hope that in the future, folks in the UK are able to regain access to the banned firearms.
-Jen
Centrefire rifles are not banned in the UK but thank you for your support. The longest range at Bisley is 1200 yards: nra.org.uk/learn-to-shoot/match-rifle/.
I think the Fifty Calibre Shooters Association UK has access to a range of up to 3200 yards.
The restrictions may be annoying, but really - any gunning is better than no gunning :) I'm glad they are having fun with it.
Is no one else going to comment on how the UK's clubs have training days for newbies? That's the single most interesting part of this video (for me, anyway). That would go over extremely well here in The States.
These two UK videos have been extremely interesting! Miles has been perfect for these.
Ooooo, there's going to be more :P
-Miles
This is actually more depressing than it is enlightening.
@aii diablo Lmao, it is depressing. The amount of restrictions is ridiculous and the laws will NEVER be loosened to any major degree.
Yeah mate it is but unfortunately lads like young Callum here are like rocking horse shit
It's only him that's going out and making this type of content
But shooters get labeled a nutter so they don't even tell their mates
@@samuelmansell9749 oh you like guns? You’re a deranged nut case psychopath!
I know these guys are doing the best that they can, but this video makes me so very sad.
Incorrect information regarding handguns in UK from this channel. There is a difference between GB and UK. Handguns are section 5 in Great Britain but completely legal to posess in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
Keep your bloody barrel down not up in the air, you put a round over the burn your in big trouble , where the fuck is the range officer?
@@vincentnastri7736 Berm.
Youre only going to get one in NI for self defence if you are an x police officer or soldier and the likes
@@drfeelgood1992 that Statement is wrongNorthern Ireland Channel Islands and Isle of Man we can all legally apply for pistols or revolvers and we can use them in competitions same as in this video.
I would be thrilled to see the U.K. reclaim some firearms rights-- don't stop at settling for .22 and massive wonky pistol-rifles. On the heels of Brexit, maybe now is the time to push for change!
Mister G I hope you brits get your rights back.
hurstolds841 That's very passive and frankly doesn't make sense. The bans/restrictions had nothing to do with demand, so a change in demand won't help.
If you expect salvation to come from government having a spontaneous change of heart, you'll be a long time waiting.
I disagree with this, I don't think we should be aloud to own anything bigger or own a pistol, gun crime at the min is fairly low, yes there are still many cases but if u compare that to when we were aloud to own pistols it has decreased massively due to there not being as many around for illegal activitys
Leroy Wilson u are an idiot. The crime patterns has just shifted. Your crime stats are on record levels. It'd now total free of risk to steal rape and beat people to death. If you would make yourself the work to check your stats u would realize since prohibition the situation is getting the worse with every year 😂
Don't worry lads!
Come to Northern Ireland, we've been using large calibre fully automatic weapons here for decades!!! ROLFMAO! :-)
Let Brits have pistols damn it! And let them use them for self defense, not exclusively for sport!!!
Our laws here don't even allow us anything as tame as pepper spray, or rather we aren't allowed any tool or weapon for self-defense. (Using self defense as justification for carrying anything slightly deadlier than a piece of tissue paper is enough to land you with a police record.)
Royal Aegis so if y'all used a shotgun to defend your house, you'd still be screwed?
SexyCheeze - Maybe, maybe not. You'd have your day in court and your fate would be decided by others. Using a firearm to shoot a home invader would violate the license conditions, so you'd lose your guns at minimum.
MrRoryJames that's not true a farmer just the other day shot a person in the foot and walked free
MrTangolizard A source would be appreciated.
Right to bear arms in the UK? people with a strong demand for it, and a shooting sports community trying to grow interest? Well done UK. well done. Keep it up- maybe you will get your right.
we lost our rights long ago and i doubt we will ever get them back.
Sean Bailey Not with that attitude! All joking aside, I do feel for you, and I wish I could say effectively enough that I understand, but I don't know the pain of lost rights the same way you do, but Stand and fight along you I shall, nonetheless.
