Firearms for an active US Army serving in Korea.

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Firearms for an active US Army serving in Korea.
Does anyone know of any of the major manufacturinge companies (Colt, Kimber, S&W or Glock) that have good deals for active military personal?
Also is there any way to purchase a firearm and get it shipped to a military address or an armory in the country that he is serving in.
I have a friend that would like to purchase a firearm for his own use. Not to carry but to have for recreational shooting at his base arsenal. This would be with his commanding officers permission.
I have contacted all of the above listed manufactures with emails but was also wondering if anyone here has had an experience with getting guns for active military personal.
This might be impossible with today’s laws but wanted to check with anyone here.
Thanks.
 
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Sure, a handgun can be taken with you to Korea, It just has to be authorized on your military travel orders. As to a personal firearm being shipped to Korea ,No. In other words, if your friend is such a low rank he has to ask such a question? tell him to forget it. Now if he were a Major or above or even a senior enlisted it can be done. Don't anyone tell me about Japan, Korea has their own laws.
 
As far as discounts go, Glock offers a great discount for Law Enforcement and Military personnel. You can pick up a new Glock for $389.00 at my LGS if you're LEO or Military.
 
The military/LE discount Glocks also come with 3 mags instead of the normal 2. As an interesting aside, I believe that the Glock 19 is the issue weapon for the South Korean military.
 
Glock, Kimber, S&W, HK, Beretta deals-offers for military...

To my limited knowledge as a veteran & licensed security officer(armed) there are a few offers or specials open to active/reserve service members, sworn & retired LE officers, security officers, etc.
Glock has a homeland security program with discounts & 1 new magazine. I think it only applys to full or compact new in box(NIB) Glock pistols.
Beretta-USA had the America's Defenders offer but I think it ended on 12/31/10. :(
They may have extended the offer or have a new special. It was for the M9/92-96/PX4 models only.
Kimber, Springfield-Armory, SIG-Sauer, Kahr, etc may have good offers. Check the main US website and/or contact the military-LE sales office.

Clyde
ps; FWIW; I saw a few TV news items about the LA national guard in New Orleans. The uniformed MPs had Glock 9mmNATO sidearms. I thought only the Beretta M9 or SIG M11 duty pistols were US issue.
 
"...Korea has their own laws..." Yep and not allowing firearms into their country is one of 'em. Might be different for a foreign troopie, but I doubt it. Don't think the U.S. military allows it though.
 
No personal firearms in Korea. Surprising for a country that lives in constant fear of invasion and has anti-aircraft batteries on most of the tall buildings in downtown Seoul, but that's the way it is. You can buy airsoft guns all over the place, if that's any consolation. Some of them look and feel quite authentic, but no real guns, long or short, are allowed.

If you are a permanent resident or citizen of Korea, as opposed to someone in Korea on orders under the Status of Forces Agreement, you can apply for authorization to own a shotgun. If you know the right people and jump through the right hoops to get approved, you may import one into the country--at great personal expense, but it must be stored at a local police armory at all times and you can only check it out to shoot it on an established clay pigeon range, of which there are very few and to which membership fees and ammunition fees restrict such pursuits to only the very rich. No hunting or walking-in-the-woods recreational shooting is allowed and no handguns at all.

There were news reports back in the mid to late 90s about Russian sailors coming into port in Inchon or Pusan and selling Makarov pistols on the black market, but the authorities are keeping a closer lookout for that sort of activity nowadays.
 
Back in 1974,,,

I just told my houseboy I wanted a handgun,,,
All he asked was "Big gun or little gun?"

But other than that it is quite illegal by Korean law.

U.S. Air Force made no provisions for Airmen to own a gun of any type,,,
There was no provision for storing it at the Arsenal like stateside.

Lets face it,,,
It's just not going to happen.

If a GI wants to shoot,,,
They simply request more training time,,,
I got to shoot once a week with USAF guns and ammo,,,
I just had to make the request through my squadron First Sergeant.

The Army dudes got the same deal,,,
I was AF stationed at Camp Long Army Post.

Some countries allowed gun ownership,,,
As long as the firearm never left the base confines,,,
In Germany I kept/shot a Marlin .22 rifle and a Colt Frontier Scout,,,
All I had to do was join the Rod & Gun Club and shoot on their designated range.

I bought the guns from a GI who was leaving the base,,,
I sold the guns to another GI who was just starting his tour,,,
I was going to a country that would not allow guns to enter their borders,,,
It would have cost me a small fortune (more than their value) to ship them back home.

That was 35 years ago though,,,
I'm sure the rules and regs have changed since then.

Aarond
 
I served from 1975-1980, including a 3 year tour in Germany. In Germany it was notoriously difficult to perfect the paperwork that was required to ship a firearm home. EVeryone I knew who made the mistake of acquiring a firearm in Germany, or bringing one in, ended up leaving the firearm behind. Ultimately, we ended up destroying these abandoned firearms.

Maybe things are better now, but I doubt it.
 
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