The firearm thread

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I think thats all but soon I will have the girlfriends two .357 revolvers, rifle and shotgun to look after also.

Faaaark me what sort of big block Harley does she ride I bet it's a kickstart too?

[dawnrazor]

Why does this Thread warrant a sticky, apart from the fact that spankme started it and I guess its his site and so on and so forth...

what was I thinking....

maybe next we can have the "nazi memorbilia" thread and really live up to peoples reconcieved prejudices....

[Dai]

So I gather you met the missus at a gun convention Dai?
Or was it at the ammo store?

LOL

Make all my own ammo.

She who must be obeyed has come around to the shooting sports on her own. I never pushed.

I compete in Cowboy Action Shooting and she started coming along to cheer me along. From there she got into the costuming side of it and since has had some of the other shooters teach her how to use the three types of firearms. She is still a bit nervous of a 12 guage though.

Anyone know of a 16 guage SxS going cheap. Hammerless or hammered.

One of my shooting buddies has almost 100 rifles and about 30 pistols. Another has 1/2 dozen machine guns including a .50 Browning.

Another has a 20mm Orlikon.

Supprised me how many guns were actually in this country.

In the UK I had 15 pistols and 6 rifles. All used in diferent competitions.

[Clivoris]

I think thats all but soon I will have the girlfriends two .357 revolvers, rifle and shotgun to look after also.

Maate. If she looks anything like Kelly off CSI Miami (she likes guns too), I am with jealousy.

[Dai]

Maate. If she looks anything like Kelly off CSI Miami (she likes guns too), I am with jealousy.

I thank you for that.

Personally I think she looks better and I tell her so.

Dont we all do this?

I didnt get to be 50 years old without learning that a little charm and a few compliments go a very long way when dealing with "her indoors"

[Swoop]

I didnt get to be 50 years old without learning that a little charm and a few compliments go a very long way when dealing with "her indoors"

With "her indoors" armed with 2 X .357's, behaving yourself would be sensible decision...

Edit: I am now having visions of you being the Clint Eastwood type in the bullet catcher movie (can't remember name at moment), where Clint and this FBI partner start getting hot and steamy and there is a trail of firearms, comms, handcuffs, etc all the way to the bed!!!
Phone rings for a call to duty and he comes out with the line "Damn, I gotta put all that crap back on!"

[Guitana]

Want some serious firepower check this out!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.thehumorarchives.com/joke/Quite_a_kick

[gijoe1313]

With "her indoors" armed with 2 X .357's, behaving yourself would be sensible decision...

Edit: I am now having visions of you being the Clint Eastwood type in the bullet catcher movie (can't remember name at moment), where Clint and this FBI partner start getting hot and steamy and there is a trail of firearms, comms, handcuffs, etc all the way to the bed!!!
Phone rings for a call to duty and he comes out with the line "Damn, I gotta put all that crap back on!"

That would be "In the line of fire" Where's Indy? He's chanelling the 80's/90's stuff!

[Swoop]

That would be "In the line of fire" Where's Indy? He's chanelling the 80's/90's stuff!

That's the one!

[crash harry]

Want some serious firepower check this out!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.thehumorarchives.com/joke/Quite_a_kick

Most of them are leaning out of the shot, that's why they get thrown back so far. Amateurs. Having said that, a rifle with a recoil like that is a recipe for shoulder separation - it's happened to more than one person firing .50 BMG from a rest without a muzzle brake.

My cabinet is looking a bit thinner now, just sold my .223, still got the 12g and the .22 in there though, along with a mate's 12g and .22, and his .270.
Looking to get me a 30/30 carbine, either a marlin or a winchester when I get back from the UK. Wouldn't mind a 444 either. I've always been into the more oddball calibres for some reason. Couldn't see myself hunting with a .308 or .270 because it's just too normal. Maybe 7mm08, or .25 Souper. But then I'd have to roll my own ammo, and I'm not sure if I'm dedicated enough for that.

[jrandom]

Couldn't see myself hunting with a .308 or .270 because it's just too normal...

You, sir, need something in 8x57JS.

There was a 1934 K98 with matching serial numbers up on TardMe recently for a mere $2,500 or so. Cheap at 'arf the price.

My '43 K98 is a tubshite bucket o' bits, which is why I got it for $750.

[crash harry]

You, sir, need something in 8x57JS.

There was a 1934 K98 with matching serial numbers up on TardMe recently for a mere $2,500 or so. Cheap at 'arf the price.

My '43 K98 is a tubshite bucket o' bits, which is why I got it for $750.

I have to admit I'd never considered 8x57. 7x57 I'd thought about, and there was a 7.62x54R that I was looking at at one stage, but I dunno. A mate just bought one of those Rossi Pomba things in .270. Nice unit, I reckon it's gonna kick like a bastard though, it weighs nothing. One of those in .308, rebarrelled to .358 Win would be an entertaining little rifle I think. Maybe that would be a cool project...

I dunno, I kinda like the bigger bore cartriges though, you know what they say about the big, slow cartriges - same energy, more bleeding, and less meat damage than the faster small bores. That's why I like the idea of .444 for some reason. That and I don't really need a long-range cartridge because my long-range shooting is miserable... I'll probably end up with a 30/30 though because I'm a frikkin hillbilly at heart!

[jrandom]

7.62x54R

Mosin Nagants are just as cheap and abundant as SMLEs, and great fun to shoot. Everyone should own at least one.

Don't buy a Dragunov, though. Tacky.

less meat damage...

Ever shot something with a .30 calibre FMJ? It can be a bit cruel if you're not 100% on bullet placement, but it certainly saves meat. I lost an entire hindquarter off a goat once from a stray 7.62x54R soft point.

I'll probably end up with a 30/30 though...

A vastly underrated cartridge in NZ. It deserves its popularity as the #1 North American medium-game cartridge.

If you want something a little different, why not build up a varmint rifle in one of the wildcat .22 calibres? .220 Swift, .218 Bee and .204 Ruger come to mind.

[Dai]

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A vastly underrated cartridge in NZ. It deserves its popularity as the #1 North American medium-game cartridge....

I had a handgun chambered for this caliber (30-30). Great fun to use. I have a '94 winchester chambered for it and it is a lovely rifle.

[Dai]

With my injured back making it very hard to ride the bike I decided that I should sit down at my workbench and load some rounds for my firearms.

20 kg of lead and wheelweights.

I have made approx 1000 projectiles for the .44 magnums. Half of these I have already made up into finished rounds with 25 gns by volume of Black powder and topped off with semolina as a filler.

These are my competition rifle rounds.

Tomorrow I will finish off by making up 600 .44 special BP rounds with 20 gn by vol and semolina filler.

I also put together 100 rounds for my M1 carbine. Playing with the loading here.

the .223 was next and I made 80 of these to a very exact tolerance so as to bring my stock back to 100 match rounds.

I preped 300 30-30 cases and they are next on my to do list.

Need to cast 100 .58 caliber balls for my frontstuffer and a couple of hundred .454 ball for the C & B handguns.

Prepped a couple of hundred 12 guage cases. Need to get another kilo of BP this weekend.

It has been a very pleasant time sitting and being productive.

I need to order some .30 carbine heads. Somewhere in Christchurch is a dealer who sells projectiles. I have heard that .30 carbine are about $90 per thousand. I need 800 to use up all my brass in that caliber.

My aim is to not have an empty case in my workshop for any caliber I have a firearm for.

COme the revolution/uprising/rebellion/competition dont come knocking on my door with any nasty ideas. I'm going hunting/shooting/bush/competition.

I wont be there.

Still planning on firing the .56 Ballard. I need to have some brass rod put on the lathe and cases made for it. Simple job as it is a straight wall case with a rim. need about a meter of 22mm dia. brass.