@@NITROJACKALOPE article 7 of the bill of rights
@@geezerp1982 well how about that
Your leaders are just ignoring your rights.
Should probably be amended to be less ignorable though
@@NITROJACKALOPE well, we would need the NRA to stop sucking off the central government and actually take them to the high court on that ! however since our consitution is a shitty set up, that unlike most countries, all it takes is a simple majority to remove an article in the bill of rights !
case in point the right to jury trial was removed by the jurys acts ! although we still have jury trials for indictable offences or cimes that are charged as indictable offences but not for summary offences charges
If I was still in the Philippines, I would've loved to have contribute to TFB TV. We have a huge gun culture back home and I've owned and fired several guns that you can't get here in the US. Unfortunately I live in the most anti-2A city in the country so all I have to contribute is how the terrible treatment legal gun owners will receive here in NYC.
If given the chance, I would love to cover something like that!
-Miles
Watching this with headphones is maddening.
i make this comment on most gun channels. they really need to use mono-phone mic's or post process it for mono. Nutnfancy does this a lot too.
I like it, it lets me see if both ears of my headset are working every second of the video
Love this sport nice to see more people getting in to shooting in the UK.
#FreeTheUK
fun fact, in Turkey you can ONLY own pistols and shotguns.
apart from that, bolt action rifles can be owned but it's super difficult and rare
because you can't shoot them anywhere. As far as I know there isn't a single rifle range in the country.
Your series with English Shooting has been far more educational (& technically/legally accurate!) than some stuff I've seen (particularly IV8888's UK gun law video!). Thumbs up!
Our friends across the pond need their own Second Amendment so that all citizens can defend themselves! The UK needs to put their burdensome and asinine laws and regulations into the shredder. America has its own burdensome and asinine laws and regulations (NFA of 1934, 1986 MG ban, importation bans) that need to be put down the shredder as well!
Most annoying part is that pepper spray is heavily restricted but by comparison a fully functional tank is easy to get this country just doesn’t want people to defend themselves
It's so fucking shit here in UK.cant own tazer.sprays guns etc.fucking u can't even carry an extendable baton or kubaton.yet UK is getting dangerous with pal the little gangster wannabes who have been watching too much TV.
@@callumhiggins8755 a fully functional tank is restricted. You can have a tank but no weaponry
Great video I had thought the U.K citizens were banned from owning firearms completely. I only hope they could reclaim their gun rights so that they can be as free as the citizens of the states.
It is interesting to hear from other fire arm users from around the world
Jacob Clark feel our pain lol
Practical shooting has been growing slowly in the UK since @2000. Callum wouldn't know this as he was only about 10 years old then! It's fair to say that it has only really taken off in the last 5 years. At the moment most matches are single type, ie mini-rifle (.22 semi-auto), LBF (.22 semi-auto LBP or pistol calibre LBR's), and finally PSG. Most 2-gun matches are a mix of one or other .22 type, plus shotgun. More and more people are getting LBPs though, and the demand for 2-gun is growing with several UK clubs holding regular events. Oh, and most of the participants are the older guys that Callum claims don't like them! Thankfully there are some very promising younger shooters too, who are undoubtedly the future of the sport but they are still way outnumbered by the old guys. When referring to the more sedate rifle shooters, they have used footage from a Civilian Service Rifle match which is actually the most dynamic rifle shooting going in Europe, with distances shot from 600yds all the way down to 25 yds, multi-position, timed targets and run downs of 100yds at a time. This pair should know that as they did a poorly presented video on the discipline quite recently! Come on guys, your hearts may be in the right place, but do your research! Carry on.
Too bad even the national IPSC-team has to go abroad just to practice. UK's gunlaws are depressing, keep fighting to improve them.
I had no idea this was an option in the UK ! Thank you SO much for covering this !
