Michel Baillon
Reviewer · Oplo co-founder
A gunsmith and sport shooting enthusiast. He wrote the synthesis notes behind Oplo's regulatory corpus, and reviews the articles derived from it: weapon classification, acquisition and transfer formalities, storage.
Articles reviewed
- Pistol malfunctions: read the symptom, then look for the causeAugust 7, 2026 · 9 min
- Reloading log: recording your loads so they teach you somethingAugust 7, 2026 · 7 min
- Renewing your FFTir licence: dates, EDEN and pitfallsJuly 30, 2026 · 26 min
- Shooting without a club: what an FFTir licence really requiresJuly 30, 2026 · 20 min
- Category B firearm authorization: the full route, from file to renewalJuly 30, 2026 · 22 min
- The SIA account and the sport shooter's digital gun rackJuly 30, 2026 · 27 min
- IPSC in France (TSV): divisions, Minor/Major and how to startJuly 30, 2026 · 32 min
- Category B firearm and ammunition quotas: what the texts actually sayJuly 29, 2026 · 25 min
- French firearm categories A, B, C and D: decoding C1b, C3, C9 and C12July 29, 2026 · 21 min