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Mexico you say? Well, I’m no expert but last I checked you need:  
  1. Proof of Military service  
  2. Proof of “honest living” (a letter from your boss or if self-employed you might need an accountant to write you something)  
  3. Proof of address (I think)  
  4. Pay fee  
    You also need to go to the only gun store in the country, in CD Mex.  
    That’s if your buying from the government. Private transactions require less paperwork but I forget exactly what is needed. Also only handguns (unless you are a member of a shooting club) whose caliber is “not superior” to 380 or 38spl. Your bet on what “not superior” is supposed to be is as good as mine but 45, 357 mag and 9mm parabellum are explicitly forbidden if I remember right. Confoundingly, the government recently stopped selling 5.7s to civillians. Must have been “too powerful” or something  
    Let’s not even get started on carry licenses. Long story short, your chances of getting one even if you “qualify” are about .0000  
    0001% or so.
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Parts kits, yes, like how you can with AR kits. I like how your gun laws only consider the housing of the trigger and fire control group as the gun, with everything else being ‘spare parts’ essentially.
 
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Yeah I believe Mexico has that European-style meme-caliber ban, where “military calibers” are regulated like guns.
 
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Not familiar with the Holmes, sorry. I’m going by the design Phillip Luty was caught with and is described in his book (which you can still laughably purchase here in NZ).
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You know, this is an odd question but just for fun, what weapons you WOULDN’T recommend. Call it because it’s of very dubious quality, very awkward to use (even if you’d need to screw it up so badly to check this one) or just simply too impractical.
 
Anything 22LR. Pretty useless for self-defense unless you don’t mind expending lots of ammmo. Good for hunting small prey, though.
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You know, this is an odd question but just for fun, what weapons you WOULDN’T recommend. Call it because it’s of very dubious quality, very awkward to use (even if you’d need to screw it up so badly to check this one) or just simply too impractical.
 
For a first time user? Large caliber revolvers, like .357 magnum or .44 magnum. Generally speaking, those are calibers you work up to after getting experience and becoming comfortable handling smaller scale ammunition.
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Just installed one of the backstraps with beaver tail to my Gen 4 Glock 19. It feels a little better in my hand, now.
 
EDIT: On second though, I’m going to go with the default grip for now. I’m going to need to do more experimenting before I decide on a custom config.
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Well, I was thinking more from a general view, like, what advantages and disadvantages do shotguns and scatterguns have. Maybe making comparissons with handguns or rifles.
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Alright, well your main disadvantage is gonna be range. That said, shotguns firing buckshot don’t spread out wildly like on TV. You do absolutely still need to aim. That said, your range is significantly improved with slugs. Capacity is reduced, but what you lack in capacity you make up for in stopping power. But unless you’re using a mag fed shotgun, reloading is slow. Recoil is also much higher on a 12 gauge shotgun than say a 223 AR-15, so consider that as well. But overall, shotguns are a fantastic choice for a firearm. As you saw, even my main home defense weapon is a shotgun.
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I sometimes imagine that the shotguns’ spread shot can cause collateral damage as well. I imagine shotguns would be for quick and strong strikes, kind of becoming a glass cannon with low reload time.
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Depends. The spread is generally around 4 inches at 10 yards and roughly 10 inches at 20 yards. So it’s still more accurate and tighter than people sometimes think.
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Given the plastic-fantastic nature of the F2000, we should be able to 3D-print them, with only the bolt and the front trunnion being the difficult parts to manufacture.
 
Speaking of 3D-printing, they’re already working on enhancements to the FGC-9:
 
full
 
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Wouldn’t mind an adjustable stock personally.
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Well, my folk and I went out to practice with the new Glock they bought (10mm).
 
Honestly, I think I’ll be able to get used to it once we can get enough ammo to practice. Thankfully there are places we can safely practice outdoors around here.
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