should we be allowed semi-autos?

**jasonu** · 27th November 2017, 10:55

Originally Posted by Cosmik de Bris

Yes indeed, they used our pistol club for training. They didn't like anyone watching and for good reason. They were there twice a year and fired about 50 rounds each time, most of the regular club members shot about 150 a week. I saw on fellow whip out his glock, rack the slide, the mag fell on the floor and he spent the next 15 minutes finding all the rounds.

Cheers

How did any of the rounds come out of the magazine?

**pritch** · 27th November 2017, 11:33

Originally Posted by Cosmik de Bris

Yes indeed, they used our pistol club for training. They didn't like anyone watching and for good reason.

Ah yes. I watched one day and was singularly unimpressed. Having some spare time back then I offered, free of charge, a small remedial session for the ummm less talented. I was at that time Coaching Director, of a national shooting organisation so it wasn't some wild offer out of left field, and the officer to whom I spoke was aware of that. All I got was a blank stare. The problem shooters (mostly women) tend to dread their range days and that's a shame because for most it's unnecessary.

**Swoop** · 27th November 2017, 13:34

Originally Posted by Cosmik de Bris

Yes indeed, they used our pistol club for training.

Very unusual.
They are banned from using ranges around Auckland due to the amount of damage they cause.
Rounds fired in every direction, including into the overhead areas, over the top of the butts, etc, etc. Hence the had to go and build their own range in a built-up area of industrial Auckland.
The pistol clubs and military were very happy with this.

**caseye** · 27th November 2017, 15:47

Originally Posted by Swoop

Very unusual.
They are banned from using ranges around Auckland due to the amount of damage they cause.
Rounds fired in every direction, including into the overhead areas, over the top of the butts, etc, etc. Hence the had to go and build their own range in a built-up area of industrial Auckland.
The pistol clubs and military were very happy with this.

They certainly were!
They used the range out at Wauiku for 3 go's before they boys gave them their marching orders, the dmage to equipment and property was incredible.

**Akzle** · 27th November 2017, 16:25

pretty sure ardmore was closed down cos they kept shooting each other in the legs

**awayatc** · 27th November 2017, 17:12

So the boys in blue overall appear to be not very good at shooting.....
Nor at driving .....
No wonder they don't want to let go of their radar gun.
It's bullet proof ( pun intended)

**Grumph** · 27th November 2017, 20:09

Originally Posted by Swoop

People would be "surprised" with the amount of pistols that have gone missing from police stations over the years...

Back when there were still "cadets" in high schools, there were some big thefts of weapons from school armouries too. Mainly Lee-Enfields of course - the country was awash with those in the 50's. But when my high school in ChCh got raided it was reported they took two Lewis guns....I was in the cadets and didn't know we even had the things. Might have stayed if I'd known, LOL. Never recovered afaik.

**pritch** · 27th November 2017, 20:38

Originally Posted by Akzle

pretty sure ardmore was closed down cos they kept shooting each other in the legs

That did happen here too, but I think the Ardmore decision was more about the military occupying it before the Govt decided to sell it off.

**Cosmik de Bris** · 28th November 2017, 09:18

Originally Posted by jasonu

How did any of the rounds come out of the magazine?

Only a couple popped out but they have to account for every round they are issued with, I'm not sure he knew how many he had in the mag in the first place.

Cheers

**SPman** · 7th December 2017, 16:22

Originally Posted by awayatc

So the boys in blue overall appear to be not very good at shooting.....
Nor at driving .....
No wonder they don't want to let go of their radar gun.
It's bullet proof ( pun intended)

Sounds the same over here - the local gun store/shooting range reckons the most handy with a weapon are the private armed security guards - he gives them a 9/10 for professionalism, safety, and competence. He gives the majority of the local popo 2/10 on a good day! The polis are all armed over here - scary.....

**Akzle** · 7th December 2017, 21:37

Originally Posted by SPman

Sounds the same over here - the local gun store/shooting range reckons the most handy with a weapon are the private armed security guards - he gives them a 9/10 for professionalism, safety, and competence. He gives the majority of the local popo 2/10 on a good day! The polis are all armed over here - scary.....

and for those of us who can't be fucked deciphering lat/long coordinates, that is where?