Hi and welcome to the forums. Good luck getting what you need to get out and go shooting! It's a great pastime filled with a lot of great people.
I have a ton of questions for you by the way.
Whats your biggest concern for the USA currently?
I made my first 1000yard shot with a Barret in 7mm. It was pretty awesome.
There is a bunch. I don't even know what to start with. The situation with presidential election, for example: a couple years ago my friends and I were discussing and agreeing that after Obama administration there was no chance that the next president would be a Democrat. Here we go: it looks like a bad dream –both candidates on democratic side can compete, who can do more harm to America; nevertheless, both of them have great chances of winning in general election. And, unfortunately, on the Republican side is a total mess. I was so hoping that Ted Cruz would make it to the convention. Well… The future we have ahead of us is so murky.
How do you shoot the AR in your picture with out the special equipment now?
You must have just been around 20 or so when the Soviet Union dissolved. Having lived under that system, though the transition, in a post USSR country, and then in the US, what's your take on Sanders? What about all the millennials who are nuts about him? There's another thread (http://gunlink.info/forums/index.php?topic=1694.0) about how to talk to his supporters to "correct" them. Input?
I'm sure you've seen Garry Kasparov's take (http://louderwithcrowder.com/former-russian-chess-world-champion-garry-kasparov-smashes-socialism/), who has a similar background by now.
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hi, how did you get interested in guns if you can't have them in ussr? did anyone u know have guns?
I'm assuming you still have family and friends in Belarus. What's your biggest concern for Belarus? Does the Ukraine/Russia situation worry you at all?
I was pulling for Cruz too
I don't - my wife does. The picture shows the first cleaning session after she shot it for the first time. I was surprised that it wasn't bad, at all.How do you shoot the AR in your picture with out the special equipment now?
I don't - my wife does. The picture shows the first cleaning session after she shot it for the first time. I was surprised that it wasn't bad, at all.How do you shoot the AR in your picture with out the special equipment now?
You told us about it a little bit in our emails... Can you tell us more about what you did to ease your wife into firearms and shooting?
Is she now as enthusiastic about firearms and gun rights as you are? Is she also a member of the pro-gun organizations that you mentioned belonging to?
I do have family and a lot of friends back there. The biggest concern is that the economy (thanks to "president" Lukashenko it's weak and ugly) goes down after economic sanctions to Russia were applied – the economy of Belarus is unstable and tied to Russia very much. also, Lukashenko is not going to give up the presidency anytime soon, if ever. His dragging around his youngest son (literally bringing the 12-year kid to governmental summits, where he sits next to him, etc.) and openly saying that he is preparing the boy to be his successor.
Of course, the situation in Ukraine is a pain. My wife is Ukrainian, so that's one of the reasons why it's so important to us. And, even if she wasn't, the situation itself is horrible and ugly. Putin is trying to grab everything he can and wants, and weakness of European and, unfortunately, our current administration allows him to do that. Of course, economy sanctions are better than nothing but the weakness of Obama's foreign policy enabled Putin's actions in the first place.
I do have family and a lot of friends back there. The biggest concern is that the economy (thanks to "president" Lukashenko it's weak and ugly) goes down after economic sanctions to Russia were applied – the economy of Belarus is unstable and tied to Russia very much. also, Lukashenko is not going to give up the presidency anytime soon, if ever. His dragging around his youngest son (literally bringing the 12-year kid to governmental summits, where he sits next to him, etc.) and openly saying that he is preparing the boy to be his successor.
Of course, the situation in Ukraine is a pain. My wife is Ukrainian, so that's one of the reasons why it's so important to us. And, even if she wasn't, the situation itself is horrible and ugly. Putin is trying to grab everything he can and wants, and weakness of European and, unfortunately, our current administration allows him to do that. Of course, economy sanctions are better than nothing but the weakness of Obama's foreign policy enabled Putin's actions in the first place.
If you were POTUS right now, what do you think the proper actions against Russia would be?
Next question, are you surprised by how little the Ukraine situation was (and is being) covered by the media here?
