What's the airgun laws in Portugal?

[T 20]

PORTUGAL - .177 or .22 velocity of 1181 fps Hunting not allowed

From B.A.R website .

Here's the full list :-

http://www.airgunbuyer.com/page.asp?pg=1008


Whether you need a license or not in Portugal I can't find but a quick phone call to the Consulate wouldn't go amiss.

[Phil Russell]

The list provided is interestingbut I may have to add more detail regarding Norway. I was there maybe 6 years ago and spent a while in a gun shop in Lillesand admiring their (expensive) range of air rifles. I remember asking about the need for a license, if any, and was told the following:
For .177 there is no requirement irrespective of power level but all air rifles classed as .22 need a license irrespective of power level. However, there is a quirk to this is that they classified 5.56 as .22 so if you had a rifle officially labelled as 5.5 then it falls outside the requirements for a license. Now it is, of course, possible that the chap in the shop got it wrong, but his English was excellent and he seemed as surprised as I was. So I cannot guarantee this information but it might be wise to check.

Cheers, Phil

[T 20]

The list provided is interestingbut I may have to add more detail regarding Norway. I was there maybe 6 years ago and spent a while in a gun shop in Lillesand admiring their (expensive) range of air rifles. I remember asking about the need for a license, if any, and was told the following:
For .177 there is no requirement irrespective of power level but all air rifles classed as .22 need a license irrespective of power level. However, there is a quirk to this is that they classified 5.56 as .22 so if you had a rifle officially labelled as 5.5 then it falls outside the requirements for a license. Now it is, of course, possible that the chap in the shop got it wrong, but his English was excellent and he seemed as surprised as I was. So I cannot guarantee this information but it might be wise to check.

Cheers, Phil

There's a similar quirk in South African Law as well, Phil.

From memory 5.5mm is OK but .22" is prohibited.

Edit - from here :- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_gun_laws

[angrybear]

I know that .25 is prohibited after trying to buy pellets.

There was a very good link on a previous thread but I can't find it, lots of general firearms stuff on google & Wikipedia.

I'm sure the Embassy could give you full details.

[baldinio]

You moving house then rhys? If so jammy git im well jealous long way to travel to the bash tho bud

[evert]

The list provided is interestingbut I may have to add more detail regarding Norway. I was there maybe 6 years ago and spent a while in a gun shop in Lillesand admiring their (expensive) range of air rifles. I remember asking about the need for a license, if any, and was told the following:
For .177 there is no requirement irrespective of power level but all air rifles classed as .22 need a license irrespective of power level. However, there is a quirk to this is that they classified 5.56 as .22 so if you had a rifle officially labelled as 5.5 then it falls outside the requirements for a license. Now it is, of course, possible that the chap in the shop got it wrong, but his English was excellent and he seemed as surprised as I was. So I cannot guarantee this information but it might be wise to check.

Cheers, Phil

I'm not trying to be rude, but that guy was not updated on Norwegian gun laws.... His 5.56/5.5 story is just BS.

Airguns are classified as "shooting weapons" by the law over here, but some airguns are exempt from licencing.
We have had varying regulations of airguns over the years.
Before the late 90's all airguns were exempt from licencing, and free to buy for anyone above a certain age (which I belive was 16 first, and then 18 later)
Sometime around ca 1999 all airguns with a caliber above 4,5mm's were put on licence, but that was lifted after some years.(2005?)

So we had no restrictions on ariguns for some happy years, and a lot of us went crazy and imported and bough a lot of guns with our new freedom.

Then, in 2009, all purchases of airguns above 4,5mm had to be registered, so they are back on licening again.
BUT, for us that bought airguns in the periods they were free to buy unlicenced, can still keep them- its if we sell them they have to be registered.

[rapidresponse1]

a lovely place to move to i wish you luck if it comes off

[tinbum]

Here's the full list :-

http://www.airgunbuyer.com/page.asp?pg=1008


Whether you need a license or not in Portugal I can't find but a quick phone call to the Consulate wouldn't go amiss.

China is conspicuous in it's absence.

[RobF]

China I've been told is heavily resricted. I can't remember exactly but I was told there is a limit on the guns certificates held, so it's like dead man's shoes, you can't get one until one becomes free. It came up at IWA as I was commenting how it would be interesting to see how China take up FT.