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The Pastor
26th March 2007, 20:24
Howdy,

My mates 21'st is coming up. I want to get a pig/sheep/lamb on the spit, but im a bit tight for cash and don't know where to get one from? Anyone know where to get some spit food from?


Also a few of my mates and I are going to chip in and get him a new rifle, on the sly I found out he is looking at replacing his old 22. Hes a doc worker so this is one of his most used rifles at around 500 rounds a fortnight. I think he'd enjoy a real quite one for his urban "jobs" and it has to be of top quaility, the best. Unfortunatly I do not know shit about guns (im a townie :( ) so anyone got any tips on certain rifles and silencers that are great?


Cheers


Rm

Patrick
26th March 2007, 20:29
I take exception to being shot and spit roasted...unless you are talking sheep or cow of course. Am working anyhow...

The Pastor
26th March 2007, 20:31
I take exception to being shot and spit roasted...unless you are talking sheep or cow of course. Am working anyhow...

Well maybe you should of thought about that BEFORE you ate that pack of donuts. p/t




plz don't spam this thread :shutup: :rockon:

Patrick
26th March 2007, 20:34
Most centres have places that cater for this exact thing, but can be many $$$$.

Hirepool used to have spit roasters, check your local butcher for a deal on meat, sorted...

Mmmmmm..... donuts.....

The Pastor
26th March 2007, 20:44
Ive got the spit itself, just wondering how much a pig or 2 will cost.

geoffm
26th March 2007, 21:11
Go and talk to a good butcher. I can't recall what I paid for the last one, but it wasn't bad. Last couple we have done, I got a boned out beastie - like a big rolled roast. No bones and much easier to deal with.

Put down alufoil in the bottom if it is an enclosed spit. Makes cleaning easier. Rub on oil regularly while cooking, and stuff the stomach cavity with herbs (rosemary - not THAT herb!). Rub on garlic

Trick we did once that worked well - put a chicken on the bar inside the stomach cavity so it cooked at the same time. It was yummy.

BTW I made a spit if anyone needds to borrow one. If I could get everyone to pay up and get the numbers I would do a KB BBQ towards xmas...

0arbreaka
26th March 2007, 21:21
How much you looking to spend on the rifle?

Mr Merde
26th March 2007, 21:33
As to the pig I have no idea. Speaking to a good butcher sounds about the best.

The .22 is a little more involved.

Does your mate want a bolt or a semi auto?

500 rounds a fortnight is a lot of shooting.

Check out the gunshops. If you are in Auckland talk to Eric at Serious Shooters in Penrose. Very knowledgeable. He will set you right as he believes in assisting a person to get the correct rifle for them rather than the one that gets him more commision.

You will need someone with a firearms licence to buy the rifle and hold it til it is presented to your mate who, i assume, has a licence already.

Silencers or more correctly suppressors are another matter. The cheap one just do the job but as an example I was looking at one for a .22 pistol the other day ( same as rifle) and it was $200. Worked very well with subsonic ammo.

Delerium
26th March 2007, 21:51
A ruger 10/22 might be the go, semi auto 10 shot. Nice rifle but you get what you pay for, look at spending 600-1000 for one of those new. otherwise have a look at your local gun store.

Brett
26th March 2007, 21:51
Dude, plenty of wild pigs to hunt! Otherwise, maybe a farmer somewhere can hook you up with a couple for home kills nice cheap?

Also, I hope that you have put two and two together...you are buying your mate a new rifle...you need meat for a BBQ...let the trigger do the talking while you do the stalking!

Hitcher
26th March 2007, 21:55
There's an art to spit-roasting a whole carcass. Ring the Spit Roast Company, and there's a commercial catering business in Thames that hires the necessary gear (with instructions) or could set up and cater the whole gig for you.

_Gina_
26th March 2007, 21:57
Ive got the spit itself, just wondering how much a pig or 2 will cost.
If you are on a budget then check out Otahuhu or Otara...

The Pastor
26th March 2007, 22:38
As to the pig I have no idea. Speaking to a good butcher sounds about the best.

The .22 is a little more involved.

Does your mate want a bolt or a semi auto?

500 rounds a fortnight is a lot of shooting.

