>>1160323>>1160342why is all this relevant to the topic? just get a guide with a hunting permit if you are so afraid of bears.
12g semi-auto or pump-action with the right ammo is more than enough to protect you against any kind of wildlife in russia.
BTW I actually believe russian gun laws for owning a firearm are not that bad and quite reasonable.
>You have to have a shotgun for like five years before they let you have any kind of rifle.>After five years of shotgun ownership, rifles may be purchasedbut the first gun can just as well be a semi-auto smooth-bore w/ a 10 round detachable box magazine. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought UK's definition of "shotgun" is a single-shot or a double barrel smooth-bore.
However, afaik, after 5 years of owning a shotgun, rifle permit is pretty much a shall-issue for all practical purposes of this discussion and you can own all sorts of semi-autos in a wide range of calibers (9mm luger, 7,62x39, 7,62x54r, .308, .223 rem, and 5,45x39 as of recently. more are available, but those are the most widely present).
>prohibited...have more than a 10-cartridge capacity.that is simply not true. hunting is restricted to magazines with 10-rounds capacity or even less, depending on the type of hunting (and that is actually reasonable), but >=30-rnd mags are not restricted when it comes to owning or target/range shooting
>Silencers are prohibitedthat's true, but the technical term 'silencer' legally means a very specific thing, so you'll find plenty of people using 'closed space muzzle devices', which are legally not considered to be silencers, but are pretty much exactly that.
the real issues with russian gun laws lie mostly in the area of actual usage, not owning - like where and when you can legally shoot
