I am in France... you cant get nothing for $100
I am getting a Mauser 98K at the end of the month in 8x64S a caliber almost no one in the US has heard of.. for the throw away price of USD 500
Ammo is a mere $30 (US) for 20 ....
I dont like the Mosin personally.
I do plan on a few hand guns. But thanks to the strict control of hand guns those will only happen in December if the gods smile or sometime next year... even for a .22 lr.
But in the meantime I am waiting on the reloading equipment to be delivered... and I do want to shoot well under 1 MOA with the rifles at 100 meters. And start geting something resembling a group with the Handguns I have at 25 meters.
That will keep me busy...
BTW all "military calibers" i.e. 308/7.62, 8x57, 7.62x39/54, .223 have a 1 year wait at the least. Anything else is pretty much walk in.. show ID/License and walk out with the gun/ammo. France is wierd...
You can buy a BP rifle (muzzle loader) with only the National ID card but need to register a Paintball gun.
I can buy a 416 rigby or a TRG 42 in 338 Lapua on any day, but need to wait a year or more for a .357 lever gun or for that matter a .22 lr pistol. And best of all Silencers are leagal for any caliber. I currently only have one for the .22 LR... but might actually try and get one for the Mauser...