ARE PCP'S ALLOWED IN CHINA?

[cross hair]

I've owned a few Chinese made pcps and still own a B&W S45 and consider it one of my best all around high power simi auto airgun.

I'm just curious if these airguns made in China are available to the people in China? For sure powder burners are not allowed.

Don't for sure want this simple post to turn into a political thread so ....I hope that the peasants around the world where fire arms are not allowed can own a PCP but it seems as though there are many manufacturers of air rifles that don't allow fire arms. Just saying.

 

[cross hair]

I've owned a few Chinese made pcps and still own a B&W S45 and consider it one of my best all around high power simi auto airgun.

I'm just curious if these airguns made in China are available to the people in China? For sure powder burners are not allowed.

Don't for sure want this simple post to turn into a political thread so ....I hope that the peasants around the world where fire arms are not allowed can own a PCP but it seems as though there are many manufacturers over seas of air rifles that don't allow fire arms. Just saying.

 

[marflow 777]

i think you will find the simple answer is NO

 

[delooper]

My impression is its very difficult. Some minorities are allowed to own guns. Otherwise you "can apply" to own a gun as an individual if you have a hunting permit or if you are a rancher. Sounds a little like the Canadian system, but more strict, i.e. airguns are regulated the same as powderburners.

 

[Peashooter]

I read B&W and think speakers, i actually had a set back when i was a audiophile.
BUT ! Back then i changed speakers more often than i changed my underwear.

Here you can have .177 when 18 and larger if you are in gun club ( well thats the law speaking IRL not so much, CUZ clubs only cater to the Olympic disciplines and so its .177 10 M more or less, )
And then you can have a hunting licence and buy any size PCP or powder burner,,,, mind you buckshot and slugs are not allowed in 12 gauge.
you can even have a pistol if you are a long time member of a pistol shooting club, and they do shoot IPSC here which just freak me the hell out that its a thing here.

Common for all but .177 they must be locked up at home

 

[bigHUN]

I remember years ago talking to a chinese friend about this or similar OP question. If they want to play with a gun (powder or air) they are only free to join the PLA any time.
Toronto North suburb here, I have four cities around me with a huge asian population moved in a past decade, starting from housing, cars to weapons the culture is requiring to show up with latest and greatest. In my gunclub every year new (chinese) members coming in with equipment you can buy a decent car for that money. Feels like they hungry for a status symbol. I think not much different in Vancouver BC.

 

[delooper]

I remember years ago talking to a chinese friend about this or similar OP question. If they want to play with a gun (powder or air) they are only free to join the PLA any time.
Toronto North suburb here, I have four cities around me with a huge asian population moved in a past decade, starting from housing, cars to weapons the culture is requiring to show up with latest and greatest. In my gunclub every year new (chinese) members coming in with equipment you can buy a decent car for that money. Feels like they hungry for a status symbol. I think not much different in Vancouver BC.

At our gun club you often see young chinese men and women with overdressed glocks. That was a surprise to me, at first. But I guess it makes sense.

 

[Sawney Bean]

I'm not so familiar with Chinese culture, but I know the Japanese are obsessed with high quality and prestigious items and will pay to get the best of something even when it's a somewhat foolish purchase. I think this has waned in recent decades, but it was very evident back in the 80s when their economy was going like gangbusters. Someone would buy a $5000 Nikon F5 because they liked to take pictures and that was the best camera you could get. I think its actually is a big part of why Japanese products have a reputation for quality, because their home market is obsessive about it and I get the impression that having a counterfeit item would be extremely uncool.

 

[delooper]

I'm not so familiar with Chinese culture, but I know the Japanese are obsessed with high quality and prestigious items and will pay to get the best of something even when it's a somewhat foolish purchase. I think this has waned in recent decades, but it was very evident back in the 80s when their economy was going like gangbusters. Someone would buy a $5000 Nikon F5 because they liked to take pictures and that was the best camera you could get. I think its actually is a big part of why Japanese products have a reputation for quality, because their home market is obsessive about it and I get the impression that having a counterfeit item would be extremely uncool.

I think this is a feature of Japanese culture that goes back a long ways. If you have a chance, take a look at the "Rose Anvil" review of WWII boots on YouTube. If you compare the US, Russian and Japanese foot-soldier boots, it's pretty eye-opening.

 

[Duongkimtien]

I live in Vietnam. Vietnamese culture is quite similar to Chinese. and I'm sure pcp is banned in China as well as in Vietnam. We play PCP guns by assembling accessories made in China

 

[Leo C]

In China, airguns are illegal, and any guns with muzzle energy exceeding 1.8J (approximately 1.3FPE) are classified as firearms. Currently, there are still a few people quietly playing with airguns, with the most common ones on the market being replicas of the AirForce Condor

 

[delooper]

China's firearms regulations are published on-line. They're pretty easy to read. Firearms aren't illegal. You just need a license, like in most countries. The license sounds a little more difficult to acquire than in Canada, though. The main feature is airguns and powderburners are treated as the same thing.

 

[Dazmundo]

Hah, they make all the dangerous stuff for export only