The "long barrel" pistol is the epitome of stupidity of UK gun legislation. Somehow adding a coat hanger to the grip and extending the barrel by 6 inches makes it less dangerous than a regular pistol. Funny how gun crime rose after the ban in 1997 and it was only after the police force almost doubled in size that it began to decrease.
They do that so it can’t be concealed
They make a rifle look like a pistol and in the US we make a pistol look like a rifle.
That is just great to here! UK gun sport growing 😁😁
*_Shocking that Callum from English Shooting (the British guy in the video) has had all his firearms certificates revoked and had to hand in all his guns all because of a video the police deemed "controversial". It was a video about self defence after the Paris Terrorist attacks I believe. The police branded him an "extremist". Absolute disgrace... You guys over there in states like California think you have it bad, this is the kind of BS we have to deal with over here in the UK. It's bad enough that we are restricted to the kind of clown guns you see in this video, but the police can revoke all your firearm and shotgun certificates simply because they didn't like a RUclips video you made!!_*
Yep, looking forward to trying this out at my local club!
And they can get suppressor a a lot easier than we can oddly enough
All you have to do is ask for a caliber, for example a .22 then in a few days you can walk into a shop and buy one
Callum Higgins and we have to wait 6-9 months and pay a $200 tax stamp
When I was watching this all I could think was "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free!"
It's not just "taking hold" we had it with real handguns 30 years ago,
I would suggest a lavalere. especially with guest cheers.
so now we know where all the 22 ammos been going.its nice to see .
Yet they can still have short barrels and suppressors... Hint hint pass the hearing protection act
That said anyone who was a collector before the ban is allowed to keep their licensed guns. And due to some weird loophole if its an antique or an example of significant technological innovation in firearms its exempt from the ban. I think the 1911 and maybe the first polymer frame glock are candidates, but I think these exemptions are granted on a case by case basis.
Gun laws in the UK suck, period. And that is why I wanna move to the US where you can do some cool shit.
Lots of stuff sucks, they took most of the guns, now they ban speech they don't like where will it end?
Warfighter556 Same here, where do you want to move to?
Chef Excellence as long as we allow them to do whatever they want they will keep going... if we don't fight for our freedom no one will, and much less the government. One thing that a lot of people forget is that WE the people are the ones with the real power, but most of the time we just ignore that and give it all to those who later will fuck us.
Lord Bryant honestly anywhere with freedom in gun laws, california is so nice in ny opinion but I would't live there cause of the gun control, but there are a lot of other places like texas, nevada, georgia, etc... with good gun laws and look like nice places to live as well (for what i've seen so far).
TrucKola 19 yeah I know (cause I watch a lot of americans with cool guns on youtube 😂) it's crazy!!
Unfortuneately the UK has gone PC mad, as in, its totally beyond all help, the place is nany state in the extreme. Just got back from a month over there in the midlands and all I can say is, I totally understand why NZ has so many British imigrants, my wife being one of them, escape while you all can.
I'm from the Midlands, and I know how you feel, place feels like a sinking ship, and I hate how we live in a nanny state, nobody has any respect anymore, our justice system seems soft, and crime rates are increasing, and we have nothing to fight back against radical jihadists with, its funny how people in the UK think we are this green and pleasant land and a utopia, its anything but, all somebody needs to do is a bit of travelling, and when places that used to have a bit of rep in parts, don't seem as bad as where you come from, that's saying something, Maybe its where I'm from in the Midlands, but here it barely feels like England, Ideally I would not like to stay here long term, If I could help it, id move.
Give you an example of how crazy it can be, yesterday in my city, some mad man going around with Machete, two unarmed cops give chase, the news highlights the fact they were ''unarmed'' but you know what, those cops were very lucky, because if the guy never ran away from them, and actually swung for them with that thing, they could have been dead.. and many others could have died, If the cop was armed, It would have been better for everybody.
