Obviously in the Philippines. Good guns; I have the full-size “TacII” in .45 ACP. A lot of people don’t know it, but Armscor in the Philippines is the single largest manufacturer of M1911s in the world, sold primarily under the Rock Island Armory brand here. The M1911 is pretty much the “national gun” of the Philippines. People love them over there and are very proud of their ability to produce them. While their uniformed police and military mostly pack more modern 9mm designs, you still see a lot of M1911s - almost always full-size .45s - on the hips of private security guards in shopping malls and such; it’s badass as hell. Their military is the only one besides ours that uses the M1911 even today at least to a limited extent (like us). For anyone here who is curious about the prices, they are listed in this video in Philippine pesos. The exchange rate is about 50 pesos to the US dollar, if you want to do the math; 20 bucks is about a thousand pesos. So, a gun that goes for say, 40,000 pesos is selling for about $800, an enormous sum of money in a country where per capita GDP is maybe $4000 US. A basic domestically produced M1911 over there can be had for closer to $300 US “under the table”, but if you ever wind up using it in self defense, even if totally justified, it will be seized immediately (and then re-sold by the cops on the street). And if you’re in that situation, you dare not admit that it was your own gun; you tell the cops, “It was actually the bad guy’s weapon and I was able to turn it on him”. Still, if you save up your pesos and get a carry permit, you’ll be OK, but again, most people simply can’t afford that. I have a niece over there who does carry legally, but all she could afford was an inexpensive .22 pistol (ironically, an American-made Phoenix Arms Model HP22A). So obviously, it’s a lot harder to own a gun in the Philippines. Not impossible, but there’s a lot of red tape and the prices are way out of reach of the average person over there. Their system Is designed not to ban firearms entirely, but rather, to make it so only the very well-off few can afford to have a gun (at least legally; there’s a huge grey/black market, as I noted above).
I have no idea but I doubt it. Firearms purchasing by private citizens is strictly regulated in the Philippines. If you’re here in the US you’d be better off buying locally because the prices in the Philippines are inflated anyway. I got mine - not the top of the line model but close - for $700 US out the door, including tax, shipping, etc. You can get the base GI model for less than $500 new if you look around.
@@TheRobman139 I'm a dual citizen and planning to retire in the Philippines. I have a group here in the U.S. that occasionally go target shooting. That's the reason why I wanted to buy something to protect myself and at the same time maybe use for target shooting. Because it's impossible for me to bring what I have here to the Philippines.
@@arcangel6104 I married a Filipina and we’ve been over there four times so far to visit her family there. I don’t know the details about purchasing a gun there except that there is a significant amount of bureaucracy involved. I do know that you must be a citizen or you can’t legally own a gun at all, so good for you that you have dual citizenship. I’m sure you’ll be able to get one but to do it all legally and above board, you’ll pay a premium price compared with what you’d pay here for the same gun. Anyway, best of luck. Who knows.. I may find myself in your shoes eventually.
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Obviously in the Philippines. Good guns; I have the full-size “TacII” in .45 ACP. A lot of people don’t know it, but Armscor in the Philippines is the single largest manufacturer of M1911s in the world, sold primarily under the Rock Island Armory brand here. The M1911 is pretty much the “national gun” of the Philippines. People love them over there and are very proud of their ability to produce them. While their uniformed police and military mostly pack more modern 9mm designs, you still see a lot of M1911s - almost always full-size .45s - on the hips of private security guards in shopping malls and such; it’s badass as hell. Their military is the only one besides ours that uses the M1911 even today at least to a limited extent (like us).
For anyone here who is curious about the prices, they are listed in this video in Philippine pesos. The exchange rate is about 50 pesos to the US dollar, if you want to do the math; 20 bucks is about a thousand pesos. So, a gun that goes for say, 40,000 pesos is selling for about $800, an enormous sum of money in a country where per capita GDP is maybe $4000 US. A basic domestically produced M1911 over there can be had for closer to $300 US “under the table”, but if you ever wind up using it in self defense, even if totally justified, it will be seized immediately (and then re-sold by the cops on the street). And if you’re in that situation, you dare not admit that it was your own gun; you tell the cops, “It was actually the bad guy’s weapon and I was able to turn it on him”. Still, if you save up your pesos and get a carry permit, you’ll be OK, but again, most people simply can’t afford that. I have a niece over there who does carry legally, but all she could afford was an inexpensive .22 pistol (ironically, an American-made Phoenix Arms Model HP22A).
So obviously, it’s a lot harder to own a gun in the Philippines. Not impossible, but there’s a lot of red tape and the prices are way out of reach of the average person over there. Their system Is designed not to ban firearms entirely, but rather, to make it so only the very well-off few can afford to have a gun (at least legally; there’s a huge grey/black market, as I noted above).
Ganda
Maganda po Ang armscor, antay antay na po Ng bodega sale at gunshow nila.. sir kelan ba ulit may gun show
Sir location po yan
Meronbanorinco dyan?
Wala po sir, rock island po lahat sir
Can I purchase their product right in their manufacturing plant?And where are the location of their stores? Thank you
I have no idea but I doubt it. Firearms purchasing by private citizens is strictly regulated in the Philippines. If you’re here in the US you’d be better off buying locally because the prices in the Philippines are inflated anyway. I got mine - not the top of the line model but close - for $700 US out the door, including tax, shipping, etc. You can get the base GI model for less than $500 new if you look around.
@@TheRobman139 I'm a dual citizen and planning to retire in the Philippines. I have a group here in the U.S. that occasionally go target shooting. That's the reason why I wanted to buy something to protect myself and at the same time maybe use for target shooting. Because it's impossible for me to bring what I have here to the Philippines.
@@arcangel6104 I married a Filipina and we’ve been over there four times so far to visit her family there. I don’t know the details about purchasing a gun there except that there is a significant amount of bureaucracy involved. I do know that you must be a citizen or you can’t legally own a gun at all, so good for you that you have dual citizenship. I’m sure you’ll be able to get one but to do it all legally and above board, you’ll pay a premium price compared with what you’d pay here for the same gun.
Anyway, best of luck. Who knows.. I may find myself in your shoes eventually.
@@TheRobman139 thanks bro. Hope to meet you someday