The firearm thread

**carver** · 26th June 2010, 10:36

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Yeah heard that tonight at the RNZN Pistol club AGM.......... not good........ but there is some good news maybe coming about! Watch this space. Sorry won't really help the civillian shooters much

whats happening with the hamilton club?

**Wolf** · 27th June 2010, 11:25

Originally Posted by jono035

You know a couple of terrorist businesses? Sounds like you might be a terrorist, too!

Worse - far worse... Deep cover CIA. Keep it under your hat, will ya?

**Mr Merde** · 28th June 2010, 10:17

So anyone done any shooting this weekend.

Personally I am going through withdrawl symptoms.

Did a big tidy up on the garage this weekend. Now have all my shooting stuff on one side. Now to sort it out and build a reloading bench.

Eventually I hope to have a couple of work benches.

1 for reloading, one for casting and another for gunsmithing.

As long as eventually there is room for Sharron to park her car I can utilis as much of the space as I need.

**The Pastor** · 28th June 2010, 10:27

Originally Posted by Mr Merde

So anyone done any shooting this weekend.

Personally I am going through withdrawl symptoms.

Did a big tidy up on the garage this weekend. Now have all my shooting stuff on one side. Now to sort it out and build a reloading bench.

Eventually I hope to have a couple of work benches.

1 for reloading, one for casting and another for gunsmithing.

As long as eventually there is room for Sharron to park her car I can utilis as much of the space as I need.

yeah im having withdrawls as well, I havnt even fired my 30-30. Well fired it since I've owned it.

Might go for a possum poach next weekend haha

**jono035** · 28th June 2010, 10:31

Yeah, same here, would definitely like to let off a few rounds somewhere.

**Mr Merde** · 28th June 2010, 10:34

Originally Posted by renegade master

yeah im having withdrawls as well, I havnt even fired my 30-30. Well fired it since I've owned it.

Might go for a possum poach next weekend haha

I'm waiting for some reloading dies to arrive from Magnum Imports (Wayne Chapman is brilliant to deal with) for my 32-40. Once they get here I am going to load up a large ammount of ammo for this rifle. then settle down and learn how uit shoots.

Similar with my Trapdoor and the Rolling block.

**Tank** · 28th June 2010, 10:42

Originally Posted by Mr Merde

So anyone done any shooting this weekend..

A little - not as much as the last few weekends. Popped out to the range on Sunday and did some silhouette targets with a .45 only out there for an hour.

Actually was good to have a break - first Sunday my wife has seen me for about 5 weeks. Shooting tomorrow at CSI.

**Mr Merde** · 28th June 2010, 10:48

Originally Posted by Tank

A little - not as much as the last few weekends. Popped out to the range on Sunday and did some silhouette targets with a .45 only out there for an hour.

Actually was good to have a break - first Sunday my wife has seen me for about 5 weeks. Shooting tomorrow at CSI.

You just made me jealous.

Talked with my youngest son via e-mail last week. He is comming over to live with me once I have his citizenship papers in order.

He expressed a strong interest in me teaching him how to shoot.

He is 19 yo 20 in Jan. Will be good to get him involved.

He used to help me clean my pistols in the UK when he was only 5 years old. He learnt safe handliung then.

**jono035** · 28th June 2010, 10:49

Originally Posted by Tank

A little - not as much as the last few weekends. Popped out to the range on Sunday and did some silhouette targets with a .45 only out there for an hour.

Actually was good to have a break - first Sunday my wife has seen me for about 5 weeks. Shooting tomorrow at CSI.

Which range were you at shooting silhouettes? APC?

**Tank** · 28th June 2010, 10:50

Originally Posted by Mr Merde

He expressed a strong interest in me teaching him how to shoot.

My 13 yo comes shooting with me most times - you just cannot put a price on spending time and bonding with your son. Best thing ever.

**Tank** · 28th June 2010, 10:52

Originally Posted by jono035

Which range were you at shooting silhouettes? APC?

I assume that silhouettes is the correct term - cardboard shapes approx torso size on sticks (they did not have actual pictures etc on them). - Was shooting at the Navy Pistol range.

Was doing stuff like - double tap first target on one knee - then triple tap the second and third targets standing.

Sometimes they have more active targets that drop when shot - also a ton of fun.

**jono035** · 28th June 2010, 10:54

Originally Posted by Tank

I assume that silhouettes is the correct term - cardboard shapes approx torso size on sticks (they did not have actual pictures etc on them). - Was shooting at the Navy Pistol range.

Was doing stuff like - double tap first target on one knee - then triple tap the second and third targets standing.

Sometimes they have more active targets that drop when shot - also a ton of fun.

Oh, right, I've always just heard those called cardboard targets or torsos, I immediately thought you meant metallic silhouette which I've been wanting to have a play with. I've got no idea what the correct terminology is though.

So I take it you're a navy guy then in order to have access to that range?

**Tank** · 28th June 2010, 11:03

Nope - not Navy - 100% civilian baby. Does pay to be very nice to the forces lads tho'

**Swoop** · 28th June 2010, 12:25

Originally Posted by jono035

I immediately thought you meant metallic silhouette which I've been wanting to have a play with. I've got no idea what the correct terminology is though.

HMS.
Handgun Metallic Silhouette. A sport you can compete in while laying down.