Not PC mad, people in the US are serving 10 year sentence for modding electronics because even though you bought the hardware you don't legally have the right to modify it. America wouldn't have the highest prison population per 100,000 people in the world if it really was the 'land of the free'... It's ups and downs really like every country, there's plenty of American laws that are complete bullshit. I've never had any issue living here and i'm a gun owner, i'm anti immigration, right wing and very outspoken and the police have never bothered me even when i've called out their bullshit to their face
NZ isnt any better than the uk anymore
You would have a hell of a time drawing that monster out of a holster. In Australia we used to have a short barrel match, but it got hit on the head our minimum barrel length is four inches 150mm. At the range I shoot at maximum calibre for centre fire pistol is 9mm .38 cal 45 cal for black powder. If you shoot metallic silhouette you can have a .45 cal. Also clubs that shoot western action can have the old colt .45 auto for a certain match (wild bunch) The only shot gun you can have with a large capacity magazine is a bolt action gun, pump and autos have a crimped mag and you need a medical reason to have them.
Excellent video Mles... did you manage to speak to other shooters at Bisly and what was you over all view of British shooting sports although not allowed handguns and full bore centre fire rifles, but hopefully you would have seen a healthy tradition for bolt action shooting remains amongst many other platforms of sport shooting!
What would be good is if you could inform your American audience as to why rifle and pistol bans came into place and why its still a hot topic of debate for shooters and the misinformation that is put out by the media and politicians who are after viewrs and polltcians who are just jumping on the band wagon as they dont know the facts and just become sheep !!
Also what was your view of Bisley shooting camp and its history.. hopefully you managed to take a tour and see the many clubs based there especially the armed forces who all have strong tradition of shooting at Bisley!
I'd love to see this kind of video for other nations as well. I think we underestimate just how many people have an interest in firearms. I used to be super anti-gun a couple of years back, but, now I back gun rights for law biding citizens 100%.
I also get my fix through third party manufacturers that make guns for Lego minifigures. There's a whole slew of things out there to customize you minifigures with.
The only mass shootings We've ever had in the UK... Were by law abiding citizens, using guns they legally owned.
They simply went mental one day. So now, law abiding citizens suffer with additional controls because noone wants another law abiding citizen shooting up a school or the Lake District again, or if it does happen, they want to limit the scope of the damage.
What has Brexit got to do with our gun laws? The revised laws were introduced post Dunblane.
Great to know is possible to do practical shooting here in the UK. I am based in Cambridge. Do you know any shooting clubs near Cambridge offering 3 guns/2 guns practical shooting?
BCR&PA in Bedford, or try Cambridge Gun club..
I thought Canada was bad, talk about some draconian gun laws.
I love the m&p 15-22
Cant wait for this to spread north to Scotland :)
I live in the UK and I might get a pellet gun
You should come to Australia and do videos on what sport shooters over here have to deal with and what we do.
Ej Sykes yeah, I am stroppy that I can't own a semi-auto or pump shotgun, I already own three high powered centre fire rifles and an under and over shotgun along with a bolt action .22, but because of our legislation I can't have a semi-auto rimfire or shotgun.
Raise funds for my plane ticket and I don't see why I couldn't do that!
-Miles
TFB TV hey set up some kind of account, and I'll send you ten bucks
This video is sad, but I'm glad they are trying.
.22 cal may aswell be shooting air rifles.
Well that's depressing.at least they have pump action shotguns and the pistol "thing" are probably the most usable guns they can have.
UK BACK IN THE GAME :)
Hard to believe but in the UK they can have an AR style 22lr but here in NY we can't. We can't even have a 10/22 with a thumb hole stock. So much for the 2nd Amendment. Land of the free home of the brave my ass.
Callumn!!!!!
Needlessly extreme regulations in 5... 4... 3...
I notice that all of the men shown are running pump action shotguns. Aew semi-auto shotguns allowed?
Larry Kool: Yes. However, Pump-Action Shotguns are the most popular firearm in Britain.
If I went to the UK could I shoot guns without a license at a range?
How do you even holster such an absurdly long pistol?