Check out the gunshops. If you are in Auckland talk to Eric at Serious Shooters in Penrose. Very knowledgeable. He will set you right as he believes in assisting a person to get the correct rifle for them rather than the one that gets him more commision.

You will need someone with a firearms licence to buy the rifle and hold it til it is presented to your mate who, i assume, has a licence already.

Silencers or more correctly suppressors are another matter. The cheap one just do the job but as an example I was looking at one for a .22 pistol the other day ( same as rifle) and it was $200. Worked very well with subsonic ammo.

Yeah semis the way to go, and yes shooting is part of the job.

What was the brand of the supperssor? I Think he wants to get a real super quite rilfe as he collects possums sometimes very near to surbia. (he works for doc its all legal but it save the cops a wasted trip if no one complains)


A ruger 10/22 might be the go, semi auto 10 shot. Nice rifle but you get what you pay for, look at spending 600-1000 for one of those new. otherwise have a look at your local gun store.

Yeah theres a few of us going to chip in for it :)



Also, I hope that you have put two and two together...you are buying your mate a new rifle...you need meat for a BBQ...let the trigger do the talking while you do the stalking!

Hmm im not really wanting to go after a pig with a 22 mate. bowie knife sure :D

Mr Merde
26th March 2007, 22:46
....
What was the brand of the supperssor? I Think he wants to get a real super quite rilfe as he collects possums sometimes very near to surbia. (he works for doc its all legal but it save the cops a wasted trip if no one complains)



.... :D

It wa in the Gun Shed in Mt Eden

Handmade and of the Parker Hale design rather than springs and washers it had chambers and spacers.

On the shelf behind the cash register.

Macktheknife
27th March 2007, 00:11
Talk to a couple of local farmers, if you are handy with a knife then kill, skin and clean it yourself, last lamb I bought cost about $50 on the hoof, pigs can be cheap too.
Just make sure you know what you are doing or you can make a right bloody mess of it and spoil the meat as well.

Lorax
27th March 2007, 00:22
A bit disappointed to tell the truth... was expecting a thread about cops all getting guns. Proceed with current thread.

jrandom
27th March 2007, 11:01
You just can't beat a Ruger 10/22 for serious small-caliber shooting. That's what you need to be getting. Buy him one of the ones in stainless with a synthetic stock, and slap a Bushnell or Leupold 3X scope on top if your budget stretches to it.

For the suppressor, cut out the middleman - just give MAE Engineering in Glenfield a call on 09 443 2536.

Come to think of it, if you buy the rifle from Sportways Gun Shed in Mt Eden, they'll probably give you a decent package deal on a matching MAE suppressor, so check in with them, too.

The Pastor
27th March 2007, 13:42
You just can't beat a Ruger 10/22 for serious small-caliber shooting. That's what you need to be getting. Buy him one of the ones in stainless with a synthetic stock, and slap a Bushnell or Leupold 3X scope on top if your budget stretches to it.

For the suppressor, cut out the middleman - just give MAE Engineering in Glenfield a call on 09 443 2536.

Come to think of it, if you buy the rifle from Sportways Gun Shed in Mt Eden, they'll probably give you a decent package deal on a matching MAE suppressor, so check in with them, too.

Hes already got heaps of awesome scopes.


Whats so great about a MAE suppressor? (other than them being just down the road from me!)

Also are suppressors pretty much one size fits all? As I may have to get the meat for the feast I won't be able to chip much more $$ in so I might just get him the suppressor instead?(depending on how much our other mates chip in)

0arbreaka
27th March 2007, 20:18
Im pretty sure Ive heard that MAE makes the supressors for the SAS and various other law enforcement/ military groups, I know for a fact that they are very high quality products.

Delerium
27th March 2007, 20:47
Im pretty sure Ive heard that MAE makes the supressors for the SAS and various other law enforcement/ military groups, I know for a fact that they are very high quality products.

I suspect that the majority of SAS silencers come from the manufacturer, eg the integral units such as on the MP5

0arbreaka
27th March 2007, 21:48
I think you'll find that with the amount of shooting that the SAS does, that the manufacturers supressor would wear out rather quickly and that the MAE supressors would be more cost effective than getting a new one sent from Germany. MAE supressors quality would probably out do the manufacturers supressors as that is what the company specifies in, while the manufacturer specifies in making the actual firearm.