The firearm thread

[jono035]

"Monk, who took them off his Facebook page, also apologised.

"I deeply am sorry and I'm sorry if I offended anyone out there," he told reporters. "

I'm offended they took the photos off their Facebook page. I'm also offended that people were offended by those photos.

Come to think about it, I'm also offended that they have their fingers in the trigger guards and the guy on the left looks like he's about to shoot himself in the face...

[Akzle]

"Monk, who took them off his Facebook page, also apologised.

"I deeply am sorry and I'm sorry if I offended anyone out there," he told reporters. "

I'm offended they took the photos off their Facebook page. I'm also offended that people were offended by those photos.

Come to think about it, I'm also offended that they have their fingers in the trigger guards and the guy on the left looks like he's about to shoot himself in the face...

+1

the fingers on triggers was the first thing i noticed., but hang on these guys have 'priors'... woah nelly.

just goes to show.. if the homos whinge loud an long enough they can get things done...

[scumdog]

"Monk, who took them off his Facebook page, also apologised.

"I deeply am sorry and I'm sorry if I offended anyone out there," he told reporters. "

I'm offended they took the photos off their Facebook page. I'm also offended that people were offended by those photos.

Come to think about it, I'm also offended that they have their fingers in the trigger guards and the guy on the left looks like he's about to shoot himself in the face...

Well that's what happens when people are raised in a country where owning a gun is actively discouraged/frowned upon...when they DO get hold of a gun it's 'like a kid in a lolly shop' scene.

Still not sure why they felt they needed to remove that pic - oh wait they're from Aussie, right? the 'no auto/pump actions allowed' country.

[Monsterbishi]

Well that's what happens when people are raised in a country where owning a gun is actively discouraged/frowned upon...when they DO get hold of a gun it's 'like a kid in a lolly shop' scene.

It's a common enough sight with my kids friends, they go beserk at anything remotely gun-like whilst mine are doing the opposite. Sure, my two both love quality trigger time, but to them, toy gun play is more about setting up targets or shooting a imaginary bear for the imaginary freezer!

[scumdog]

It's a common enough sight with my kids friends, they go beserk at anything remotely gun-like whilst mine are doing the opposite. Sure, my two both love quality trigger time, but to them, toy gun play is more about setting up targets or shooting a imaginary bear for the imaginary freezer!

Yup, my ex had some hippy/pacifist type friends, didn't believe in guns or hunting, when they brought their kids to our place their kids went ballistic when they saw my kids toy guns, bloody near drooling and couldn't wait to get their hands on the toy guns - and as many of them as they could pick up at once.

My kids?

Just as keen on their Lego etc as they were on their toy guns.

Only rule I had: 'No pointing guns at humans', my boys were good with that.

[sAsLEX]

What was the $1 gun this time around?

[Mr Merde]

Off Topic.

Today I accepted redundancy from the Auckland Council rather than have to commute into the CBD.

Looking for work now.

Got enough payout comming to keep me covered for about 18 weeks.

Really should do some retail therapy to cheer me up.

What gun do i want?

Always fancied a 10\22 or a Sig Mosquito (used to shoot a 226 back in the day).

Life goes on

Chris

[jono035]

Off Topic.

Today I accepted redundancy from the Auckland Council rather than have to commute into the CBD.

Looking for work now.

Got enough payout comming to keep me covered for about 18 weeks.

Really should do some retail therapy to cheer me up.

What gun do i want?

Always fancied a 10\22 or a Sig Mosquito (used to shoot a 226 back in the day).

Life goes on

Chris

The 10/22 is a shitload of fun. From memory there was a guy at the range with a mosquito a couple of years back, wasn't all that accurate for a .22lr pistol...

[sAsLEX]

Off Topic.

Today I accepted redundancy from the Auckland Council rather than have to commute into the CBD.

Looking for work now.

Got enough payout comming to keep me covered for about 18 weeks.

Really should do some retail therapy to cheer me up.

What gun do i want?

Always fancied a 10\22 or a Sig Mosquito (used to shoot a 226 back in the day).

Life goes on

Chris

10/22 oh so much fun! or get a .22 kit for a 220/6?

Shame about the job, best of luck finding the next one soon!

