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| Bill C.-sbio... |
 Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:30 pm |
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I'm currently considering producing a shooting DVD that would be
specifically directed towards interested parties in JAPAN.
This video would be of a historical nature and will deal with U.S.
produced firearms from the period of 1800-1900, but focussing
primarily on fireams produced from the mid 1840s through the 1880s.
If you're a shooter (such as air-soft, competition, or hunting) or
even just an interested party IN Japan, or have contacts with someone
who is, please contact me at the following address
billc_sdio at (no spam) yahoo.com
I am trying to query the feasibilty of producing such a video and
gather a better understanding of how it might be received.
Thanks,
Bill C.
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| Pea Shooter... |
| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:46 pm |
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Considering that firearms are pretty well verboten (pun intended) in Japan
since WWII, I would doubt that very few people would have any experience or
interest in the subject.
Good luck in your endeavor, though.
"Bill C.-sbio" <billc_sdio at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
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# I'm currently considering producing a shooting DVD that would be
# specifically directed towards interested parties in JAPAN.
#
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:48 pm |
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On Wed, 21 May 2008 11:40:12 +0000 (UTC), Offbreed
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#Pea Shooter wrote:
## Considering that firearms are pretty well verboten (pun intended) in Japan
## since WWII, I would doubt that very few people would have any experience or
## interest in the subject.
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#I don't know that many from Japan, but a couple are really avid
#shooters. There just might be more interest than you think.
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The interest is definitely there, just not the ability for the average
"Joe-San Citizen". Go to any of the (over-priced) ranges in Las Vegas
when a Japanese convention is in town -- they are lined up & down the
street to get a chance to punch holes in paper.
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| Bill Smith... |
| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:48 pm |
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On Wed, 21 May 2008 00:46:08 +0000 (UTC), "Pea Shooter" <jpq3 at (no spam) cox.net>
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#Considering that firearms are pretty well verboten (pun intended) in Japan
#since WWII, I would doubt that very few people would have any experience or
#interest in the subject.
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#Good luck in your endeavor, though.
It's a common misconception that guns are outlawed in Japan. There are
certainly lots of hoops to jump through, but there is an active
shooting community there. They have indoor 300 yard benchrest
competition, for example, and even Olympic style pistol competition.
There isn't much open land available for hunting, but a lot still
happens on the northern island of Hokkaido where there is still
wilderness available. With snow on the ground for as much as 6 months
at a time, it's for hardier participants only.
Bill Smith
"There are four kinds of homicide; felonious, excusable, justifiable,
and praiseworthy"
Ambrose Bierce
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| wb... |
| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:54 pm |
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Yep,
There are shooting ranges in Japan. In fact, there was a special on
one of the sports networks showing Japanese men shooting clays with over
under shotguns.
From what I am able to find out from relatives and friends there,
you can own a gun but it is not easy. Also storage is important. From
the sound of it, shooting is a sport for the well off. There are rural
open areas all over Japan. I'd do a google search for trap, skeet or
benchrest shooting in Japan. See if any of the associations are near you
and check them out. Can your read Japanese in it's native form? There
is a site at:
http://www.benchrest-japan.com
for the Japan Benchrest Association
It is only in Japanese so you will need to read Japanese in Kanji and
Hiragana.
Bill
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| Misifus... |
| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:21 am |
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wb wrote:
# Yep,
# There are shooting ranges in Japan. In fact, there was a special on
# one of the sports networks showing Japanese men shooting clays with over
# under shotguns.
# From what I am able to find out from relatives and friends there,
# you can own a gun but it is not easy. Also storage is important. From
# the sound of it, shooting is a sport for the well off. There are rural
# open areas all over Japan. I'd do a google search for trap, skeet or
# benchrest shooting in Japan. See if any of the associations are near you
# and check them out. Can your read Japanese in it's native form? There
# is a site at:
# http://www.benchrest-japan.com
# for the Japan Benchrest Association
# It is only in Japanese so you will need to read Japanese in Kanji and
# Hiragana.
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# Bill
# > ...
# .
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Is there pistol shooting in Japan? I seem to recall seeing an article,
many years ago, to the effect that shooting enthusiasts from Japan were
able to shoot some large caliber handguns for the first time on a trip
to the US.
-Raf
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| wb... |
| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:49 am |
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Hi,
With respect to pistols, I'm not too sure. I just remember
seeing articles and hearing about shotgun (Skeet, Trap, Sporting clays)
ranges. My relatives who live there know of no one who owns a handgun.
You might check out ranges in Okinawa. Seems to me I heard they were
opening up some down there. One thing I do know is that the Japanese
seem to enjoy the shooting sports and are taking to it like they did to
baseball and golf. But, of course, such things cost a lot there.