Well, as you know, forbidden fruit is most desirable :) the only time I had a chance to touch a real gun was when we visited our relatives in the remote village. My second uncle showed me his double-barreled shotgun and let me hold it for a couple of minutes. It was so heavy I couldn't hold it so I put it in my laps. I was 12 or so at that time. that's all experience I had by then.
How my interest started… As I said, I cannot remember that's exactly. I believe, a lot of that came from my father: he served in Soviet Army as an aircraft weapons mechanic. There wasn't gunsmithing involved, but weapons loading/unloading and maintenance on warplanes. He told me a lot of stories. Also, from him I first time I heard about SKS carbine – before that I was sure that only AKs were issued to soldiers. Also, lots and lots of movies about WWII also affected my imagination.
Nowadays it's a little bit "simpler" over there to get a hunting license and buy a shotgun. a person just has to bring to police: certificate from a psychiatrist that he is not a cuckoo; certificate from an ophthalmologist that he has good enough eye vision; certificate from a doctor that he is not an alcoholic or drug addict; regular physical exam from primary care physician; also having a safe or metal locking box is mandatory. if you are a good boy, after five years you can get permission to buy a hunting carbine with a rifled barrel. to buy or sell a gun, you have to get permission from police and register the sale or purchase with them. When some governmental event is going to occur, all gun owners are obligated to go to a local police and leave their guns over there to be stored until further notice; after that you can go and pick it up (or not, haha).hi, how did you get interested in guns if you can't have them in ussr? did anyone u know have guns?
You said a shotgun did you know people who had other guns like SKS and AK or just heard about them? All those hoops to jump through is crazy. I'm glad that we don't have that here. then again clinton isn't back in the white house yet!
you are kidding me, right? :D
There was NO (and there is NO) such thing as owning a military rifle legally – either full auto, semi-auto or bolt action!
As I mentioned above, there was a possibility to own a hunting carbine, but with many restrictions. Actually, when it still was Soviet Union I heard that only professional hunters in limited areas around Siberia, etc., could own guns with rifled barrels. But don't take my words on it, I'm not sure that this information is accurate.
You said a shotgun did you know people who had other guns like SKS and AK or just heard about them? All those hoops to jump through is crazy. I'm glad that we don't have that here. then again clinton isn't back in the white house yet!
Will the device from BeAdaptive be compatible with all firearms, or is it going to be its own stand alone firearm? If it's a stand alone, what are you hoping to have built?
Nice. Have you had the opportunity to go to the Knob Creek Machine Gun show?
If you dont mind, when the USSR fell, what was the first thing/moment/event/etc that made you believe things were going to get better?
you are kidding me, right? :D
There was NO (and there is NO) such thing as owning a military rifle legally – either full auto, semi-auto or bolt action!
As I mentioned above, there was a possibility to own a hunting carbine, but with many restrictions. Actually, when it still was Soviet Union I heard that only professional hunters in limited areas around Siberia, etc., could own guns with rifled barrels. But don't take my words on it, I'm not sure that this information is accurate.
You said a shotgun did you know people who had other guns like SKS and AK or just heard about them? All those hoops to jump through is crazy. I'm glad that we don't have that here. then again clinton isn't back in the white house yet!
Were people mad about that or not care about having guns anyway? Did people trap for food?
Were people mad about that or not care about having guns anyway? Did people trap for food?
..and what about criminals or gangs, did they have guns? Even after ban in UK, austrailia and places like that criminals still have guns and commit crimes with them.
Sorry for the delayed response – for some reason I did not receive a notification about the post in the forum.
I didnt receive a notification either. Odd. I'm asking the web guy to look into it.
Sorry for the delayed response – for some reason I did not receive a notification about the post in the forum.I didnt receive a notification either. Odd. I'm asking the web guy to look into it.
We are trying to pinpoint what the email notification issue (http://gunlink.info/forums/index.php?topic=1726.0) is. It looks like some emails are working and some are not - topic reply notifications are apparently among the latter.
Hey there,
Just stopped by to say "hi" to all of you, guys. Thank you for your support and understanding.
Paper :) probably, not sooner than May or June.