The firearm thread

[Indiana_Jones]

Dunno, I can't smell it.

lol

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

mmmmm

-Indy

[Drunken Monkey]

mmmmm

-Indy

Reminds me of one of my favorite movie scenes:

PROSECUTOR: Lt. Morant? Captain Hunt was a particular friend of yours?

MORANT: Yes- I mean, I was engaged to his sister in England.

PROSECUTOR: So his death was very disturbing to you?

MORANT: Well, it was more the way he died. He was mutilated.

PROSECUTOR: You were present at the actual incident where Hunt was killed?

MORANT: No!

PROSECUTOR: Well then, how do you know he wasn't killed in a fair fight?

MORANT: Because I saw the body.

PROSECUTOR: Sometime Later! You can't possibly know how Captain Hunt met hisdeath. So you cannot produce any evidence to connect Wisser with it. So then, why did you order him to be shot?

MORANT: It is customary during a war to kill as many of the enemy as possible.

JUDGE: And was your court at the trial of Wisser constituted in any way like this? What rule did you shoot him under?

MORANT: Like this? Oh no, Sir, No! It wasn't quite like this. No, No, Sir! It wasn't quite so handsome. And as for rules, we didn't carry military manuals around with us. We were out on the velt fighting the Boer the way he fought us. I'll tell you what rule we applied, Sir. We applied rule 303. We caught them... and we shot them under rule 3-0-3!

[Magua]

What movie are those lines from?

[doc]

Breaker Morant. Also checkout "The Lighthorsemen". and "Quigley downunder" . All Aussie movies.

[Indiana_Jones]

Breaker Morant. Also checkout "The Lighthorsemen". and "Quigley downunder" . All Aussie movies.

Quigley downunder is awesome.

Makes me wanna grow and mo and buy a Sharp's rifle, place in NZ sell them, have a Quigley copy too lol

-Indy

[Mr Merde]

Quigley downunder is awesome.

Makes me wanna grow and mo and buy a Sharp's rifle, place in NZ sell them, have a Quigley copy too lol

-Indy

Welcome to my world. Was just reading about a rifle from the 1860's

A Jacobs rifle. Double barreled. Accurate to 2000 yards. Fired solid and explosive bullets.

The more things change the more they stay the same.


Neil Hayes sells the Uberti copies of the Sharps.

BTW that Youngs .303 cleaner is the same stuff. Really good.

[Indiana_Jones]

Hey Chris,

how was the shooting?

-Indy

[sAsLEX]

.577 T-Rex go BOOM

[Wolf]

At Chris's suggestion, I went and checked out the Auckland Blackpowder Club's shoot on the Sunday.

After a journey off the map and into the wilds of the Hunua Range, I finally found the place and met a bunch of really colourful, interesting and friendly folk with a delightful assortment of black powder firearms ranging from flintlocks to percussion.

They were really interesting to talk to and it was great watching them load and prime the firearms then discharge them amid clouds of aromatic black smoke and orange sparks.

Really cool day.

I took the younger of my two sons, Tangwyn, along with me and he really enjoyed himself and was surprised to see there were other kids there getting involved in the action.

I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the fact that a number of the shooters choose to dress "in-period" for their firearms (slipped in a bit of SCA terminology there to see if you're awake.)

Seriously looking forward to getting the Brown Bess and getting involved in shooting events.

When I wandered down to look at the shooting I took a shortcut and missed seeing the sign with the range rules but, not being a complete idiot (bits of me are missing), I had figured out most of them anyway (including the one about not smoking near the shooters) so there were no unfortunate circumstances.

All in all, a great day out. Already looking forward to actually spending the weekend shooting, probably with the boys along for the event.

[Wolf]

BTW that Youngs .303 cleaner is the same stuff. Really good.

Thought it might have been, given its description, but wasn't sure. I couldn't remember what brand name the modern bottle I bought had on it. I've bought so many products over the years that "Young's" rang a bell - but so does "Hoppes" and a number of other unrelated products.

Cheers.

Got to get myself some more of it and some Ballistol (cheers for your tips n tricks with that)

Also need a decent lubricating oil since Young's is a cleaner, not a lubricant. Any suggestions for what would be best? I've used a variety of things from 3-in-1 machine oil to CRC and WD-40 - whatever I've had on hand - and I'm not sure if what I've been using is any good for the firearms or whether I'm actually doing harm.

[The Pastor]

EX NEW ZEALAND CADET FORCE WEAPONS
LEE ENFIELD .22 (NO 8s AND NO 9s),
LEE ENFIELD .303 (NO. 4s DP)
(.303s have been rendered unsuitable for shooting; however can be restored to a firing condition)
and
SURPLUS WOODWORK SETS AND FITTINGS FOR THE ABOVE WEAPONS

Viewing Date/Time: Friday 6 Mar 09 Starts 0930 hours – office closing time.
Auction Date/Time: Saturday 7 Mar 09 Starts 1030 hours – until completed.
Location for Viewing/Auction: Turners Auctions Ltd
120 Hutt Park Road
Seaview
Petone
Wellington
Phone: 04 5871400
Turners Point of Contact: Mr Chris Schroder
Turners Website: www.turners.co.nz or www.turnersonline.co.nz

Conditions: In conjunction with Turners’ standard conditions of sale (available online or at the time of registration) and the provisions of the New Zealand Arms Act 1983, the New Zealand Army reserve the right to impose the following restrictions:

1. Absentee bids will not be permitted or accepted.
2. Registered individual must be present to bid.
3. Access to the viewing and auction days is restricted to registered NZ Firearms Licence holders only.
4. Absolutely no more than 3 (three) firearms per registered/licenced bidder, ie 1 x .303, 1 x .22 (No 8) and 1 x .22 (No 9).
5. Absolutely no more than 5 (five) firearms per registered/licenced club. Combinations for clubs will be advised by the Army Disposal Officer at the point of registration.
6. Only 1 representative per firearms club is to be registered as the bidder.
7. No other combinations of firearms per individual and/or club will be permitted.
8. Individuals and clubs must hold a current NZ firearms licence.
9. The Firearms Licence must be presented at the point of registration.
10. And any other restriction/s as required by the New Zealand Defence Force (Army), New Zealand Police and Turners Auctions Ltd.
END

[Indiana_Jones]

Anyway to 'un-sporterize" a Lee-Enfield, or any rifle for that matter.

Also I've been reading up on converting Enfields and Mosin's to .22

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

http://www.rguns.net/rifles/rifles-bolt.shtml

Prices there too good to be true?

-Indy

[sAsLEX]

Sat down at a new desk at work and what do you know, the chap next to me has 60 odd brass of varying calibres (mostly pistol) sitting on his comp.

Spent the last hour of the day chatting away about nothing to do with work