The firearm thread

[jono035]

wow. never realised this thread was here. or that so many were into guns on here. i have found my happy place.

Yeah, there's a few of us here.

What do you shoot?

[stifmyster1]

havent been able to do much. done both clay target and small bore shooting through my highschool a few years back and got a .270 that my dad owns which has yet to see any use. Plus im an airsoft player. Been wanting to go hunting for years but main issue has been either not enough money or when we did have enough we had knowhere to actually go.

Had fun taking out magpies and plovers with a .22 at my mates though. missed a mag pie at 180m but half a center metre due to a wind shift.

[puddytat]

Ive just purchased a SKS short barrelled....just waiting on it to turn up then Im going to go and blow a lot of holes in a hill, to get to know it & see how accurate it is or isnt
I think they've made about 20 gazzilion of 'em so I figure a few of you's probably have one or have had one.

[Mr Merde]

Just arrived yesterday.

12 A0 pages of immaculate plans for an 1875 marlin Ballard target rifle.

Looks bloody wonderful. Spent 4 hours pouring over them.

Now to buy in some steel then take both plans and steel to son in law for milling out.

Plans are for everything but the barrel. 3 different stocksns buttplate combinations. Also full bore and .22 plans

There is even plans for a double set trigger unit.

Brilliant.

Looked at their product list and they have the same for a number of firearms.

Thinking about a P38, an AK47, and a Liberator pistol.

Nirvana

[cruza]

Ive just purchased a SKS short barrelled....just waiting on it to turn up then Im going to go and blow a lot of holes in a hill, to get to know it & see how accurate it is or isnt
I think they've made about 20 gazzilion of 'em so I figure a few of you's probably have one or have had one.

Brought 2 last year, had a play with one last week when we went camping with the boys. did 1" to 1 1/2" at 50 mtres open sights, with russian fmj. Was quite surprised , will get the triggers looked at later on , way to much creep.
good buying for a pig or bush rifle thru.

[Swoop]

Ive just purchased a SKS. I figure a few of you's probably have one or have had one.

I'm on my second one (sold the first). Superb for goats.
I posted earlier in the thread a photo of the current sights fitted. A nice compact scope that allows for clear ejection of the spent cases.
Great out to around 150yds and superb in the bush.

[sAsLEX]

Arms (Military Style Semi-Automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment
Bill - (285-1)

This bill amends the Arms Act to amend the definition of military style
semi-automatic firearms and place restrictions on the importation of
airguns that look like restricted weapons.

On the 10th of May this bill was given its first reading in Parliament.
Submissions to the select committee are to be in by 16th of June. The
second reading is set down for the 4th of August. As you can see time to
get submissions in is short.

I cannot stress enough how important it is for as many submissions as
possible to be made. WE ALL need to educate ourselves about this bill,
learn what is at stake and make a submission to the select committee.

The Law and Order Select Committee must be given a clear message that this
Bill will not be accepted.

If made law this amendment to the Arms Act will allow the commissioner of
Police to persuade the executive to declare any firearm (with the exception
of pistols) to be a restricted MSSA. There will be no requirement in any
way shape or form for the firearm to be semi automatic. A definition of
MSSA is whatever the Act says it is and in this case an MSSA is defined as
being whatever the police say. At a very minimum all semi automatics are in
danger of being classed as MSSA's.

Make no mistake. The Police are trying to pull a swift one in the hope that
it will go unnoticed.

This Bill is the Police's response to losing the court case taken against
them by Richard Lincoln of the National Shooters Association who refused to
accept the Police change of interpretation of the phrase "military pattern
free-standing pistol grip". Apparently they will not accept a High Court
Judges decision (but interestingly did not appeal the decision) and have
come up with this ill conceived Bill.

The NSA (National Shooters Association) have put a huge amount of work into
fighting this Bill already. Please visit the website www.nsanz.org.nz There you
will find all the resources needed to make a submission.

The closing date for submissions is Thursday, 16 June 2011

You know what needs to be done. Doing nothing is not an option.

[thehollowmen]

Can anybody recommend a .22 for big people? I've got huge arms, and most rifles feel like toys in my hands. I've hefted a few around and I need an extra 4-6 inches in the stock, and maybe an extra foot of grip under the barrel.

Yep, my arms are THAT huge.

[Indiana_Jones]

If you're lucky enough to find one, a No. 4 Enfield that's been converted to .22?

-Indy

[puddytat]

I'm on my second one (sold the first). Superb for goats.
I posted earlier in the thread a photo of the current sights fitted. A nice compact scope that allows for clear ejection of the spent cases.
Great out to around 150yds and superb in the bush.

Oh goody, sounds like they're not to bad then....yeah ive looked at a few scope options on trademe, one i liked the look of allows you to still use the open sights. How many pages back do youm reckon those pics were here SWOOP? On dial up so its all sooooooo ssssssssssssssssssssssssllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllloooooooooooooowwwwwwwww!!!

[Swoop]

How many pages back do youm reckon those pics were here SWOOP?

I bloody knew that someone would ask that question...


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[BornAgainBiker]

Hi all Just joined and spotted this thread, excellent to see.
I to hunt also, In my collection is my XBolt 308, Mag, U/O shotty and a air pistol for the possum's that annoy me at huts

[stifmyster1]

xbolt. nice. a mate of mine wanted one of those. he reckoned that it felt like cocking it in space. no drag whatso ever.

[BornAgainBiker]

xbolt. nice. a mate of mine wanted one of those. he reckoned that it felt like cocking it in space. no drag whatso ever.

Yep they are a nice bit of kit, but the triggers are not quite there untill you get a tigger job done, then its all good.

[stifmyster1]

what type of triggers are the single or 2 stage. ive found i prefer two stae because i pout the trigger to its first stage. then perform my final breath out as i squeeze the trigger. single stages i found it took longer for me to realise when the shot would happen so my breathing was off.