The firearm thread

[Indiana_Jones]

Video of the .22 Gatling

-Indy

[Mr Merde]

The video was filmed at Carterton about 5 years ago.

Recognised the fake building in the background.

Stage 1 of the Trails End cowboy action shoot held every March.

Heard from those who were there that this vgun was very prone to jamming.

[ManDownUnder]

No.
You can, however, purchase a press, reloading dies in the calibre desired, cases, primers, powder and projectiles, then proceed to produce your own.

And as soon as the projectile enters the case the law is broken under the little issue of possession. You're quite quite, and I am being totally anal about it but that's the way it is

[Wolf]

And as soon as the projectile enters the case the law is broken under the little issue of possession. You're quite quite, and I am being totally anal about it but that's the way it is

And if you have a bullet mould and a supply of black powder, no cartridges?

Does that mean you're only breaking the law if you stuff same down a steel tube fitted with a fuse/match/wheel/flint/percussion lock?

[ManDownUnder]

And if you have a bullet mould and a supply of black powder, no cartridges?

Does that mean you're only breaking the law if you stuff same down a steel tube fitted with a fuse/match/wheel/flint/percussion lock?

Soon as anything becomes either a firearm or a bullet you need a license.

I've long since though it's daft that anyone off the street can buy powder from any gun shop in town - in my mind that's the dangerous bit - maybe they should limit access to primers too

[Mr Merde]

You dont know how relaxed it is over here.

In the UK black powder is classed as an explosive and requires that the shooter obtains an explosives licence from the home office. There are strict limits on how much they can buy, transport etc.

All shotguns and rifles are individually registered with the police.

Any purchases of firearms have to be on your licence for that calibre. eg if you want a .308 and dont have this specified on your licence then you have to apply for a variation to have it put on your licence. If you have a .308 and want another you have to apply for a variation.

If you have all your calibres filled and you want a new another gun, you need a variation.

If you buy or sell a firearm the police have to be notified by both parties within 7 days of the transaction and the above restrictions also apply.

If you need a rifle for pest control eg foxes , you need to prove to the police good cause. You even have to get their permission to shoot on your own land. A friend of mine reqested permission for a rifle licence to control foxes. He was told by the poilice he could only shoot in a northerly or southerly direction. Any other direction would result in procesution.

There are limits to the ammount of ammo you can hold at any one time and how much you can opurchase at any one time. I was resticted to holding only 1000 rounds of each calibre firearm I owned and could only buy 500 rounds at any one time. Thats 2 bricks og .22 to hold and only buying 1 brick at a time. (A NZ friend of mine buys his .22 in lots of 20,000 rounds).

Count your blessings. Shooting over here is relatively unhindered. Look after it.

Chris

[Cynos]

When our population gets as high as Britain's, we'll get as restricted. Especially as more and more NIMBYs move to the country.

[Mr Merde]

When our population gets as high as Britain's, we'll get as restricted. Especially as more and more NIMBYs move to the country.

I'll be long gone and living in Valhalla by then

[Swoop]

And as soon as the projectile enters the case the law is broken under the little issue of possession. You're quite quite, and I am being totally anal about it but that's the way it is

It does not breach the "purchase" law though.
Posession is a different matter entirely.

[ManDownUnder]

It does not breach the "purchase" law though.
Posession is a different matter entirely.

umm - yeah... and I hope that's not a defence you're relying on...

"Your Honour, I didn't break that law... I broke this one instead"

[Wolf]

"Your Honour, I didn't break that law... I broke this one instead"

Oh well, that's perfectly all right, instead of giving you that sentence, I'll give this one...

[ManDownUnder]

Oh well, that's perfectly all right, instead of giving you that sentence, I'll give this one...

aaaaa - you're saying there's a problem if I try to get around breaking that law - the one over there? But I was being so clever...

[Indiana_Jones]

Back to the guns!

Anyone own one of these babies?

-Indy

[Swoop]

Anyone own one of these babies?

Yup. My goat gun.
The one in the piccie. Is it in NZ? If so, the magazine appears unmodified yet the bayonet has been removed...

[Indiana_Jones]

Na, just a google image. Yea the mag looks full size aye. and looks like the folding bayonet from the M44 Mosin.

I'm thinking of getting one, are the Chinese knock offs any good?

-Indy