[Mr Merde]

Alex,

You seen todays papers?

"Australia offers NZ soldiers $250,000 to swap armies"

Aussie Navy is also recruiting.

1/4 mil bonus and Aussie citizenship in 3 months.

Better paid, better equiped, better respected forces than here in NZ.

If I was your age and in the forces I would be very interested

[Flip]

Bugger.

That looks like a sweet deal. If I was only 25 years younger I would be off.

P_

[Flip]

Thats pretty poor about the different store thing.

I use Noel Leamings a bit as I can purchase anywhere in the country and pick up at a different store, and they all cover each other.

Keep us informed, been thinking a 17HMR would be nice in the cupboard.

Well I got the gun back but I had to pay for the repair. It wasn't much money and they did do it at cost but IMHO the shop won't honor a lifetime waranty if the importer stops importing that particular rifle.

I'm glad to have it back actually because I have about 2 bricks of 17HMR that I needs to be thrown at rabbits around here.

[jono035]

Well I got the gun back but I had to pay for the repair. It wasn't much money and they did do it at cost but IMHO the shop won't honor a lifetime waranty if the importer stops importing that particular rifle.

I'm glad to have it back actually because I have about 2 bricks of 17HMR that I needs to be thrown at rabbits around here.

Nice looking little rifle. Looks quite compact as a bullpup.

[carburator]

Off Topic.

Today I accepted redundancy from the Auckland Council rather than have to commute into the CBD.

Looking for work now.

Got enough payout comming to keep me covered for about 18 weeks.

Really should do some retail therapy to cheer me up.

What gun do i want?

Always fancied a 10\22 or a Sig Mosquito (used to shoot a 226 back in the day).

Life goes on

Chris

I have floating around in the safe ( its not a little one a heavy barrelled 10/22 with the last of the all alloy receivers
( yes the new lowers are plastic ) got voltargen trigger kit in it ( basic hammer and spring ) modded the back of the bolt
so it does'nt slap the hell out of the hammer ..

with one of the top indoor .22 shooters driving its all ten rounds in the same hole prone @25 me its a bit of a ragged hole..

i have a stainless ranch version with a MAE .22WMR Can on it for pest control, its knocked a lot of pest's over in the orchards..

if the .17hmr route, I have a heavy barrelled H&R with a MAE supressor on it... deadly on rabbits, magpies and ferals..
its topped of with a bushnell fullfeild balistix 2 scope which either pot luck or pure cunning on someones part is the
right hold over points for the .17hmr ( the magazine write up couple of years back on the same setup in a hunting and fishing )

[Mr Merde]

I have floating around in the safe ( its not a little one a heavy barrelled 10/22 with the last of the all alloy receivers
( yes the new lowers are plastic ) got voltargen trigger kit in it ( basic hammer and spring ) modded the back of the bolt
so it does'nt slap the hell out of the hammer ..

with one of the top indoor .22 shooters driving its all ten rounds in the same hole prone @25 me its a bit of a ragged hole..

i have a stainless ranch version with a MAE .22WMR Can on it for pest control, its knocked a lot of pest's over in the orchards..

if the .17hmr route, I have a heavy barrelled H&R with a MAE supressor on it... deadly on rabbits, magpies and ferals..
its topped of with a bushnell fullfeild balistix 2 scope which either pot luck or pure cunning on someones part is the
right hold over points for the .17hmr ( the magazine write up couple of years back on the same setup in a hunting and fishing )

A nice collection.

I will be looking for two 10\22's. The first an older one with the wood furniture. This I want to play around with. Shorten the barrel, new furniture, add on parts for reliability and looks, find out how the thing works, build a new trigger group for it ( have had the plans for this for 15 years now). Get collectors licence and turn this into a rock and roll machine.

The second I want to get will be one built up for reliability, lightness, quietness, and ease of use.

Thinking more about the pistol side also. A nice .22 plinker to have some fun with. Preferably suppressed. My old ears have too much damage done already. Hence the Sig Mosquito as it can come with a threaded barrel. Sig also do some 9mm and .45 threaded firearms. Mmmm a suppressed .45. Shame I cant use such for possums and bunnies.

Chris