The firearm thread

**scumdog** · 13th April 2012, 22:58

Originally Posted by Flip

On another topic the Firearms inspector visited the workshop and he was more than happy with the security, however his boss in Dunedin still won't let me leave the safe in the workshop because she believes premsis and residence are the same thing. Is there anybody I can contact at HO about this?

'SHE'?, fuckin' 'she' - well that is your problem Flip - a sheila that knows jack-shit about fire-arms etc. - don't ask how I know - well not on an open forum.

Personally I think she needs turfed out, practical she ain't.

Tom

**Flip** · 14th April 2012, 00:07

Originally Posted by scumdog

'SHE'?, fuckin' 'she' - well that is your problem Flip - a sheila that knows jack-shit about fire-arms etc. - don't ask how I know - well not on an open forum.

Personally I think she needs turfed out, practical she ain't.

Tom

Cheers

The alarm system is installed and I am moving the safe tomorow. I did read the act and it does not say that they can't be at home however the security is at the recomendation of the fire arms officer. I expect I would have to go to court to get this resolved and it's no problem to have them at home. It's just that the workshop is much more secure than any home could ever be.

The local inspector was a good bugger and tried to point out that the workshop has a very high level of security, but was over ruled.

**pritch** · 14th April 2012, 16:07

Originally Posted by scumdog

'SHE'?, fuckin' 'she' - well that is your problem Flip -

LOL I remember one of those. She had no idea what 6mm thickness steel looked like so they gave her a vernier caliper. Being tight in the money dept, it wasn't digital, or even a dial caliper, so there was no way she could ever read it. She just carried it around as if it was some badge of office.

Her specialty was saying things that had multiple people doing the eyes-to-heaven thing in unison. Fortunately one of those people was her boss, she was moved on without delay.

**sAsLEX** · 21st April 2012, 13:00

Will a .22 knock over a turkey?

Mate wants some culled, and the .22 is soo much cheaper to do that!

**Monsterbishi** · 21st April 2012, 15:19

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Will a .22 knock over a turkey?

Mate wants some culled, and the .22 is soo much cheaper to do that!

Yes, but you'll need to be a good shot.

Cheapest way is with a cricket bat.

**sAsLEX** · 21st April 2012, 16:00

Originally Posted by Monsterbishi

Yes, but you'll need to be a good shot.

Cheapest way is with a cricket bat.

or 25 not so good shots......

**jono035** · 21st April 2012, 16:28

New Toy:

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AR-15 with Yankee Hill Lower, CMMG Upper in 300 AAC Blackout. The Trijcon scope is borrowed but it's a damn nice scope, might have to breathe deep and pick one up.

Yet to come: A good over-barrel suppressor, replacement scope and maybe a target trigger depending on whether I get used to the mil-spec trigger in there currently.

Whaddaya reckon RM, should work for Fallow, eh?

**Swoop** · 21st April 2012, 16:30

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Will a .22 knock over a turkey?

Mate wants some culled, and the .22 is soo much cheaper to do that!

I laughed.

Thought I'd be a smartarse and headshoot one at 80m... downhill... with subs.
Watched it bugger off. Laughing at my poor attempt.
Forgot to deduct for downhill trajectory.

A mate says the best way is to use a machete at night. When they sleep on a fencepost just tap them on the shoulder to wake them up and then apply machete to neck when they raise head to see who's tapping them on the head.

**sAsLEX** · 21st April 2012, 17:14

Originally Posted by jono035

New Toy:

AR-15 with Yankee Hill Lower, CMMG Upper in 300 AAC Blackout. The Trijcon scope is borrowed but it's a damn nice scope, might have to breathe deep and pick one up.

Yet to come: A good over-barrel suppressor, replacement scope and maybe a target trigger depending on whether I get used to the mil-spec trigger in there currently.

Whaddaya reckon RM, should work for Fallow, eh?

A Cat?

**jono035** · 21st April 2012, 17:17

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

A Cat?

Yeah, don't have my E yet, although I think I might buy the safe anyway.

That's a muzzle brake on the front end, although I'm going to talk to them next week about the suppressor, which will mean that having the brake on there will be short lived.

**sAsLEX** · 21st April 2012, 17:53

Originally Posted by jono035

Yeah, don't have my E yet, although I think I might buy the safe anyway.

That's a muzzle brake on the front end, although I'm going to talk to them next week about the suppressor, which will mean that having the brake on there will be short lived.

Looks awfully similar to a flash suppressor......

**jono035** · 21st April 2012, 17:59

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Looks awfully similar to a flash suppressor......

That's mostly the problem with the BS idea of having a flash suppressor be part of the requirements for E-cat. Thankfully, it's a threaded part, so if it were to be an issue, I would remove it post haste and then stick a suppressor (aka a MUCH better flash hider) on.

It only has the ports in the upper side of the piece and the internal diameter is only slightly larger than the diameter of the grooves, therefore it will definitely work as a muzzle brake. It's just turned to look like the standard M4 birdcage suppressor.

Unless you make the argument that anything that suppresses a flash is a flash hider (which is an issue because of the issue of existing suppressor and muzzle brake designs that do this) then you'd have to prove that it didn't prevent muzzle climb, which it will.

Edit: The other option is to try legislate on what it looks like, and we've already been down that road in court recently