[blackie]

"Believe it. You are right regarding the M4 unless it was in 22lr/wmr - the Ruger 10/22 is legal, but any semi-auto rifle apart from calibre 22lr/wmr is illegal(banned since 1988). Alternatively they are legal as a straight pull bolt action and thus so configured are used in practical rifle shooting (like IPSC but with rifles). Still, there are bright points and this is one of them:"

That is a bright point and hard to believe.

I have two Ruger 10/22's with Volquartsen Trigger Assemblies, those would be legal over there.

I knew that the U.K. has passed some anti-gun laws some years ago, which is hard to understand, considering its vast and rich firearms manufacturing, ownership and history.

[Mac1]

“That is a bright point and hard to believe”

These rifles are legal (for now)because of their mechanism (not semi auto) and the fact that there is no upper limit on calibre for rifles. They have attracted some attention though of those who would like to prohibit them (see the bit on the site about anti materiel weapons), so I don’t know for how much longer we can own them. Something to bear in mind when paying $10,000+ for a rifle and I got burned 10 years ago when I had to export my handguns because they were banned.

“I knew that the U.K. has passed some anti-gun laws some years ago, which is hard to understand, considering its vast and rich firearms manufacturing, ownership and history.”

This explains things well as far as I can see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom