The firearm thread

[jrandom]

How easy is it to get a licence and a gun in this country?

Piece of piss, mate.

Worth doing. This country has some great places to go hunting.

[Edit: What do you mean, 'a gun'? Nobody has a gun. You can never stop at just one.]

[scumdog]

Has anyone tried firing 45 shells in a .410 shotgun? Apparently possible, but I wouldn't want to try it. Not too much fun having a firearm blow up in ya face.

The above works (but not accurate) although getting the shells out after firing can be a sod as they are rimless .

A lot depends on the quality/condition of your shotgun.

[Jimmy B]

The Ruger 10/22 is the most reliable .22 semi-auto you can buy. The .22 cartridge is pretty dirty with the amount of muck it leaves in the chamber, but the 10/22 just keeps firing so long as you use the stock rotary magazine. It's less reliable when you use the 25/50 round banana clips that are available.

In my youth owned one of these and agree totally. 50 Round mag was a pain to load and tended to missfeed on a regular basis, best to stick with the stock rotary as you say. Only problems with the 10/22 was when using quicker rounds like xpediter. Would be very unusualy not to get a jam within 10 shots or so. Standard supersonic like rabbit ammo etc no worries

[Guitana]

How easy is it to get a licence and a gun in this country?

Back in the UK only single shot weapons are available to the public and that's with extensive checks/expenditure/waiting lists/more checks.

If there's even a hint that you might have a gun that can fire more than one bullet without reloading the armed offenders squad turn up with orders shoot to kill (I knew of a guy got shot dead for having a chair leg in a shopping bag )

Yeah Jim it's pretty easy to get your firearms licence in NZ pay your money to the establishment and do a mountain safety course and youre licenced to kill!!They do check your background out, you know any mental illness etc and you need to have a gun safe or lockable cabinet to store your weapons of mass destruction!
Bummer about getting blown away for brandishing a chairleg!! They do the same here in NZ for golf clubs,weight lifting bars etc.
It would appear a golf club looks very similar to a rifle!!
Go and see your local arms officer at the NZ police and get some forms then join the rest of us unhinged gun owners in NZ the more the merrier!!!!

[Skyryder]

Suburban fortress?.....A pump shotgun with a red-dot, loaded with 00's backed up with a machete.

...................and useing reloads with parafin filler............that'll stop anything moving.


Slyryder

[Mumbles]

I want to order a clip mag for it but you can only get 20 round mags and A cat only allows 15 rounds.

As long as its not plastic if you can get a 20 get the 20! you can take it into a gun smith or someone else who knows about metal and get them to make it smaller, I not sure if you can get a mag pined, but you could always ask the locial arms officer.

[Lou Girardin]

I love guns.
I love stroking their cool blued metal.
I love the way they tell me that I don't need to take it anymore.
I love the way they make me feel so .......................................Powerful.






Am I pissing off any NRA members yet?

[Storm]

Speaking of firearms blowing up. Had a guy in the army at basic forget to take his BFA off when the order came through to load live ammo. The barrel of his SLR split open like a banana skin. The guy was luckly the receiver didn't blow back into his face.

Yeah, I've heard of more than one retard whose shot live through a steyr BFA. They must have seen a few like your idiot, because now it just shoots straight through the BFA with a bloody great noise

[Swoop]

Mate of mine served in the first Gulf War. Found the SA80 didnt have the reach in the distances they operated at.

His unit (Pioneers) was reissued with the SLR/FN.

I believe it had nothing to do with "reach".
Reliability was more of the question. Units knew that 2 rounds fired would be the maximum before jamming (if lucky)...
Over 50 problems were discovered with the SA80, particularly where operating in a dusty/sandy environment.
Bayonet: 5 million pounds to develop - at least 4 modifications.
Rifle: 500 million pounds to develop - heavier than L1A1.

[jrandom]

Am I pissing off any NRA members yet?

No. We're getting hard-ons.

[scumdog]

I believe it had nothing to do with "reach".
Reliability was more of the question. Units knew that 2 rounds fired would be the maximum before jamming (if lucky)...
Over 50 problems were discovered with the SA80, particularly where operating in a dusty/sandy environment.
Bayonet: 5 million pounds to develop - at least 4 modifications.
Rifle: 500 million pounds to develop - heavier than L1A1.

The sintered manufactured hammer caused a lot of problems, they failed with amazing regularity - and it wasn't an easy field-fix either.

[Dai]

To slightly go off topic.

Does anyone out there know of a good stock maker, one that doesnt insist on breaking the bank.

I have rebuilt a Remington Rolling Block original action and had it rebarreled with a 34" full octagonal badger unit. .45-70 caliber

I have the long range creedmore rear sight and the globe front ready to go on.

All I need is to have a butt stock and forearm made.

I have the loan of an other original 1874 RB with which to pattern the needed stock.

Anyone out there please help.

[scumdog]

I love guns.
I love stroking their cool blued metal.
I love the way they tell me that I don't need to take it anymore.
I love the way they make me feel so .......................................Powerful.






Am I pissing off any NRA members yet?

Nah - ya sound like some warped version of Alice Cooper from Million Doller babies doing "I Love the Dead"!!!

[scumdog]

To slightly go off topic.

Does anyone out there know of a good stock maker, one that doesnt insist on breaking the bank.

I have rebuilt a Remington Rolling Block original action and had it rebarreled with a 34" full octagonal badger unit. .45-70 caliber

I have the long range creedmore rear sight and the globe front ready to go on.

All I need is to have a butt stock and forearm made.

I have the loan of an other original 1874 RB with which to pattern the needed stock.

Anyone out there please help.

Sounds like one doozy of a rifle, keep us posted how it goes eh??

[Dai]

Tonight I just purchased another handgun.

.22 Margolin (not the target version) Margo.

Threaded for a gentlemans quietener. Came with 4 spare magazines.

Tried it out at the range and was accused of using an air pistol.

I guess my ears are safe for a while now.

Total cost $150.

Very pleased with my find.

In November I found and purchased an origonal 1861 Ballard Carbine in 56-56 caliber. Brought to NZ by the US soldier who carried it during the Civil War.