The firearm thread

[Wolf]

I had to pop into town today to get a new tent pole, This was the only one I could find...

Pretty versatile-lookin' tent pole.

Very nice.

[deanohit]

I noticed some of you guys were talking about the AR-7 a while back. Well Henry have started making them again to tighter tolerances to try and fix accuracy and jamming problems. Looks like a handy little rifle.

http://www.henryrepeating.com/h002_survival.cfm

[Wolf]

I noticed some of you guys were talking about the AR-7 a while back. Well Henry have started making them again to tighter tolerances to try and fix accuracy and jamming problems. Looks like a handy little rifle.

http://www.henryrepeating.com/h002_survival.cfm

One of the guys on the XT225 forum put up a thread about his mods to a no-longer-in-production Springfield "Scout" rifle (.22lr/.410 shot) to make it into more of a survival weapon (survival kit in stock recess etc) that he could carry easily on his bike in case he got into a survival situation while exploring off the beaten tracks.

That AR-7 looks the business for that task, would make a great lightweight and small firearm to carry on the bike.

Question is: Are there places you can ride a bike in NZ where it would be necessary to take a survival weapon in case you get stranded or are all our off-road tracks too accessible/tame to worry about?

[deanohit]

Not so much looking at a survival weapon, but as a pack rifle, and that XT forum is where I found out about this. Was a very tidy looking job he did on that combo gun aye?

[sAsLEX]

Question is: Are there places you can ride a bike in NZ where it would be necessary to take a survival weapon in case you get stranded or are all our off-road tracks too accessible/tame to worry about?

South Auckland?

[Wolf]

Not so much looking at a survival weapon, but as a pack rifle, and that XT forum is where I found out about this. Was a very tidy looking job he did on that combo gun aye?

You hang out there as well, huh?

Yes, Keith did a great job of the scout - as he does on all his projects. Bloody craftsman.

That AR-7 would make an excellent pack rifle, seriously considering one for my survival kit, now.

[Wolf]

South Auckland?

Nah. Need a heavier calibre and higher capacity for that place.

Full auto option and a belt feed might be advantageous.

[sAsLEX]

Nah. Need a heavier calibre and higher capacity for that place.

Full auto option and a belt feed might be advantageous.

http://www.remtek.com/arms/glock/model/9/18/

easy to hide under a jacket and a few mags would have them running

[ManDownUnder]

So what's cheapest in the long run?

The ammo, the woman or the AC 130?

Ammo - the other two suck up too much gas...

[007XX]

Ammo - the other two suck up too much gas...

I wish I knew more about guns...then again I also wish (sometimes) I was a bloke!

But what would you guys say is a good gun for a chick to start learning with?

and please, don't kick me out of this thread, I swear I'll behave!

[jrandom]

But what would you guys say is a good gun for a chick to start learning with?

The canonical answer is a bolt-action .22LR.

But, personally, I just want to take you out, hand you my Mosin Nagant model 38, and let you fire it without ear protection.

[Wolf]

But, personally, I just want to take you out, hand you my Mosin Nagant model 38, and let you fire it without ear protection.

The trusty .303 can be enough of a shock to the uninitiated. Play nice, ol' chap.

[jrandom]

The trusty .303 can be enough of a shock to the uninitiated.

007XX and 'uninitiated' do not belong in the same sentence.

Play nice, ol' chap.

I wouldn't do it without consent...

[007XX]

The canonical answer is a bolt-action .22LR.

But, personally, I just want to take you out, hand you my Mosin Nagant model 38, and let you fire it without ear protection.

Oh really? Sweetness, I may be blond, but I wasn't exactly born yesterday...So, when do we do just that, but with earmuffs??

The trusty .303 can be enough of a shock to the uninitiated. Play nice, ol' chap.

It's ok Wolfie, young Jrandom can try to play all he likes...I generally give back as good as I get!

Thanks for the advice, jotted down for future reference.

[jrandom]

So, when do we do just that, but with earmuffs??

I'm considering a trip to the Waiuku rifle range one of these weekends with one of the chaps from Sportways (and maybe a couple of others) for a play with our M14s. You and XY would be welcome to join us, I'm sure.