HOLD THE FUCKING MICROPHONE STILL!
hi
Does that M1911 barrel still tilt upward?
Bought a repeating crossbow because its a projectile firing weapon that isnt regulated, I've looked into getting a gun and its not worth the hassle with the police and all the papers.
Well I guess California could be worse. Both are crazy though.
I am impressed men carry on.
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Audio is all over the place.
Everyone talking about how crappy our gun selection is compared to the US, me sitting in the corner cringing at the guy in the yellow jacket chambering a round with the gun pointing up at a 45 degree angle (3.30min)
The second I can own an auto 5 im getting one, then im gonna go for a straight pull l1a1 and VZ58 MARS.
Keep Calm Shoot On!
Where is this range?
I agree with M below
whats that bi-pod at 5:05?
ever been trolled?
*read more*
First blood.
lol got me
Second blood!
Third blood.....
Fourth blood
dont move the mic so much it messes with the sound
In order to shoot competition:
Britain: Take a 1 year training course. Have supervised practice runs. Have a 'sober chap' interview. Fill out all of the necessary paperwork.
America: Walk up to the line.
Those restrictions are a good thing
Why the fuck are the two trying to justify this? they actively try to look for positives in a law that prhobits people from doing what they would like to do.
Its crazy, they are so tight on their chain that they even argue why that chain is a good thing.
I'm contacting my conservative MP in Folkstone and Hythe to fight to allow a limited relaxation to allow 2 semi automatic calibers back into the section 1 firearms category being the 5.56X45mm NATO and the 7.39X39mm and two other main popular pistol calibers that the majority of pistols use being the 9mm and .45acp; I am yet to receive word of what he thinks and hopefully what he'll do!
SO YOU MUST DO THE SAME IN YOUR COUNTY IF YOU WANT YOUR GUN LAWS BACK TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE AS YOU CAN'T RELY ON ANYONE ELSE DO IT FOR YOU AS THIS IS WHY WE ONLY HAVE .22LR FOR THE SEMIAUTOMATIC CATORGORY OF FIREARMS!
by the looks of it the pump shot gun or classic double barrel coach gun would be the go to home defense weapon in the UK
droppin plates nope guess again.. if we ever used a firearm or even a bat to defend our home you would go to prison. We have no right to defend ourselves here and it's plain wrong
the people who wrote those laws probly have security and such which they dont have to worry cause all their cases would be justified / those type people dont deserve air in their lungs any man which woudlnt do what ever it takes to protect his family is a coward
@@woopa900 no you woundnt !
@@woopa900 What are you on about a landlord stabbed a burglar to death and got away Scot free
At least gun owners in the U.K. can have a straight pull SVD Dragunov
Nice Mickey ears, Miles.
I thought Scott Pilgrim was into flaming swords.
I wish Asia gets the bug as well. But that's wishful thinking on my part...
Sooo...What I took from this guy's statement is that the Brits Compete in 3 gun because it's "sexy" and the hopes of getting laid? Or did I miss something?(just joking guys)
Paused again at 2 min. mark..I'm sorry, but to have to go to these extremes for your government is just Bullshit..A long barreled pistol? A bolt action Ar-15? WTF??? ATTENTION>>>>> Men of the U.K.....Get your F'ing gun rights back at any cost!! period! I love my brothers in arms across the pond and it pains me to see this type of oppression placed on you guys...I am so sorry... Truly sorry from my heart...
***** ...Breaks my damn heart...
they do it for the same reason we do it in the states, its fun to shoot under the pressures of a timed event
xx68txx ...Yes, I know...I was just joking around...My seriousness is in my latter commentary...
how is this possible in the uk im from the uk the guns laws are extreme and super strict i dont know any body who has fac certificate i only know off farmers with shotguns so how can an ordinary member of the public get involved with this activity....it seems like it is lies they never let this be for ordinary ordinary people to try if it were possible id be first in the queue front of the line..britain has high statistics of knife crime so i cant see this being allowed to be promoted to people like me it will be secret whispers and you will see farmers there and fisherman and people from highlands of.scotland who owns castles and does pheseant shooting on his own land you will never see someone like me allowed to try this it pisses me off badly.
