BajaNomad - flare gun pistol

flare gun pistol

cerritosguy - 10-15-2013 at 04:57 PM

can i take 1 into baja california?..saw an old thread saying its legal ok but..like another thread said ..'dont bother'..an 'excuse for them to hassle you'..any positive feedback would be nice
thanks

cerritosguy - 10-15-2013 at 05:04 PM

just found this..i dont have a bot so i guess ill be leaving the flare pistol behind

DENNIS - 10-15-2013 at 05:05 PM

Wadda ya gonna do with it?

cerritosguy - 10-15-2013 at 05:33 PM

i like to go quading or 4x4 ing in the mountains..in case i break down i have hand held flares..they r gettin old though so i saw a pistol flare gun today and bought it..will be great for next hunting season...HERE IN CANADA

cerritosguy - 10-15-2013 at 05:41 PM

lol willardguy..i did see that coming and sure enuff...wow..

willardguy - 10-15-2013 at 05:45 PM

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Originally posted by cerritosguy
lol willardguy..i did see that coming and sure enuff...wow..

I deleted it, we got some members that would have found it "inappropriate" :rolleyes:

flare guns

captkw - 10-15-2013 at 07:13 PM

new handheld work OK,, but the 25mm pistol is a weapon!! imo..but if you have a boat (1.inflatables don't count) most ck points don't care (1.) must be very,,very careful using flares around deflatables :lol:

[Edited on 10-16-2013 by captkw]

Marc - 10-15-2013 at 07:21 PM

I always have one handy. It's also good for signaling distress.

bajaguy - 10-15-2013 at 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by cerritosguy
i like to go quading or 4x4 ing in the mountains..in case i break down i have hand held flares..they r gettin old though so i saw a pistol flare gun today and bought it..will be great for next hunting season...HERE IN CANADA

Keep your handheld flares for the helicopter........and get a SPOT:

http://www.findmespot.com/en/

Salsa - 10-18-2013 at 08:56 PM

Back in Fred Hoctor's days as Western Outdoor News Baja correspondent, there was the same discussion. I wrote about it then and again here in 2009:

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=36920#pid3912...

Fred Hoctor wrote a piece in Western Outdoor News about Flair Guns in Baja. I think he said there were legal (maybe depending on who was inspecting you).

I wrote this after my experience.

"In July 1999 while returning from San Lucas Cove we were stopped at the
last federal inspection at one of the Ensenada toll booths, and they
found some spare flair gun shells in my boat. We had removed the flair
gun because the Vagabundos said it was illegal and you could go straight
to jail.
We almost got an extended vacation in Mexico. After being released to go
on twice, and their calling their supervisors, we finally got to go.
If you are correct, someone forgot to tell the federales. I am not
going to risk it this year."

Don

Lee - 10-19-2013 at 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by Marc
I always have one handy. It's also good for signaling distress.

Always travel with mine in it's bright orange case attached to the back of a front passenger seat. Don't see a problem unless I shoot someone who report's me. Then it's my word against his.

Hoping I get a chance to shoot a bandido up close one day.

DENNIS - 10-19-2013 at 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by Lee

Hoping I get a chance to shoot a bandido up close one day.

Wouldn't that be fun?

sancho - 10-19-2013 at 01:30 PM

The fact that there is no/little definitive info on subjects
like your ? or that info is is not easily available, leads one to be subjected to the interuptation that the
Mex Army or cop deems official, whether that person has ANY regs to back up his claim. Apparently people have
them in vehicles, which proves nothing as their being
legal. I've always been under the impression you had
to have a boat of some kind

bajaguy - 10-19-2013 at 01:38 PM

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Originally posted by sancho
The fact that there is no/little definitive info on subjects
like your ? or that info is is not easily available, leads one to be subjected to the interuptation that the
Mex Army or cop deems official, whether that person has ANY regs to back up his claim. Apparently people have
them in vehicles, which proves nothing as their being
legal. I've always been under the impression you had
to have a boat of some kind

I keep my flare pistol in the original pack orange container with all of my 1st aid gear.......also carry in the armrest of the truck a green laser pointer.......never been questioned

durrelllrobert - 10-19-2013 at 04:19 PM

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The moose don't really like forest fires :lol: