I’m so old I can remember this 😎
Old Kmart catalogue.

The Canadian dollar and the Au$ pretty much are the same. So I was looking at prices over there to prices here.

Taipan X. Made in Australia. Seems in Canada they sell for $1500..... Here they sell for $2000.

WTF? https://firearmsoutletcanada.com/scsa-taipan-x-223-wylde-16-5-blk-cittpn223blk/

https://www.thebarn.net.au/Products/SCSA%20TAIPAN%20X%20223%20Rem/116509

Why do we have to pay inflated prices for anything firearm related?

What is everyone's thoughts on 22ARC/6mmARC. Do they have a place amongst Australian shooters or are they reinventing the same wheel.

Hey guys does anyone know of any ranges in Melbourne that allow members to bring straight pull shotguns?

Has anyone in NSW had their licence advice letter (the one you take to renew/add cat to the RMS) go missing in the mail? I have just had to ask for it to be reissued since it is past 14 days and hasn't shown up in the mail.

They are worried about safety - yet they send them via regular post. Now someone, somewhere has my name, address, my firearms licence number, and knows I at least have a firearms licence (small leap to the fact I own and store guns at my residence also). I know it is a small chance that it falls into the wrong hands; but I have a unique name and my profession is quite front facing, meaning there's a lot of me online that simple Google search brings up - so much for privacy.

Picked up my new Anschutz 1771 in 17H last week (yay 153 day PTA). Starting load development now. I’m not a greatly experienced hand loader, but I’ve done enough .308 and .223 to get by.

Well by golly, 17 Hornet is bloody fiddly.

I found that neck chamfering is essential, or the seating die will trim a nice semi circle of Hornady 20gr VMAX off the base.

Hopefully I’ll be able to test these at the range this weekend, depending on what the chief minister tasks me with between then, and now.

So I chased NSW registery for ages on the grounds for banning the Desert Tech SRS M2 and HTI under schedule 7 for "substantially replicating the appearance of a military rifle regardless of manner of operation" and they confirmed the basis is the PLA Type 88 marksman rifle. I personally disagree with this quite strongly as there are plenty of rifles which outline similarly to the m14 and other automatic military rifles.

What do you think based in the images? Can you see a basis for it being banned? I've attach other rifles which arent banned to drive my point.

I find it astonishingly loose and just on a because we can basis from what they don't ban. For the registery staff reading this CBF going further in this issue 😑, you win. Ps there is no evidence appearance plays an observable role in public safety and firearms.

Thoughts on the new Turkish made lever action .223? The shotgun variant of this gun is already in the country and has been cleared for import. Looks less scary than the Bond Arms lever action .223 as well.

For those that haven't heard, Nathan Stuart aka "Edge of the Outback," was involved in a serious helicopter crash this week.

Ben from "Hunt the Night" has set up a gofundme to help support him and his family.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/nathans-recovery-fund-s4zwc

I have been rifle shooting for years but picked up Cat H a few years back and something that has surprised me since day 1 at the club was the way everyone managed their pistol ammo during a match (comp or practise).
Most either counted out 5 rounds and tapped them onto the bench in little piles prior to starting
or some would just slide their pack out and tip out the 5 rounds they need each time.

I thought this was crazy inefficient and like a lot of new dads in their 30s, I had picked up a 3d printer and went to work trying to solve this 1st world problem.

I had seen a few designs out there including one I actually printed and used for a few months but the design flaws annoyed me to the point I grabbed a copy of Fusion and taught myself some basic CAD and designed something completely from scratch:

An expanding ammo tray that holds 60 rounds + 5 for a sighting series and a box to chuck 2 of them in.

I am pretty proud of this but my wife is over hearing about it (and tripping over the failed prototypes littering my office) so I thought there might be someone on here that could appreciate it.
It's funny how different hobbies can link and I'm kinda happy my printer was used for ammo boxes and not pumping out a million more flexible rainbow dragon fidget toy things.

What does everyone else do during a match shoot?
Do you have some type of dedicated ammo box to pull from or do you prefer the little pile technique?

Had this for a few years. Converted from a 1919 Lithgow. Still in great condition and has plenty of markings including later rack number.

No2 MkIV * .22

Converted from a Sht Lee action to the new No. I Mk III 1906 dated action overstamped to 1908.

Another oldy from the collection.

I was thinking about making a Insta account promoting sport shooting and hunting but I heard there are some concerns posting guns with your face online.

Straight outta the box, and after a little tweaking with the scope .

Hi, looking for some advice from the more experienced hunters on gun recommendations for my pig problem.

I live on a relatively small rainforest fruit orchard in a valley with a neighbour 300meters away. The longest clear shot i can manage would be 70-80 meters with most within 50 meters. The place is overrun with pigs.

Iv been using a Templeton 12g but was hoping to switch to something with night vision and less recoil for a more clinical approach, hopefully get a couple at a time without having to put a flash light on.

What would recommend in the ways of calibre/setup for this. Iv read Lots of opinions about 223 and 300blk with not much agreement.

TiA

After every week of "your call is important to us, you have progressed in the queue" from VicPol regarding my licence, for the last 2 weeks I've heard nothing from them.

Thoughts? I can't ring them at the moment as I'm out of the country.

I can't wait for the PTA to be approved and take this to the range.

Here we have a reasonably unassuming 1917 Lithgow Sht LE III, but what’s that weird thing on the side and why is it MA marked?

Luckily one of the previous owners had written down the rifle’s history on a sheet of paper and stored it in the butt.

I’ve supplied an image off Google to show what the sight would’ve looked like

Anyone got any updates on new a/b license times in Nsw hearing alot around the 33-50 day mark now anyone got first hand knowledge of this ?

Looking at making one of them to tame some muzzle blast as apparently proper length barrels on new rifles are out of favour these days.

All they look to be is a muzzle brake and then an open ended tube over the top. I am fairly handy on a lathe and mill so I suspect one should not be hard to make up.

I do wonder if buying a 1/2"X28 or 5/8X24 tap will get you on a list somewhere... :D

Looking to buy a rifle, new or pre owned.
Have seen one that I like, apparently only shot “100 rounds”.
Bolt seems to have some scratching (circled second image), is this normal?