Is it coincidence that this is published just one day after the EU Gun Ban was approved? I like that they are trying to make the most out of their stupid gun laws and still try to enjoy their shooting hobby. But that long pistol thingy, bolt action AR, 22LR only etc. ... that is just ridiculous.
How sad, cavorting about with childish parodies of what Practical Shooting was in the UK in the distant past before the 'Y' chromosome was outlawed
you missed out that they're is a growing airsfot 3 gun circle....
franklindudeacough are you jokin.
john m nope. He is the British champion of the water pistol championships 2016🐸🚁
Airsoft.....well it does not really count, it's practicality the same as really nice nerf guns.
I get the price difference is huge and the fact Airsoft has no legal restrictions at all, but still, there is a diffrence when you raise a rifle and it goes bang instead of puff as an aircanister goes off.
I'm not joking. It's only a small circle of guys but we're getting bigger! Unfortunately this country is afraid of armed citizens, and we can barley defend ourselves legally it disgusting.
And there are legal restrictions on Airsoft guns. Recently we've had a power cap imposed on all Airsoft rifles because they're scared we're going to hold up banks with toys and cause a bit of bruising if everything goes south
But no knives or hammers. :P
Miles I heard you actually live in England and all the guns you own are deactivated
Man! I have no idea how I went to the range the other day and was slinging lead! I must have been dreaming bro!
-Miles
TFB TV Your hair makes you look about 30 years older than you actually are.
6:27 chicken wing
Why put a nice scope and such a lame m&p22??
Wow! 29 flower arrangers don't like this 😜
The right to bear arm is God given right, it's a human privilege right. It's time for English government to give those rights back to the English citizens, correct their errors through history lessons.
Hope after Brexit you can start working toward getting your freedoms back.
every single eu country has better gun law then us !
yeah if you like shitty guns with insane laws and high prices
Didn't realize the vid was bs'ing to justify their way of doing things, though it was an OK overview I guess. Doesn't look very popular to me though... And creating clout for American anti-gun people to get them feeling all fuzzy.
It would be great to see Britons once again trusted to own 'proper' guns. The restrictions put upon law abiding owners have not of course affected the armed criminals who, I believe, are at an all-time high. Perhaps Brexit will result in a change of attitude.... who knows? It's sad to see my fellow countrymen (I grew up in London but have lived here since 1959) having to shoot under such restrictions. It makes me realise that we are quite fortunate in New Zealand, where we moan about the special licenses required to own an AR15 or AK47/74 rifle or a semi-auto pistol....... Could be worse eh?
Good luck guys, and keep that lead flying downrange......
The only mass shootings we've ever had in the UK have involved law abiding citizens going off the rails and using their legally owned and licenced firearms to kill a bunch of folk.
So sadly, now the rest of us law abiding citizens have extra controls to deal with so that if one of us does the same as has happened 3 times in the past... We can't do as much damage as quickly.
The laws aren't to prevent criminals shooting at each other (police deaths due to gunfire are very rare in the UK), They're limiting distribution of firearms that could lead to mass shooting events.
@@lmaoroflcopter wrong
geezerp1982 no it isn’t.
Hungerford: at least one of the shooters had an FAC.
Dunblane: FAC owner shot up a school. Resulted in the knee jerk handgun ban.
Cumbria shootings: FAC owner used his licenced 22 rifle and a shotgun to go on a bit of a killing spree.
Can you please tell this man how to use a microphone properly?
Stop swinging it back and forth, it's really irritating to listen to.
I want to own a 5.56mm AR15 🙁
uk spartan 2 Look into the SGC lever-release thingamajigs.
uk spartan 2 or the mars action vz 58 from caledonian arms