The firearm thread

[Sidewinder]

I like my Ruger 10/22. Ya gotta buy the stainless synthetic though

nah you need a lswc9

[carver]

As long as they don't issue you with a cat. 'E'

i would have had a B and a E by now on the firearms licence.

I like my Ruger 10/22. Ya gotta buy the stainless synthetic though

i had a synth/stainless marlin, that was shit!

[beyond]

I like my Tikka 22.250 stainless T3 better though

[carver]

I like my Tikka 22.250 stainless T3 better though

seriously, my favorite is my Norinco 22 magnum, or my Remington 870 express magnum.
shotguns just are so easy, and the magnum has a lightened trigger, its light, no much kick, and accurate, and good on small game

[beyond]

seriously, my favorite is my Norinco 22 magnum, or my Remington 870 express magnum.
shotguns just are so easy, and the magnum has a lightened trigger, its light, no much kick, and accurate, and good on small game

Had a nice wooded Brno Z611 magnum with a 10 shot mag which I liked shooting. Cost a mint and got bugger all for it when I traded it.

had my 10/22 stainless with me on a quick fitness jog around the high hills back of Kawakawa bay a few years back. Had two 25 round banana clips back to back packed with high velocity lasers and took seven goats down with it before they all hit the fenceline. Was some awesome fun and some seriously quick shooting.

[jono035]

Yeah, the 10/22 is a damn good rifle. If yours is rusting then look after it better, any blued steel gun will rust if worn and not looked after. Mine has a stainless target barrel on for bunny shooting so no probs there.

I've got a Stirling 16P for possum hunting, also full stainless and it's a brilliant little gun. Cost me $200 with mag and supressor, doesn't weigh much even with original wooden stock, good balance, shoulders nicely, shoots well. Only gripes are REALLY heavy trigger (easy to fix but haven't bothered as I take a lot of gun newbies out shooting when I can) and replacement mags are $100ish.

And as for carver getting an E cat, if you can get a B cat you can generally get an E cat, same background check etc.

[Wolf]

Fuck they gave you a license to drive,which was bad enough and then gave you a gun license....Fuck whats happened to this world?.

I'm still dwelling on the idea of armed Mormons! I'm gonna be bloody cautious the next time a couple of them knock on my door...

[Lula]

seriously, my favorite is my Norinco 22 magnum, or my Remington 870 express magnum.
shotguns just are so easy, and the magnum has a lightened trigger, its light, no much kick, and accurate, and good on small game

I like to kill possums and rabbits, keen on the odd magpie and the miner bird - I'm worried your too gay to kill. But nice to know you own big guns

Wanna come shooting with me sometime? Promise I'll let you have first shot

[Indiana_Jones]

I like to kill possums and rabbits, keen on the odd magpie and the miner bird - I'm worried your too gay to kill. But nice to know you own big guns

Wanna come shooting with me sometime? Promise I'll let you have first shot

A GIRL!!!!!!

What has the firearm thread come to!

-Indy

[fatzx10r]

seriously, my favorite is my Norinco 22 magnum

there not to bad a rifle for the price, the trigger is a little light for my liking and the bolt is a bit slopy but works ok, i think mine was $300 new

[carver]

I like to kill possums and rabbits, keen on the odd magpie and the miner bird - I'm worried your too gay to kill. But nice to know you own big guns

Wanna come shooting with me sometime? Promise I'll let you have first shot

ah, ok, but you have to use the 3030 first, and standing.

[Mr Merde]

ah, ok, but you have to use the 3030 first, and standing.

Just wait till you line up on a bunny with a .58 calibre round ball or a .75 as Wolf will be doing in the future. Or a .56 rimfire as I will be doing this weekend. Bet you didnt even know there was a .56 rimfire (even though it is actually a .52 calibre bullet)

A .22 will never feel the same again.

[Wolf]

Just wait till you line up on a bunny with a .58 calibre round ball or a .75 as Wolf will be doing in the future.

And if I actually manage to hit it with a smoothbore front-loading musket...

bunny vapour!

[ManDownUnder]

Just wait till you line up on a bunny with a .58 calibre round ball or a .75 as Wolf will be doing in the future.

... or a 12 gauge from about 2 meters... not so nice... (and Speedygirl... she had to pick it up).

I think she's forgiven me... it's only been 26 months...

"Hey - it's still alive"
*BOOM* "Really?"
"You C*nt!"

I think she likes me...

[Mr Merde]

I finally have some brass for my 1861 breechloading Ballard carbine. (see picture below).

As the original was a rimfire round and hasnt been made since about 1900 these pieces of brass use a 6mm blank as a primer. You have to orientate the round so that the blank is situated where the hammer strikes. No problem with a single shot.

I pick up 100 of these 6mm blanks tomorrow.

I have found that a cast round ball of .521 dia fits in the case and will engage the rifling in the barrel. Being made of soft lead the ball should obturate to fit the bore anyway.

On Saturday I will be loading these new rounds with 40 gns of FFg blackpowder. I have about 50 ball ready.

So this carbine that was last fired about 100 years ago is going to roar once again. I have checked it out for safety btw.

The actual round was the 55-56 Spencer. It used a 365 gn bullet over 50 gns of BP.

I think I have found a dealer in the US who has this mould for me. I will be contacting the company to make sure then order.

If anyone knows someone who could turn me out some more pieces of brass I would be most grateful. At US$7 each plus postage they came to about $15 NZ each to buy.

I can supply a piece to copy or drawings.

Chris