Bill
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| The Dog... |
| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:41 am |
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"wb" <archangele66 at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
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# Hi,
# With respect to pistols, I'm not too sure. I just remember
# seeing articles and hearing about shotgun (Skeet, Trap, Sporting clays)
# ranges. My relatives who live there know of no one who owns a handgun.
# You might check out ranges in Okinawa. Seems to me I heard they were
# opening up some down there. One thing I do know is that the Japanese
# seem to enjoy the shooting sports and are taking to it like they did to
# baseball and golf. But, of course, such things cost a lot there.
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# Bill
I was in Japan in '72 and was told no Japanese national was even allowed
to shoot a gun so if we were out on the skeet range we were not suppose to
offer them a chance to try it out. At that time I was with the 1st Marine
Air Wing. and had a skeet range out behind the runways.
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| Tom... |
| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:26 pm |
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"The Dog" <rbrtm01 at (no spam) att.net> wrote in message news:g4srt5$866$1 at (no spam) grapevine.wam.umd.edu...
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# I was in Japan in '72 and was told no Japanese national was even allowed
# to shoot a gun so if we were out on the skeet range we were not suppose to
# offer them a chance to try it out. At that time I was with the 1st Marine
# Air Wing. and had a skeet range out behind the runways.
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That seems odd. I was there in '66 & '67 and on our Trap/Skeet range (Camp Zama)
the Japanese kept it viable. They would be there every weekend with their (usually
very expensive) shotguns and shoot all day long, buying our shells. We even built a bar
to sell them drinks. The money collected kept the operation in the black.
Only rarely did we have GI's shooting and the GI's got free boxes of shells. The range
was out behind the golf course, which the Japanese also used for a price.
I picked up a few extra bucks working the range on weekends. I was AF, stationed on
Zama and worked on Atsugi, Totsuka, Kamiseya (sp?), Yokosuka, and my favorite,
Yokohama Racetrack, doing microwave system maintenance. Fun job, great tour.
Regards,
Tom
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| Mark Crispin... |
| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:26 pm |
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On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, The Dog posted:
# I was in Japan in '72 and was told no Japanese national was even allowed
# to shoot a gun so if we were out on the skeet range we were not suppose to
# offer them a chance to try it out. At that time I was with the 1st Marine
# Air Wing. and had a skeet range out behind the runways.
Like the UK, Japan has a complex and strict set of licensing and
registration rules for firearms.
A shotgun license is relatively obtainable; some classes, tests, a police
lecture, and at the end of it you have the right to buy a shotgun. There
is a community, numbered in the 6 digits, of shotgunners. Most of these
are clay shooters.
Rifles, especially centerfire rifles, are much more difficult. IIRC,
after jumping through enough hoops you can get a rifle for target shooting
(in which case you must be a competitive shooter) OR for hunting (in which
case you must have the necessary hunting licenses), but not for both.
Pistol licences exist, but are made of the element Unobtainium. IIRC, a
maximum of 50 pistol licenses are allocated nationwide, but not all have
been issues.
Most target shooting is with air guns. No license is required for
smoothbore airsoft guns, and you can even have full auto. Licensing and
registration is required for other air guns; however it is much easier to
get an air rifle than a rifle. Japan has an interesting category of air
rifles that fill the niche that would otherwise be occupied by rifled air
pistols.
Sadly, I fear that regulation is coming for airsoft in Japan. There has
been increasing media attention about bad guys (such as AUM Shinri Kyo,
the people who attacked the Tokyo subway with sarin gas) training with
airsoft.
Of course, the military, the police, and the Yakuza (the Japanese Mafia)
are exempt from all licensing and registration requirements. In recent
years I've seen increasing numbers of Japanese police with sidearms. Most
police guns seem to be revolvers. I'm guessing that they are .38Spl.
-- Mark --
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Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.
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| The Dog... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:10 pm |
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"Tom" <t at (no spam) att.net> wrote in message
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# "The Dog" <rbrtm01 at (no spam) att.net> wrote in message
# news:g4srt5$866$1 at (no spam) grapevine.wam.umd.edu...
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# # I was in Japan in '72 and was told no Japanese national was even
# allowed
# # to shoot a gun so if we were out on the skeet range we were not suppose
# to
# # offer them a chance to try it out. At that time I was with the 1st
# Marine
# # Air Wing. and had a skeet range out behind the runways.
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# That seems odd. I was there in '66 & '67 and on our Trap/Skeet range
# (Camp Zama)
# the Japanese kept it viable. They would be there every weekend with their
# (usually
# very expensive) shotguns and shoot all day long, buying our shells. We
# even built a bar
# to sell them drinks. The money collected kept the operation in the black.
# Only rarely did we have GI's shooting and the GI's got free boxes of
# shells. The range
# was out behind the golf course, which the Japanese also used for a price.
# I picked up a few extra bucks working the range on weekends. I was AF,
# stationed on
# Zama and worked on Atsugi, Totsuka, Kamiseya (sp?), Yokosuka, and my
# favorite,
# Yokohama Racetrack, doing microwave system maintenance. Fun job, great
# tour.
#
# Regards,
#
# Tom
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I was on the other end of the island at Iwakunia and that is what the range
master told us. I never even talked to any of teh JN's while on the range,
I know the outside perimeter guards were all JN's and carried shotguns but
was told they the exception.
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